High School and College Career
Van Exel attended St. Joseph High School, a private high school in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He played from 1987-’89, scored 1,282 points, including 772 as a senior. He led the WISAA (private schools) state tournament in scoring as a junior and senior when his team lost in the finals both years. He was named to the Associated Press all-state team as a senior.
Van Exel played his college basketball at Trinity Valley Community College and the University of Cincinnati.
In his senior year, Van Exel led the University of Cincinnati Bearcats in points (18.3 ppg) and assists (4.5 apg). He earned Third Team All-America honors (AP, Basketball Times and Basketball Weekly) and was a finalist for the Wooden Award as a senior. In only two seasons he became Cincinnati's all-time leader in three-point field goals made (147), attempted (411) and percentage (.358). These records have since been surpassed.
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