{"id":8429,"date":"2021-07-28T14:03:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T14:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/?p=8429"},"modified":"2024-05-15T13:46:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:46:20","slug":"alhassan-barrie-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/nl\/alhassan-barrie-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Alhassan Barrie kijkt terug op zijn tijd van basketballen in Amerika"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8429\" class=\"elementor elementor-8429\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72e18674 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72e18674\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29dd1b20\" data-id=\"29dd1b20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6ea9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd6ea9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Studentenverhalen<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b4da2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b6b4da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-comments\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M532 386.2c27.5-27.1 44-61.1 44-98.2 0-80-76.5-146.1-176.2-157.9C368.3 72.5 294.3 32 208 32 93.1 32 0 103.6 0 192c0 37 16.5 71 44 98.2-15.3 30.7-37.3 54.5-37.7 54.9-6.3 6.7-8.1 16.5-4.4 25 3.6 8.5 12 14 21.2 14 53.5 0 96.7-20.2 125.2-38.8 9.2 2.1 18.7 3.7 28.4 4.9C208.1 407.6 281.8 448 368 448c20.8 0 40.8-2.4 59.8-6.8C456.3 459.7 499.4 480 553 480c9.2 0 17.5-5.5 21.2-14 3.6-8.5 1.9-18.3-4.4-25-.4-.3-22.5-24.1-37.8-54.8zm-392.8-92.3L122.1 305c-14.1 9.1-28.5 16.3-43.1 21.4 2.7-4.7 5.4-9.7 8-14.8l15.5-31.1L77.7 256C64.2 242.6 48 220.7 48 192c0-60.7 73.3-112 160-112s160 51.3 160 112-73.3 112-160 112c-16.5 0-33-1.9-49-5.6l-19.8-4.5zM498.3 352l-24.7 24.4 15.5 31.1c2.6 5.1 5.3 10.1 8 14.8-14.6-5.1-29-12.3-43.1-21.4l-17.1-11.1-19.9 4.6c-16 3.7-32.5 5.6-49 5.6-54 0-102.2-20.1-131.3-49.7C338 339.5 416 272.9 416 192c0-3.4-.4-6.7-.7-10C479.7 196.5 528 238.8 528 288c0 28.7-16.2 50.6-29.7 64z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a726c08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a726c08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9b155d\" data-id=\"e9b155d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb439b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb439b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>&quot;Het is de droom van elke basketballer om in de Verenigde Staten te spelen&quot; - Alhassan Barrie<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e82a49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e82a49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2a586c\" data-id=\"a2a586c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb3d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb3d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vanaf de dag dat Alhassan als kleine jongen een basketbal in zijn handen kon houden, droomde hij ervan te basketballen in Amerika. \"Het is de droom van elke basketballer om in de Verenigde Staten te spelen\", voegt hij er met een grote glimlach aan toe.<\/p><p>Zijn droom kwam uit toen hij in het najaar van 2015 met behulp van UStudy een beurs kreeg toegewezen aan het Northern Oklahoma Community College. Na twee jaar stapte hij over naar Goshen College in Indiana, waar hij de prestigieuze All-American honor voor student sporters ontving en zijn bachelor in International Business Studies behaalde.<\/p><p>Met de hulp van UStudy verliep het sollicitatieproces soepel. \u201cDankzij Marina kende ik alle stappen van het aanmeldingsproces. Ze heeft veel kennis van het Amerikaanse schoolsysteem. Zonder de hulp van UStudy zou ik niet zijn gekomen waar ik nu ben.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ab4c5c\" data-id=\"0ab4c5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3e623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f3e623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1723319095  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:470\/h:573\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alhassan-Barie-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8438\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:470\/h:573\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alhassan-Barie-1-1.jpg 470w, https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:246\/h:300\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alhassan-Barie-1-1.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-239f157b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"239f157b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M350,10L340,0h20L350,10z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3375dccb\" data-id=\"3375dccb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739bf56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"739bf56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u201cIn Amerika gaan sport en studie hand in hand\u201d,<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-228f08f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"228f08f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9514bff\" data-id=\"9514bff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f797468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f797468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>De beslissing om naar de VS te verhuizen was gemakkelijk voor Alhassan. \u201cIn Amerika gaan sport en studie hand in hand\u201d, legt hij uit. Hij wilde met de beste spelers spelen, gecoacht worden door de beste coaches en omringd worden door de beste faciliteiten en tegelijkertijd het meeste uit zijn studie halen met alle steun die hij nodig had van zijn professoren, docenten en academische adviseurs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e9e201 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e9e201\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-994d669\" data-id=\"994d669\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8075ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8075ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=792926481  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:407\/h:565\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alhassan-Barie-2a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8446\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:407\/h:565\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alhassan-Barie-2a.jpg 407w, https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:216\/h:300\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alhassan-Barie-2a.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c602bc\" data-id=\"0c602bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd669d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcd669d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hoewel student sporters alle hulp krijgen die ze nodig hebben, heeft basketballen in de Verenigde Staten ook een prijs. Voor Alhassan betekende het om 5 uur 's ochtends opstaan om te trainen in de sportschool, dan lessen volgen, tussendoor vergaderingen of filmsessies houden, weer naar de lessen gaan, oefenen tot 19 of 20 uur, eten met zijn teamgenoten en de dag afsluiten met studie- of bijlessen. Gelukkig was er buiten het seizoen tijd om van de volledige universiteitservaring te genieten. Hij ging met vrienden rondhangen, keek wat Netflix, ging winkelen bij Walmart of ging naar een bar of een huisfeest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-070f4f8 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"070f4f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3735ac9\" data-id=\"3735ac9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b54694a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b54694a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maar uiteindelijk was Alhassan blij om die &quot;prijs&quot; te betalen. Op Goshen College voelde hij zich echt verbonden met zijn teamgenoten, zijn vrienden, coaches en professoren, en zelfs met zijn school. 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-737d33a\" data-id=\"737d33a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe64cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abe64cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=582311498  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:400\/h:484\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alhassan-Barie-5a.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"484\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20400%20484%22%20width%3D%22400%22%20height%3D%22484%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22400%22%20height%3D%22484%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8453\" alt=\"\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:400\/h:484\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alhassan-Barie-5a.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:248\/h:300\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alhassan-Barie-5a.jpg 248w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5564726 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5564726\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M350,10L340,0h20L350,10z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0745463\" data-id=\"0745463\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7363184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7363184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Internationale basketbalervaring\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a6188c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a6188c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4d1d87\" data-id=\"b4d1d87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4d565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba4d565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Geboren in Sierra Leone, opgegroeid in Belgi\u00eb en basketbal gespeeld in veel verschillende landen, zijn Alhassans internationale ervaringen breed en gevarieerd. Na het behalen van zijn diploma verhuisde hij terug naar Europa om professioneel basketbal te spelen in Hamburg, Duitsland en speelt hij momenteel voor The Hague Royals in Nederland. Vraag hem echter naar zijn favoriete ervaring en hij zal ongetwijfeld de Verenigde Staten antwoorden.<\/p><p>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-937ab62\" data-id=\"937ab62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3b53c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d3b53c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1999265053  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:256\/h:300\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alhassan-Barie-c.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20256%20300%22%20width%3D%22256%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22256%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8475\" alt=\"\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:400\/h:468\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alhassan-Barie-c.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:256\/h:300\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Alhassan-Barie-c.jpg 256w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f622c0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f622c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M350,10L340,0h20L350,10z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f3fba2\" data-id=\"3f3fba2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2bb3ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2bb3ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Jonge basketballers helpen om hun droom waar te maken!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b04122 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b04122\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa07394\" data-id=\"aa07394\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b9e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9b9e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hij werd verliefd op de Amerikaanse cultuur \u2013 de openheid, de oprechte interesse, de \u201cgrind\u201d mentaliteit, de schooltrots, en ja\u2026 zelfs de comfortabele kleding en de gratis navullingen. Hoewel hij zijn eigen droom heeft vervuld, zou hij op een dag terug willen naar de Verenigde Staten, zodat hij andere jeugdbasketbalspelers kan helpen exact dezelfde droom te vervullen die hij had toen hij een klein kind was. Zoals de Amerikanen zeggen: &quot;hij is zeker nog niet klaar.&quot;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cae2555\" data-id=\"cae2555\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56934d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56934d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=2086899876  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:297\/h:300\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/id:94436a0d86f70fe1579570a370f29f86\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/Alhassen-Barie-i.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20297%20300%22%20width%3D%22297%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22297%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8485\" alt=\"\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:435\/h:440\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/id:94436a0d86f70fe1579570a370f29f86\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/Alhassen-Barie-i.jpg 435w, https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:297\/h:300\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/id:94436a0d86f70fe1579570a370f29f86\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/Alhassen-Barie-i.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mltvjmipy0lf.i.optimole.com\/w:12\/h:12\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/dpr:2\/id:94436a0d86f70fe1579570a370f29f86\/https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/Alhassen-Barie-i.jpg 12w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf9afb3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf9afb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b878648\" data-id=\"b878648\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443297f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"443297f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/nl\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Vragen? Neem contact op!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2450e67 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2450e67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M350,10L340,0h20L350,10z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-726ae56\" data-id=\"726ae56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60451ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60451ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Meer verhalen\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanaf de dag dat Alhassan als kleine jongen een basketbal in zijn handen kon houden, droomde hij ervan te basketballen in Amerika. \"Het is de droom van elke basketballer om in de Verenigde Staten te spelen\", voegt hij er met een grote glimlach aan toe. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-student-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ustudysports.world\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}