Jake Vander Veen

6’3 | guard | Ripon Christian High School | 2026 | 4.4 GPA | Santa Monica — Ripon |

[West Coast Preps Sacramento @WCPSacramento]

One star with 1,600+ career points. Another who won the section. Top SFL talent.

Meet the No. 30-26 players in the Sacramento Boys 🏀 Top 45.

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The Boys BBall AOTW Feb. 2-7 nominees:

Tokay's Habib Khan, @tracyhighsports @MaximillianM_, @LHSTrojanPride's @_tresimmons_, @SMBoysHoops Kaden Vales & @RCKnightsBball's @JakeVV24.
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[Ripon Christian Boys Basketball 🏀 @RCKnightsBball]

@RCKnights Class of 2026 Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 with a masterclass performance last night‼️

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[Ripon Christian Boys Basketball 🏀 @RCKnightsBball]

🚨@cifsjs BOYS 🏀 GAME FINAL🚨

at RCHS Gymnasium in Ripon:

Heritage-Brentwood 72
@RCKnights 74
FINAL

Knights leading scorers:

-C/O 2026 Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 30pts (2 3FG’s) 5rebs 8asts

-C/O 2026 Mason Tameling @MasonTameling 15pts (5 3FG’s) 4rebs 2asts

-C/O 2027 Josiah Van Vliet 7pts 4rebs

-C/O 2029 Jeremiah Lambdin 6pts 11rebs

-C/O 2027 Ben Bulthuis @Bennybuckets27 6pts 3rebs 3asts

-C/O 2026 Chase Bunnell @chase_bunnell02 5pts 8rebs 5asts

-C/O 2027 Dylan Segaar 5pts 6rebs

Knights earn a very hard-fought non-league win at home versus a tough Division 1 opponent out of the North Coast Section who is ranked almost 150 spots ahead of them in the MaxPreps state rankings; Knights played free & fluid to start the game as they jumped out to an impressive 20-9 lead midway thru the 1Q before Heritage HS of Brentwood roared back using a 9-0 run to cut the lead down to only 2 points at 22-20 at the end of the 1Q; Knights eventually took a 38-33 lead into halftime on the strength of Jake Vander Veen’s 17 first-half points; Knights played a very impressive 3Q on both ends of the floor & built their biggest lead at 64-46 just seconds into the 4Q; Heritage went w/ a much smaller lineup in the 4Q & pressured the ball using double teams which helped chip away at the Knights lead; Knights held a 72-60 advantage w/ 3 minutes left before Heritage went on a 9-0 run to cut the deficit down to only 3 points w/ 14 seconds to play before Josiah Van Vliet sank 2 clutch FT’s to ice the game & preserve the win while Heritage sank a last second 3FG for the final margin; Jake Vander Veen moved into the point guard position with Amos Cady out for the game tonight & he played spectacularly by scoring 30 points, dishing out 8 assists & grabbing 5 rebounds; SG Mason Tameling connected on 5 3FG makes for his 15 points; C/O 2029 Jeremiah Lambdin made his first varsity start & provided a big spark by grabbing 11 rebounds to go along w/ 6 points plus a highlight reel blocked shot; C/O 2027’s Dylan Segaar Josiah Van Vliet & Ben Bulthuis gave quality minutes throughout; PF Chase Bunnell was key all game long as he scored 6 points, grabbed 8 rebounds & dished out 5 assists; Knights improve 15-9 overall while picking up a massive win over a school ranked well above them in the MaxPreps rankings which should tremendously help their seeding heading into the CIF-SJS playoffs in 2+ weeks; Knights continue w/ TVL league play by hosting rival Ripon HS on Thursday 2/5

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The Boys BBall AOTW Jan. 26-31 nominees:

@ranchbball's @romello_bruhn, @jgrahams River Islands @charlesmapanao2, @JimElliotHS's James Lappe, Chavez's @DamarionM20, @RCKnightsBball's @JakeVV24 & @DeltaCharterCA's Jaylen West.
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The Boys Basketball AOTW Dec. 8-13 nominees:

@SMBoysHoops Jonah Millonida, @VentureAthletic's Jeston Barnett, @OakdaleHSSports Bryce Busam, @BCHSBruins Noah Morris, @MHHSMustangs Ryan Payton, @RCKnightsBball @JakeVV24.
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[Ripon Christian Boys Basketball 🏀 @RCKnightsBball]

Congrats to @RCKnights Class of 2026 Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 for being named All-Tournament this past weekend at the Mark Gallo Invitational played at Central Catholic HS in Modesto. The 6’3” combo guard averaged 19.3 pts, 5.0 rebounds, & 5.0 assists while leading the Varsity Knights to a 2-2 record & a 4th place finish out of 16 teams. Jake’s top performance was a 24 points, 5 rebounds, & 6 assists stat line in the Quarterfinal Round versus Downey HS of Modesto. Jake also scored 24 points in a First Round win versus Chavez HS of Stockton plus registered 18 points, 5 rebounds & 3 assists versus Central Catholic HS of Modesto in the Semifinal Round. This is Jake’s second All-Tournament selection on the young season as he was also recognized last weekend at the Ron Peterson Riverbank Tournament

Other notable Varsity Knights performances over the weekend at the Mark Gallo Invitational included C/O 2026 Chase Bunnell @chase_bunnell02 who averaged 12.0 pts, 10.7 rebounds, & 3.3 assists per game. The 6’4” power forward’s best performance was a 16 point, 8 rebound, 2 assist game versus Beyer HS of Modesto plus a stat line of 14 points, 10 rebounds, & 3 assists in a big win over Downey HS

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[Ripon Christian Boys Basketball 🏀 @RCKnightsBball]

Our Ripon Christian High @RCKnights boys 🏀 program had a successful run at the Ron Peterson Tip-Off Tournament played at Riverbank HS this weekend. The Varsity Knights went 2-1 over the weekend dropping a close Semifinal Game by only 6 points to the eventual tourney champions on Friday night but followed that up with a big win on Saturday afternoon and concluded the tourney as 3rd Place finishers. 2 players on the Knights boys 🏀 squad were given individual awards for their team’s achievement

Congrats to @rcknightsbball Class of 2026 Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 for being named All-Tourney this past weekend at the Ron Peterson Tip-Off Tournament played at Riverbank HS. The 6’3” combo guard averaged 27.3 pts, 4.8 rebounds, & 6.8 assists while leading the Varsity Knights to a 2-1 record. Jake’s top performance was a career-high 40 points, 4 rebounds, & 7 assists stat line in the 3rd place game versus River Islands HS of Lathrop. This 40 point scoring total was the most points scored by a Knights boys player over the last 30 years. Jake also nearly posted a stat line of 24 points, 6 rebounds & 6 assists in a First Round win versus Big Valley Christian of Modesto. Jake knocked down a total of 13 3FG makes across those 3 games and generated the majority of the Knights offense all weekend ✅

Congrats to @rcknightsbball Class of 2026 Chase Bunnell @chase_bunnell02 for being named All-Tourney this past weekend at the Ron Peterson Tip-Off Tournament. The 6’4” forward averaged 11.3 pts, 9.3 rebs, & 3.3 assists while leading the Varsity Knights to a 2-1 record. Chase’s top performance was a 13 points, 10 rebounds, & 3 assists in a Semifinal round game when the Knights lost a close game to Beyer HS by a score of 71-65. Chase also posted a double-double in a 3rd place game win over River Islands HS w/ 10 points, 13 rebounds, & 4 assists while knocking down 2 3FG makes ✅

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The Boys Basketball AOTW Dec. 1-6 nominees:

@SMBoysHoops Jayden Hinkston, @DamarionM20, @MaximillianM_, @RCKnightsBball's @JakeVV24, @JordanW2026 and McNair's Xavier Ybanez.
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[Ripon Christian Boys Basketball 🏀 @RCKnightsBball]

🚨@cifsjs BOYS 🏀 GAME FINAL🚨

3rd Place Game of Ron Peterson Tip-Off Tournament at Riverbank HS:

River Islands HS 56
@RCKnights 72
FINAL

Knights leading scorers:

-C/O 2026 Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 40pts (6-10 3FG’s) 4rebs 7asts

-C/O 2026 Chase Bunnell @chase_bunnell02 10pts (2 3FG’s) 12rebs 4asts

-C/O 2027 Ben Bulthuis @Bennybuckets27 6pts 2rebs 3asts

-C/O 2026 Luke Walton 6pts (2 3FG) 5rebs 3asts

-C/O 2027 Jeremy Molloy 4pts 4rebs

-C/O 2027 Josiah Van Vliet 3pts (3 3FG’s) 3rebs 2asts

-C/O 2027 Dylan Segaar 3pts 2rebs

Varsity Knights opened up a slim 18-13 lead after the 1Q behind Jake Vander Veen’s 14 points in that opening quarter then built a comfortable lead at 35-23 going into halftime; however River Islands HS did not quit as they chipped away and cut the deficit down to only 2 points at 44-42 with less than 2 minutes to go in the 3Q; the Knights quickly responded with a 16-5 run over the next 4 minutes and stretch their lead out to 13 early in the 4Q and clinch the hard-earned victory; PG Jake Vander Veen was an absolute monster all night as he scored a career-high 40 points on 16-29 FG shooting including hitting 6-10 on 3FG’s plus played the point & dished out 7 assists to go w/ 4 rebounds; PF Chase Bunnell scored both inside & outside while registering a double-double w/ 10 points & grabbing 12 rebounds including 6 of them being offensive boards; Varsity Knights were hot from deep again tonight by knocking down a total of 10 3FG makes led by Jake Vander Veen’s 6 makes and Luke Walton’s 2 makes; Varsity Knights improve to 2-2 overall and will play next week in the Mark Gallo Invitational at Central Catholic HS versus Chavez HS of Stockton on Wednesday 12/10 at 5pm

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[West Coast Preps @westcoastpreps_]

HERE COME THE KNIGHTS!!

Ripon Christian’s @JakeVV24 scored five straight, including this runner to help the Knights cut into the lead

29-19 Berkeley with 4:30 left in the half

[West Coast Preps @westcoastpreps_]

Smooth move from Ripon Christian’s @JakeVV24 for the Knight’s bucket

Berkeley up 42-32 with six minutes left in the second half

[West Coast Preps @westcoastpreps_]

What a finish💪

Another tough bucket from @JakeVV24 for the Knights

On the other end, @kavijivan21 responds with a huge three for the Yellow Jacketd

47-41 with three minutes in the third

[West Coast Preps @westcoastpreps_]

LOB CITYYYYY!!!

@JakeVV24 finds Walker Postma for the slam

Ripon Christian fighting- down 64-59 on the road with 1:13 left in the game

[Richard T. Estrada @BlackHatFootbal]

😂😂😂 … 😂😂😂 … Sorry, but I can only think CIF is making a joke when it sends tiny Ripon Christian to face Berkeley - with 3,200+ students - in D4 opener😂 Why js RC D4 if they are the #12 seed and playing a school about 9x its size - CIF falling asleep at the wheel again👏

[Ripon Christian Boys Basketball 🏀 @RCKnightsBball]

🚨HS BOYS 🏀 SCORE FINAL🚨

at Bud Castle Gymnasium in Sonora:

@RCKnights 70
Sonora HS 68
FINAL - OT

Knights leading scorers:

-C/O 2026 Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 24pts 3rebs 5asts

-C/O 2026 Amos Cady @famous_amos_4 18pts 5rebs 5asts 3stls

-C/O 2025 EJ Bruno 10pts 8rebs 1blk

-C/O 2026 Chase Bunnell @chase_bunnell02 8pts 2rebs 2asts 2stls

-C/O 2025 Walker Postma 6pts 10rebs 2blks

-C/O 2026 Mason Tameling @MasonTameling 4pts 3rebs 1ast

After a back & forth 1st half in which the Knights trailed by 4 at the half, the Knights were hit w/ a 3 point barrage by Sonora HS as they made 3FG’s in 3 straight possessions during the 3Q as Sonora built an 11 point lead at 46-35; that’s when the Knights began their furious comeback using a 24-4 run to take a 59-50 lead w/ about 3 mins left; however Sonora HS would not go away as they went on a 11-0 run to retake the lead at 61-59; the Knights were forced to foul & Sonora HS missed 2 FT’s before the Knights scored the game-tying bucket on a driving plus made shot by Jake Vander Veen w/ 5 seconds left to force the OT period; the Knights then took command of the OT period to hold on for the dramatic road win; the Knights finish the regular season at 11-1 in the TVL and 22-5 overall; Knights look to be a possible top 2 seed when the CIF-SJS D4 playoff brackets are released tomorrow

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[Ripon Christian Boys Basketball 🏀 @RCKnightsBball]

Knights @RCKnights Highlight 🎥 of the Week‼️

Knights Class of 2026 combo guard Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 drives to the basket & scores plus gets fouled w/ only 4.1 seconds left in the game to break up a 55-55 tie in the Ripon Rivalry 🏀 Game played inside Ripon High’s North Gymnasium on this past Thursday 2/6.

This ultra-tough 🏀 basket by Jake Vander Veen was the eventual game-winner leading our Knights to the road win plus catapulted the Knights into sole possession of 1st place 🏆 in the Trans Valley League with only 2️⃣ league games left to play next week 💯

It was a statement win for our Knights program plus a very gutty individual performance for Jake who has been dealing with a sprained MCL in his knee over the past 2 weeks 👀

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[Ripon Christian Boys Basketball 🏀 @RCKnightsBball]

🚨HS BOYS 🏀 SCORE FINAL🚨

at North Gymnasium:

@RCKnights 57
Ripon HS 55
FINAL

Knights leading scorers:

-C/O 2026 Amos Cady @famous_amos_4 18pts (2 3FG’s) 4rebs 6asts

-C/O 2026 Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 17pts (8 in 4Q + game winner w/ 0:04 left) 3rebs 3asts

-C/O 2026 Mason Tameling @MasonTameling 12pts (2 3FG’s) 3rebs 1ast

-C/O 2025 Walker Postma 4pts 10rebs 1blk

-C/O 2026 Chase Bunnell @chase_bunnell02 4pts 5rebs 2asts

-C/O 2026 Luke Walton 2pts 3rebs 1ast

-C/O 2025 EJ Bruno 0pts 7rebs

Knights win an absolute thriller in the closing seconds of the town’s big rivalry game; Knights jumped out to a huge 23-9 lead after 1Q which included a 11-0 run to close out that quarter; the Knights’ lead ballooned out to 33-16 w/ 1:30 left in the 2Q en route to a 13-point lead at half; Knights again opened up a 17-point lead at 41-24 midway thru the 3Q then continued to hold a big advantage at 49-33 w/ 4:45 left in the 4Q before Ripon HS mounted a furious comeback; Ripon HS proceeded to go on a massive 13-0 run over the next 2 mins to get themselves within 3 points at 49-46 fueled by made 3’s and a transition bucket; a tough basket by Mason Tameling stemmed the tide at 51-46 before another 5-0 run by Ripon HS completed the comeback at 51-51 w/ 1:50 left to play; the Knights took another brief lead at 54-51 before Ripon HS tied the game once again at 55-55 w/ just under 20 seconds to play; that’s when the Knights’ Jake Vander Veen drove the left wing & scored the game winner while being fouled to give the Knights the dramatic win; PG Amos Cady scored 13 of his 18 in the 1H to get the Knights going early; SG Mason Tameling knocked down some big shots all throughout the game while adding 12 points; Jake Vander Veen scored 8 of his 17 points in the 4Q plus the game winner w/ only 4 seconds left to play; Knights takeover sole possession of 1st place in the TVL at 8-1 plus 19-5 overall; Knights have to turn right around in less than 24 hrs when they host Escalon HS tomorrow night in another important league game

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[Ripon Christian Boys Basketball 🏀 @RCKnightsBball]

Congrats to Ripon Christian High’s @rcknightsbball Class of 2026 SG Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 for scoring his 1,000th career 🏀 varsity point on Friday night in a home win versus Sonora HS‼️

The 6’3” Jake is in the midst of his 3rd varsity 🏀 season of a stellar HS career. Jake spent his freshman season on the varsity level at Santa Monica HS before transferring to Ripon Christian HS for his past 2 seasons.

Jake currently averages 19.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists & 1.3 steals per game this season while leading the Knights to a 5-1 league & 16-5 overall record.

Congrats to Jake on this individual achievement! 💯

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[Ripon Christian Boys Basketball 🏀 @RCKnightsBball]

🚨HS BOYS 🏀 SCORE FINAL🚨

at RCHS Gymnasium:

Sonora HS 31
@RCKnights 55
FINAL

Knights leading scorers:

-C/O 2026 Jake Vander Veen @JakeVV24 20pts (2 3FG’s) 2rebs 5asts 3stls

-C/O 2026 Mason Tameling @MasonTameling 12pts (3 3FG’s) 5rebs 1stl

-C/O 2026 Amos Cady @famous_amos_4 10pts 4rebs 2asts 3stls

-C/O 2025 Walker Postma 8pts 8rebs 4blks

-C/O 2025 EJ Bruno 3pts 6rebs 1blk

-C/O 2026 Chase Bunnell @chase_bunnell02 2pts 3rebs 2asts 1stl

Knights used an early 16-2 run over the last 6 to mins of the 1Q to take control of the game at 16-6 at the end of 1Q; Knights extended their lead out to 29-15 by halftime using a solid halfcourt man defense to stymie Sonora’s offense; Knights broke open the game in the early 4Q when they extended the lead to 20 at 43-23 then salted the game away from there; Jake Vander Veen scored 20 points including his 1,000 career point scored when he stole a pass & went in for an uncontested layup; SG Mason Tameling knocked down 3 3FG’s for 12 points; Amos Cady chipper in w/ 10 points & Walker Postma blocked 4 shots plus grabbed 8 boards; Knights win a big TVL matchup against a previously unbeaten league foe; this victory pulls the Knights into a 3-way tie for 1st place in the TVL at 5-1 & 16-5 overall

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