2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
                
                
            
            
            
            
            
                
                
                    
                        Biography
                    
                                                
                        2018-19 
	- Appeared in 33 games while starting in 23 games in his last season
 
	- In his final season with the Highlanders, he set single game career highs in minutes (35), points (20), fg made (8), rebounds (13) and assists (4)
 
	- Led the team with 16 blocks and was second on the team in points and rebounds, with 267 and 137 respectively
 
	- Showed his passing ability by recording at least four assists on three occasions as well as having at least three blocks in two games
 
	- Finished the year with three double-doubles (1/04 vs Bethesda, 3/09 at UC Davis and 3/14 vs UCI in the Big West tournament)
 
	- Totaled 730 minutes, 267 points, 137 rebounds, 32 assists, 16 blocks and 10 steals
 
	- Finished his career with 756 points, 398 rebounds, 71 assists, 65 blocks and 39 steals while posting shooting slash line of .504/.371/.815. 
 
	- Big West Tournament: Played 33 minutes and recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a first round loss to UCI. He finished the game 4-7 from the field including 2-3 from three.
 
2017-18 
	- Played in all 30 games in which he started 8 of those games
 
	- He had a big game vs Air Force on December 8th when he recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, including two blocks
 
	-  Had his season high of 17 points on February 7th at Hawai'i
 
	- Scored in double figures on five occasions and blocked at least two shots in four games for the Highlanders
 
	- Shot .468 from the field, .400 from three and .889 from the free throw line
 
	- Totaled 440 minutes, 170 points, 81 rebounds, 16 assists, 13 blocks and 8 steals in his junior campaign
 
	- Big West Tournament: In 9 minutes, he scored two points with a steal in a Highlander's 66-70 first round loss to UC Davis.
 
2016-17 
	- Led the Highlanders in field goal percentage, and would have led the Big West, but he did not have enough makes to qualify for the league leader board 
 
	- Finished tied for 13th in the conference in blocked shots, and led the Highlanders 
 
	- Scored a career-high 17 points on two occasions—vs. Cal State Fullerton on February 16 and vs. Cal Poly on February 25
 
	- Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds on two occasions—at Utah on November 25 and vs. Cal Poly on February 25 
 
	- Tied his career high with four blocked shots vs. UC Irvine on March 1
 
	- Scored in double figures on seven occasions including four games in a row during conference play (February 4-16) 
 
	- Led the Highlanders in scoring on one occasion, and in rebounding three times 
 
	- Big West Tournament: Scored 10 points, grabbed a team-high five rebounds, and handed out two assists in 27 minutes in the Highlanders First Round loss vs. UC Irvine...
 
2015-16 
	- Led the Highlanders in field goal percentage and free throw percentage, but did not have enough attempts to qualify for conference and national rankings 
 
	-  His .604 field goal percentage is the seventh highest in program history 
 
	- Finished third in blocked shots and fifth in rebounding 
 
	- Scored a season-high 10 points on three occasions—at Ohio on December 30, at CSUN on January 16 and at UC Santa Barbara on March 3 
 
	- Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. Delaware State on November 24 
 
	- Handed out a season-high two assists on two occasions 
 
	- Blocked a career-high four shots vs. Life Pacific on December 20
 
	-  Big West Tournament:  Scored four points, grabbed two rebounds and blocked two shots in 23 minutes in the Highlanders' 82-74 First Round loss to Long Beach State... 
 
High School  
	- Team captain of the 2014-15 Canarian Champions 
 
	- Scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Championship game 
 
	- Led team to a 7th place finish in the Spanish Championships 
 
	- Played in four European Championship events 
 
	- Finished top of his German language class 
 
Personal 
	- Son of Nathan Dijkstra and Corine Ridder 
 
	- Menno's father played professional basketball for 12 years in the Netherlands 
 
	-  Decided to attend UCR because of academics and the coaching staff 
 
	- Wants to be a professional basketball player 
 
	- Favorite TV shows: "Prison Break" and "Vikings" are his favorite TV shows 
 
	- Favorite teams: Feyenoord Rooterdam ( Dutch Soccer) and the San Antonio Spurs 
 
	- Favorite movies: "Remember the Titans" and "Coach Carter" 
 
	- Favorite athletes are Marc Gasol and Tim Duncan 
 
	- He enjoys Dutch candy
 
	- Would like to bring UCR a Big West Championship 
 
                     
                
                
                
                    
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