Henk Pieterse

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Henk Pieterse
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Pieterse (left) posting up in 1992
Personal information
Born (1959-12-04) December 4, 1959 (age 65)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Listed height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Career information
College Kentucky Wesleyan (1980–1984)
NBA draft 1984: undrafted
Playing career1984–1995
Position Center
Career history
1984–1990 EBBC Den Bosch
1990–1991 Akrides
1991–1993 Den Helder
1993–1994BBC Willebroek
1994–1995Sint Niklaas
1995–2002NVV Lions Mönchengladbach
2002Krefeld Panthers
Career highlights

Hendrik Pieterse (born 4 December 1959) is a Dutch former basketball player. [1] Standing at 2.11 m, he played as center. Pieterse was a 5-time Eredivisie champion during his career.

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Career

Pieterse began playing basketball at age 17. [2] He started his professional career in 1978 with Canadians, where he played until 1980. [3] From 1980 to 1984, he played college basketball for Kentucky Wesleyan. [3]

From 1984 to 1990, he played with EBBC Den Bosch in the Dutch Eredivisie and won the national championship four times and played in the FIBA European Champion's Cup. [4] In 1989, Pieterse trained with the Philadelphia 76ers in the pre-season. [4]

From 1990, he played with VBC Akrides and the next season for Den Helder, winning another Eredivisie title. [5]

From 1992 to 1994, Pieterse played in Belgium with Willebroek and Sint-Niklaas. From 1995 to 2002, he played in Germany for the NVV Lions Mönchengladbach; [6] in 2002 with Krefeld Panthers. [7]

National team career

Pieterse played for the Netherlands men's national basketball team, playing in a total of 101 games. [8] From 1983 to 1987, he played in several EuroBasket tournaments. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hendrik Pieterse profile, European Championship for Men 1983" . Retrieved 14 August 2020.[ dead link ]
  2. Roger Jackson. "HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN" . Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 Records kwcpanthers.com
  4. 1 2 "Pearl basket" . Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. "Henk Pieterse Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier - NBB Database, basketball statistieken" . Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. Yumpu.com. "Henk Pieterse.pub" (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. RP ONLINE (27 September 2002). "Basketball-Regionalliga: Die Elephants Grevenbroich: Top-Favorit Salzkotten kommt zum Heimdebüt" (in German). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. "Henk Pieterse heeft de draad weer opgepakt met zijn Pest Mij Maar-clinics en thematische programma's" (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 August 2020.