Nino Gorissen

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Nino Gorissen
No. 4–Den Helder Suns
Position Point guard
League BNXT League
Personal information
Born (1997-12-31) 31 December 1997 (age 24)
NationalityDutch
Listed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017 Landslake Lions
2017–2019 BAL
2019–present Den Helder Suns
Career highlights and awards

Nino Pierre Gorissen (born 31 December 1997) is a Dutch professional basketball player as captain for the Den Helder Suns. He is the shortest player to ever play in the BNXT League being 1.75m (5 ft 9 in) tall. He formerly played for BAL Weert in the now replaced DBL.

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Professional Career

Gorissen started playing basketball at the age of 6 when he joined the Landslake Lions. He would continue playing there until the age of 15 when he moved to Bolwerk Waterland which was collaborating with the Landslake Lions at the time. He would however return to the Landslake Lions in 2015 where he played in the Promotiedivisie for two years. Afterwards in 2017 Gorissen moved to BAL Weert. [1] He made his Dutch Basketball League (DBL) debut on 8 October 2017 in a 96–80 loss against Aris Leeuwarden scoring 6 points and stealing the ball 3 times. In 2018 he became the shortest person ever to be selected for the DBL All-Rookie Team. [2] On 20 June 2019, Gorissen joined the Den Helder Suns where as of the 2022-2023 season he is still playing. [3] [4]

National team career

Junior national team

Gorissen played for the Netherlands during the 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B. They ended up at 10th place. [5] [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Oct 8, 2017 - Aris Leeuwarden 96 at Stepco BS Weert 80 - RealGM International Box Score". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Zoë Slagter blijft basketballen bij bv Den Helder en Nino Gorissen komt naar de Suns". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Info Gorissen". www.mariobennes.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  5. ↑ "Netherlands at the FIBA U20 European Championship Division B 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
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