Thijs De Ridder ( TESS; born 31 January 2003) is a Belgian college basketball player for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He played formerly for Surne Bilbao Basket in Spain's Liga Endesa. In 2023, he won two awards at the BNXT Awards: Rising Star and Sixth Man. His brother Niels De Ridder also plays basketball professionally.
College career
As a freshman, de Ridder averaged 15.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. He was named to the First Team All-ACC and helped lead Virginia to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Coming into his sophomore season, de Ridder was named Preseason ACC Player of the Year.