Calvin Poulina

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Calvin Poulina
No. 13Bethune Cookman Binghamton Bearcats
PositionForward
League American East (basketball)
Personal information
Born (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 24)
Leiden
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
College Bethune Cookman, Binghamton (2018–present)
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012-2017 ZZ Leiden
2017–2018Get Better Academy

Calvin Johannes Poulina (born 23 November 1999) is a Dutch basketball player, who currently plays for the Bethune Cookman University men's basketball team. [1]

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Early career

While also playing for the youth teams of ZZ Leiden, Poulina made his debut with the professional team of the club in the 2015–16 season at age 16. In the 2016–17 season, he played in nine Dutch Basketball League (DBL) games with the team and averaged 2.6 minutes. [2]

For the 2017–18 season, he left for Czech club Get Better Academy (GBA), which plays in the 1.Liga, the Czech second-level league. [3]

College career

In June 2018, Poulina committed to the Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team. [4]

National team career

Poulina played with the Netherlands under-16 national basketball team at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. [5]

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References

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  2. "Calvin Poulina Player Profile, Bethune-Cookman, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM".
  3. "One on One with Calvin Poulina". 3 May 2018.
  4. "Men's basketball announces big recruiting class".
  5. "Calvin POULINA (NED)'s profile - FIBA U18 European Championship Division B 2017 - FIBA.basketball".