January 24, 2012

SCIAC Male Athlete of the Week: Aaron Van Klaveren, Cal Lutheran

Aaron Van Klaveren, Cal Lutheran
Basketball
(SR, Center - Madera, Calif.)
The senior center capped off Saturday's 60-54 victory over Occidental by scoring his 1,000th career point. He led all players with 22 points, 17 rebounds, and two steals in 39 minutes. Amid foul trouble throughout he still managed to contribute 16 points, 12 rebounds and two assists in a home win over Caltech on Wednesday. Van Klaveren is the only player in the SCIAC to average a double-double per game. He leads the conference grabbing 10.6 rebounds per game, and ranks fourth scoring 16 points per contest. Van Klaveren's 10 double-doubles are the eighth most in Division III. He also ranks 15th in field goal percentage (.628) and 18th in rebounds per game (10.6) in all of Division III.