Richard van Poelgeest Season 1986-87

Richard van Poelgeest, a native of the Netherlands, had a solid NU career, appearing in 108 games and making 53 starts. van Poelgeest's best year statistically came as a junior in 1989-90, when he averaged 8.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. His .582 field goal percentage ranked 10th in the Big Eight and led the Cornhuskers, and was then the 10th-best single-season field-goal percentage in NU history. van Poelgeest ended his career with 625 points and 402 rebounds.

van Poelgeest's Career Highs
Points: 19, vs. Iowa State, 2/26/88
Rebounds: 10, four times
Assists: 5, vs. Oklahoma, 3/9/90

van Poelgeest's Career Stats

Season	G-GS	Min.	FG-FGA	Pct.	3FG-FGA	Pct.	FT-FTA	Pct.	Reb-Avg	A	Blk	Stl	Pts-Avg
1986-87	24-0	237	25-56	.446	0-0	.000	14-24	.583	45-1.9	7	0	6	64-2.7
1987-88	27-12	356	46-86	.535	0-0	.000	21-41	.512	78-2.9	14	5	16	113-4.2
1988-89	29-17	556	103-177	.582	0-0	.000	42-81	.519	144-5.0	18	6	12	248-8.6
1989-90	28-24	583	76-153	.497	0-0	.000	48-82	.585	135-4.8	34	6	9	200-7.1
Career	108-53	1732	250-472	.530	0-0	.000	125-328	.548	402-3.7	73	17	43	625-5.8