2021-22: Played in 35 games making 35 starts…Averaged 35.4 minutes a game…Averaged 14.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists…Shot .459 from the field, .338 from three and .710 from the line…averaged 1.8 steals…Scored a career-high 30 points against Miami on Feb. 15…Recorded a triple double of Feb. 22 against Central Michigan (10,10,10)…Had five 20+ point games…Had one 30+ point games...Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds three times…Named MAC Male Scholar Athlete once…Named All-MAC First Team…Named Academic All-MAC… 2021-22 Academic All-America® Division I Men's Basketball Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)…Named Division I Academic All-America® of the Year.
2020-21: Played and started in all 24 games for the Bobcats… Scored 12.8 points per game for third on the team… Recorded a double-double against Bowling Green with 13 points and 11 rebounds on Dec. 30…Scored over 20 points twice including 26 points in MAC Semifinal on Mar. 12 against Toledo… Named Academic All-MAC, Academic All-District Team and Academic All-America with 4.0 GPA… Named to All-MAC Third Team…2021 MAC Medal of Excellence award recipient.
2019-20 – Appeared in 31 games for Ohio, starting all 31 of them...Was second on the Bobcats with 15.7 points per game and was first on the team with 6.9 rebounds a game…Shot .492 from the field and .299 from three-point range while averaging 33.0 minutes per game…Also dished out 86 assists… Scored a career-high 27 points at Buffalo on Jan. 14…Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against Western Michigan on Jan. 4…In Ohio's lone MAC Tournament game this year, Vander Plas scored 25 points while going 8-of-14 from the field and grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out seven assists…Scored in double figures 27 times during the season and scored 20 or more points seven times…Had seven double figure rebounding games… Named Academic All-MAC…Named the MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week on Dec. 12…Named to the All-MAC Third Team…Graduated with his undergraduate degree in Communication Studies on May 2.
2018-19: Appeared in 31 games for the Bobcats averaging 8.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game…Shot 40.7% from the field, 30.9% from three, and 70.7% from the free throw line…Scored 16 points off the bench in his first career game while also recording eight rebounds and two assists against Wilberforce (Nov. 7)…Scored 14 points going 4-7 from three point land in a 81-73 victory over Campbell (Nov. 12)…Recorded his first career double-double scoring 18 points and recording 11 rebounds in a win against Iona (Nov. 27)…Had a career-high 24 points with 13 rebounds in a loss at Central Michigan (Feb. 16)…Recognized on MAC All-Freshman Team and named MAC Freshman of the Year.
2017-18: Redshirted due to a leg injury suffered prior to the start of the season ... Earned both Fall and Spring Athletics Director Honor Roll selection.
Prior to Ohio: Averaged 16.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.8 steals over 70 career games at Ripon High School under head coach Dean Vander Plas, his father ... Averaged a double-double with 19.5 points and 12.2 rebounds per game as a senior in 2016-17, earning first team all-state laurels and East Central Conference Player of the Year honors for the second straight season ... Helped lead the Tigers to an undefeated regular season and a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament appearance ... A first team all-state pick and ECC and Oshkosh Northwestern Player of the Year pick as a junior in 2015-16, averaged a career-best 20.6 points as well as 11.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.8 blocks and 0.6 steals over 25 games, helping to guide the Tigers to their third-straight Division 3 regional crown ... A three-year team captain, Vander Plas garnered First Team All-East Central Conference laurels his final three seasons after receiving second team recognition as a freshman ... Has also competed at the AAU level for Wisconsin United.
Personal: Born, Sept. 19, 1998 ... Son of Dean and Mary Vander Plas ... Has a brother, Samuel, and a sister, Taylor ... Father, Dean, played basketball at Green Bay, helping to guide the Phoenix to an National Invitational Tournament appearance in 1990 followed by an NCAA tournament appearance in '91 ... Sister, Taylor, played basketball at Cederville, helping to lead her squad to a NCAA Division II tournament berth in 2015.
