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 64)
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 and awards

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hendrik Pieterse profile, European Championship for Men 1983" . Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  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.
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