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Joshua Van Gorp

  • Award
    Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/5/2024
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    Central College
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Pella, Iowa
  • High School
    Pella Christian
Men’s Basketball – Player of the Week
Josh Van Gorp, Central College
Sr., C, Pella, Iowa/Pella Christian
  • Van Gorp had another big week for the Dutch as they picked up two key conference wins.
  • On Wednesday, Central picked up their first win over Buena Vista (104-89).
  • Shooting 9-for-15 from the field and 3-for-3 from the charity stripe, he had 21 points.
  • Grabbing ten rebounds gave him a double-double while also recording one assist, one steal, and one block.
  • Taking the court against No. 20-ranked Loras, Central showed no fear and won 90-65.
  • Van Gorp recorded another double-double with 28 points and 13 rebounds.
  • Additionally, he had one block and one assist in the victory while shooting 79%.
  • He continues to lead Division III in field goals (216), fourth in field goal percentage (67.1%), fifth in scoring (23.4), and 14th in rebounding (11.0).
  • The Dutch have the week off until Saturday when they travel to Dubuque for an important A-R-C contest.
  • Van Gorp was the 2022-23 Most Valuable Player in the A-R-C.
  • This is the Pella, Iowa native’s fifth Player of the Week accolade of his career, including back-to-back honors (12/5/22, 12/19/22, 1/9/23, 1/29/24, 2/5/24).