Joseph Dykstra is an American former professional basketball player best known for his college career at Western Illinois University from 1978 to 1983, where he set numerous records and was named the Summit League's first ever men's basketball player of the year.
Dykstra lived in The Hague, Netherlands for some of his childhood, including his freshman year in high school.
[7][8] In 1980–81, Dykstra's junior season, Western Illinois had moved up to NCAA Division I and classified as an independent (i.e. no conference affiliation).
[9] Dykstra surpassed Coleman Carrodine as Western Illinois' all-time leading scorer, finishing his career with 2,248 points.
[3] In August 1989, Joe Dykstra began his career at Westwood Financial in the Los Angeles, California area.
[15] After two-plus years he left the company to become the President of Sterling Logistics Properties in West Palm Beach, Florida.