Career
Boot is viewed as one of the best Dutch coaches ever, because of his 14 national titles in the Netherlands. The Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant named him the best Dutch coach of the 20th century. In December 1959, Boot scored 53 points in a game against Monark, which was the all-time scoring record in the Dutch Basketball League until 1979, when Tony Parker Senior scored 63 points.
In his career Boot also played for the Dutch national basketball team
He played his first game on April 1, 1959. He has eventually played 148 games for the Dutch national team
In 1985 Boot left for Den Helder. In 2005, he retired. Boot was the head coach of the Dutch national team in 1981.
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