Thijs De Ridder

Thijs De Ridder
No. 28 – Virginia Cavaliers
Position	Power forward / small forward
League	Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born	31 January 2003; Brasschaat, Belgium
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
College	Virginia (2025–present)
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2023	Antwerp Giants
2023–2025	Bilbao Basket
Career highlights
	FIBA Europe Cup champion (2025); All-Liga ACB Young Players Team (2025); BNXT League Dream Team (2023); BNXT League Sixth Man of the Year (2023); BNXT Belgian Rising Star of the Year (2023); Belgian Cup winner (2023); First-team All-ACC (2026); ACC All-Rookie team (2026);

Thijs De Ridder (/tɛs/ TESS;^[1] born 31 January 2003) is a Belgian college basketball player for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He played formerly for Surne Bilbao Basket in Spain's Liga Endesa.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] In 2023, he won two awards at the BNXT Awards: Rising Star and Sixth Man.^[11] His brother Niels De Ridder also plays basketball professionally.

References

↑ "Men's Basketball Signs Thijs De Ridder". virginiasports.com. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
↑ "Men's Basketball Signs Thijs De Ridder". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
↑ "Benchmarking A Belgian – Thijs De Ridder". Cuts from The Corner. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
↑ Lathrop, Corbin (8 July 2025). "COMMITMENT: UVA basketball signs international prospect Thijs De Ridder". Streaking The Lawn. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
↑ Ratcliffe, Jerry (7 July 2025). "At long last, UVA signs Thijs De Ridder". Jerry Ratcliffe. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
↑ "Virginia Basketball's Thijs de Ridder Gets Bold Prediction From CBB Expert". Virginia Cavaliers On SI. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
↑ Progress, GREG MADIA The Daily (3 September 2025). "Grünloh, De Ridder arrive at UVa ready to succeed". Daily News-Record. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
↑ "Men's Basketball Signs Thijs De Ridder". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
↑ "Confirmed: Virginia forward Thijs De Ridder cleared by the NCAA". 247Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
↑ "Antwerp Giants slokop bij BNXT Awards, maar de Speler van het Jaar komt wel uit Oostende". sporza.be (in Dutch). 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2025.