Joey van Zegeren

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Joey van Zegeren
Joey van Zegeren.jpg
Van Zegeren dunnks playing for Virginia Tech in 2013
No. 2–San Pablo Burgos
Position Center
League LEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 31)
Gweru, Zimbabwe
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
College
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Rotterdam
2016–2017 Gladiators Trier
2017–2018 Leuven Bears
2018–2019 Oviedo CB
2019–2020 AB Castelló
2020–2021 Real Valladolid
2021–2022 Alicante
2022–present Burgos

Johan Willem van Zegeren (born 7 December 1990) is a Dutch basketball player for CB San Pablo Burgos of the LEB Oro and the Netherlands national basketball team. [1]

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Early career

Born in Gweru, Zimbabwe, [2] he moved to the Netherlands when he was 8 and grew up in Hoogeveen, Drenthe. After playing in the youth program of Rotterdam Basketbal and made his debut for the first team in the Dutch Basketball League in the 2009–10 season, playing 9 games. He later moved to Spain to play in the Canarias Basketball Academy program. [3]

College career

Van Zegeren played four seasons with Virginia Tech. As a redshirt junior, he averaged 9.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, but was dismissed from the team in January 2015. For his final season of eligibility, van Zegeren transferred to Northwestern. [4] He averaged 3.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, suffering a season-ending knee injury in March 2015. [5]

Professional career

He spent the 2018-19 season with Oviedo CB, averaging 7.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. On June 15, 2019, van Zegeren signed with AB Castelló. [6] In July 2020, van Zegeren signed with Real Valladolid. [7]

On August 9, 2022, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the LEB Oro. [8]

National team career

In January 2020, he was selected for the Netherlands national basketball team for the first time. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Joey van Zegeren Player Profile, HLA Alicante, News, Stats - Eurobasket".
  2. ↑ "Joey van Zegeren: World traveler, Tourney dreamer". 28 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Joey van Zegeren: van Zimbabwe naar Chicago - SportAmerika.nl". sportamerika.nl. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06.
  4. ↑ Berman, Mark (August 23, 2015). "Former Virginia Tech center Joey van Zegeren starts over at Northwestern". The Roanoke Times . Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  5. ↑ Srodulski, Luke (March 2, 2016). "Joey van Zegeren out for season with knee injury". 247 Sports. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Joey Van Zegeren signs with TAU Castello". Sportando. June 15, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Joey van Zegeren is a newcomer at Valladolid". Eurobasket. July 29, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Joey Van Zegeren Completa La Rotación Interior". sanpabloburgos.com (in Spanish). August 9, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Bondscoach Buscaglia maakt selectie Orange Lions bekend".
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