Chad Posthumus

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Chad Posthumus
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Posthumus with the Rattlers in 2019
Free agent
Position Centre
Personal information
Born (1991-02-12) February 12, 1991 (age 33)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school River East (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
College
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014 Chicago Bulls
2014 Levanga Hokkaido
2015 Mississauga Power
2015 Argentino de Junín
2015–2016 London Lightning
2016 Island Storm
2016 Kagoshima Rebnise
2016–2017 Hitachi SunRockers Tokyo-Shibuya
2017 Shinshu Brave Warriors
2019 Halifax Hurricanes
2019–2020 Saskatchewan Rattlers
2021 Ottawa Blackjacks
2021–2022 Edmonton Stingers
2022 Ottawa BlackJacks
2022–2023 Brampton Honey Badgers
2023 Winnipeg Sea Bears
Career highlights and awards

Chad Ryan William Posthumus (born February 12, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Winnipeg Sea Bears of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball with UBC, Howard College, and Morehead State.

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High school career

Posthumus attended River East Collegiate, a high school located in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. He was considered one of the top high school basketball players in the country as a senior, averaging 39 points, 25 rebounds, and 7 blocks. His career-high with River East was a 69-point performance. Through his high school years, Posthumus led his team to two provincial quarterfinals and was named a provincial All-Star in his final two seasons with the Kodiaks. [1]

Collegiate career

Posthumus played with the Thunderbirds of the University of British Columbia for his freshman college basketball season. In a total of 16 games played, he averaged 1.7 points and 2.8 rebounds. Nevertheless, his team finished the season with a 25–3 record and put together a 13-game winning streak as well. Posthumus did not play basketball in his true sophomore season as a redshirt and would end up transferring to Howard College in Big Spring, Texas in the United States the following year. At Howard, the centre appeared in 24 contest and averaged 4.0 points and 3.2 rebounds. He shot .570 on field goals and .690 from the free throw line. The Hawks finished the season with a 23–8 record. Posthumus then transferred to Morehead State, in NCAA Division I as a redshirt junior. He played in all 33 of the Eagles' games and averaged 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds. Posthumus also recorded two double-doubles and had career-highs of 19 points and 19 rebounds against Oakland and SIU Edwardsville respectively. [1] Posthumus returned to Morehead State for his final college season and averaged 9.6 points off 51% shooting along with 10.9 rebounds per game which was the second-highest in the nation. He also posted 10 double-doubles and following the season Posthumus earned College Sports Madness All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) honors and gained fame back in Canada. [2]

Professional career

Over the summer after his graduation, Posthumus signed with Chicago Bulls and participated in the NBA Summer League. On August 1, 2014, Posthumus signed his first professional contract with Levanga Hokkaido of the Japan Basketball League (JBL). [2] Posthumus made his pro debut on October 11, 2014, against the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins, scoring 16 points and posting 13 rebounds. On November 23 and 24, in games vs the Tsukuba Robots, he recorded back-to-back double-doubles, grabbing a season-high 15 rebounds in the first contest. He finished his stint with the Japanese team averaging 10.1 points and 8.1 rebounds in 23 minutes per game. [3]

On January 9, 2015, Posthumus inked with the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). [4] He debuted with the Power by scoring 34 points and posting 22 rebounds. In all three of his games, Posthumus put up double-doubles, but he failed to lead his team to any wins. [3]

On January 22, 2015, Posthumus signed with Argentino de Junín of the Liga Nacional de Básquet in Argentina for the remainder of the season where he averaged 9.7 points and 4.9 boards.

On September 3, 2015, he signed with the London Lightning and made a return to the NBL Canada. He would play under former Power head coach Kyle Julius, who left the Power after the organization folded. On February 27, he was acquired by the Island Storm in exchange for the rights to Nick Evans. [5]

Posthumus signed with the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the CEBL in 2019. He averaged 5.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Posthumus re-joined the team the following year [6] In August of 2021, he signed with the Ottawa Blackjacks and became the first player in CEBL history to record a 20/20 when he recorded 23 points and 20 rebounds in Ottawa's CEBL quarter-final victory over the Hamilton Honey Badgers on August 14. [7] Posthumus joined the Edmonton Stingers for the 2021–22 BCL Americas. [8] On February 16, he re-signed with the Ottawa BlackJacks for the 2022 season. [9] On March 2, 2023, the Winnipeg Sea Bears announced Posthumus as their first ever signing for their inaugural season. [10]

Personal life

Chad was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 7. He is an advocate of incorporating sport and a healthy lifestyle into the management of Diabetes.[ citation needed ]

As a redshirt sophomore, while attending Howard College, Posthumus was named an Academic All-American and a member of the Dean's List. He also earned a 4.0 grade point average (GPA). [1]

Chad finished his undergraduate schooling with Science and University Studies degree’s, and went on to complete postgraduate studies, attaining a Master Of Business Administration degree.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chad Posthumus bio". MSUEagles.com. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 Matt Sagal (August 1, 2014). "Chad Posthumus Signs Professional Contract in Japan". MSUEagles.com. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Chad Posthumus profile". FIBA. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Power Add Two Canadians to Roster". PowerBasketball.ca. January 9, 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Storm trade rights to Nick Evans for star big man". IslandStorm.ca. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rattlers unveil 2020 training camp roster". Yorkton This Week. May 13, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ottawa BlackJacks Re-Sign Canadian Forward Chad Posthumus". www.theblackjacks.ca. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  8. ↑ "CEBL Announces Training Camp Roster Ahead Of Basketball Champions League Of Americas". Edmonton Stingers . November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Ottawa BlackJacks Re-Sign Canadian Forward Chad Posthumus". Ottawa Blackjacks. February 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Winnipeg Sea Bears Announce Chad Posthumus As First-Ever Signing". Winnipeg Sea Bears. March 2, 2023.
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