Professional career

van Oostrum started his basketball career with British basketball league club Sheffield Sharks in 2008. In the summer of 2009 van Oostrum moved to Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral

Saski Baskonia

Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

 who loaned him to Euskotren Fundacion Baskonia who play in the fifth tier of the Spanish basketball league

Basketball in Spain

The Spanish league teams compete in Europe under ULEB most notably in the Euroleague and ULEB cup and under FIBA Europe, in other competitions.The Spanish teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto...

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In 2011, and after playing the in the 2011 Eurobasket

Eurobasket 2011

EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time Eurobasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to...

 tournament, he was loaned to Bàsquet Tarragona 2017

CB Tarragona

Club Bàsquet Tarragona, more commonly referred to today by its sponsorship name of Tarragona Bàsquet 2017, is a professional Basketball team based in Tarragona, Catalonia. The team currently plays in league LEB Oro.-Season by season:-Roster:...

, team of the LEB Oro

Liga Española de Baloncesto

Liga Española de Baloncesto is the second league of the Spanish basketball league system behind the ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories and they are sponsored by Adecco. The names of the two leagues are Adecco Oro and Adecco Plata.The LEB league...

, Spanish second tier.

International

Having previously represented England at under 16, under 18 and Britain at under 20 levels, van Oostrum made his debut for the British senior team against the Netherlands scoring 8 points. van Oostrum's recent performances earned him a spot on the British team that will compete in the 2011 Eurobasket

Eurobasket 2011

EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time Eurobasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to...

tournament in Lithuania.