Luc Van Slooten

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Luc Van Slooten
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Van Slooten at the 2018 Albert Schweitzer Tournament
No. 6–Rasta Vechta
Position Small forward / power forward
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (2002-04-17) April 17, 2002 (age 22)
Vechta, Germany
NationalityGerman
Listed height202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight96 kg (212 lb)
Career information
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020 SC Rasta Vechta
2020–2023 Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
2023–presentRasta Vechta

Luc David Van Slooten (born April 17, 2002) is a German professional basketball player for Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga. He plays both the small forward and power forward positions. Van Slooten is considered one of the top European prospects at his age.

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Early life and career

Van Slooten was born in Vechta, Germany to Birgit and André Van Slooten. [1] He began playing basketball at the youth levels with TSV Quakenbrück. [2] In the 2015–16 season, Van Slooten drew attention with Young Rasta Dragons, the youth team for German club Rasta Vechta that competed in the Jugend Basketball Bundesliga (JBBL), an under-16 league. Despite being 14 years old at the time, he averaged 14.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists. [3]

In the following season, Van Slooten was a top player for Young Rasta Dragons. [4] In his 2016–17 campaign, he averaged 24.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 3.4 steals and 2 blocks per game. He was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Rookie of the Year of the JBBL, becoming the first player in league history to win both awards in the same season. [5] [6] Basketball website Eurobasket.com also named Van Slooten as Most Improved Player and Newcomer of the Year in the Regionalliga North, a part of the fourth-tier German league. [7]

Van Slooten continued his JBBL success into the 2017–18 season. In February 2018, he posted 32 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists in a 98–62 win over Junior Löwen Braunschweig. [8] In addition, Van Slooten took part in the Nachwuchs Basketball Bundesliga (NBBL), the under-19 league. [1] He also debuted in the ProA, the second-tier German league, averaging 1.5 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 8.8 minutes per game through 17 games. [9] Van Slooten scored a season-high 7 points on March 10, 2018, in a 104–65 victory over Phoenix Hagen. [10] In February 2018, he was loaned to Bayern Munich for the Munich qualifying tournament in the Adidas Next Generation Tournament. [11]

Professional career

On July 25, 2018, Van Slooten signed his first professional contract with Rasta Vechta. [12] Van Slooten scored a season-high 11 points against Merlins Crailsheim. He left Vechta on August 3, 2020, to move to fellow Bundesliga side Basketball Löwen Braunschweig. [13]

On August August 10, 2023, he signed with Rasta Vechta of the German Bundesliga for a second stint. [14]

National team career

Van Slooten debuted for Germany at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, averaging 5.8 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 0.4 assists. [9] At age 14, he was the youngest player at the tournament. [15] Van Slooten scored a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer against Serbia. [16] At the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, when he was 15 years old, he assumed a leading role for the German team, averaging 10.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 2.6 steals. [9] [16] Van Slooten also appeared at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he averaged 10.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2.6 steals per game. [9] He led Germany to a gold medal at the 2018 Albert Schweitzer Tournament, averaging 6.9 points per game. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ Middendorf, Von Bernard (June 4, 2017). "Quakenbrücker ist MVP und "Rookie of the Year"". Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (in German). Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Luc van Slooten für EM-Kader nominiert" (in German). Artland Dragons. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Zwei Young Rasta Dragons in Vechtas ProA-kader" (in German). Rasta Vechta. June 13, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "JBBL Awards 2016/17" (in German). NBBL Basketball. May 23, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Vechta / Quakenbrück: van Slooten MVP und Rookie des Jahres". NBBL Basketball. May 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Eurobasket.com All-Regionalliga North Awards 2017". Eurobasket. May 9, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ Tönnies, Stephan (February 8, 2018). "Luc van Slooten dreht auf" (in German). NWZonline. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Luc Van Slooten Player Profile". RealGM . Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ "March 10, 2018: Phoenix Hagen vs. SC Rasta Vechta". RealGM. March 10, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
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  13. ↑ Braunschweig, Basketball (August 3, 2020). "Wir angeln uns U18-Nationalspieler Luc van Slooten". www.basketball-loewen.de. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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  16. 1 2 "2016 game-winner helps Van Slooten turn into emerging German leader". FIBA. August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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