{"id":450109,"date":"2025-07-07T15:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=450109"},"modified":"2025-07-07T15:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:11:07","slug":"thijs-de-ridder-signs-with-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/thijs-de-ridder-signs-with-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Thijs De Ridder signs with Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Belgian forward Thijs De Ridder leaves Europe and flies to the NCAA to Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>The player comes from a season in ACB with a 9.3-point average in a Bilbao jersey. 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