Jan Driessen

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Jan Driessen
Personal information
Born (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 28)
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
Playing career2014–2017
Career history
2014–2017 ZZ Leiden
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Europe Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Bucharest
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Graz

Jan Driessen (born 4 December 1996) [1] is a Dutch basketball player. He represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Olympics in 3x3 event and won the gold medal with the Dutch national 3x3 team.

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5x5 basketball career

After playing for their under-20 team, [2] Driessen made his professional debut for ZZ Leiden in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) in the 2014–15 season, under coach Eddy Casteels. He was named to the DBL All-Rookie Team, and signed a two-year contract in July 2015. [2] On 17 December 2016, he scored a career-high 14 points against Apollo Amsterdam. [3]

In June 2017, Driessen decided to return to amateur-level play with Lokomotief, in order to focus on his academic career. [4] He played 80 games for Leiden, scoring 158 points in 822 minutes. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "DRIESSEN Jan". Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024. (alternate link)
  2. 1 2 "Jan Driessen blijft bij ZZ Leiden". ZZ Leiden (in Dutch). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Proballers. "Leiden vs. Apollo Amsterdam - Dec 17, 2016 - Game recap". Proballers. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Jan Driessen verlaat ZZ Leiden". ZZ Leiden (in Dutch). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2024.


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