No. 1–Club Joventut Badalona | |
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
League | Liga ACB |
Personal information | |
Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 16 October 2002
Nationality | Dutch |
Listed height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Listed weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Orange Lions Academy (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–present | Joventut Badalona |
2020–present | →Prat |
Yannick Kraag (born 16 October 2002) is a Dutch basketball player for Joventut Badalona and CB Prat. Standing at 202 cm (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in), he plays as shooting guard or small forward.
Born in Amsterdam, Kraag played for BC Triple Threat in his younger years and later for the Orange Lions Academy, the affiliated youth training programme of the national federation Basketball Nederland. [1]
In 2019, Kraag signed with Spanish club Joventut Badalona. In his first year, he played in the U18 team of the club. During the 2020–21 season, he played for CB Prat in the LEB Oro. On 1 November, he made his debut for Joventut in a Liga ACB game against Estudiantes at age 18. [2]
Kraag was selected for the Netherlands national basketball team as part of the roster for the EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers in November 2020. [3]
On 12 November 2022, Kraag made his senior debut for the Netherlands senior team in a 77–96 home loss to Ukraine. He had 15 points and 7 rebounds as a starter. [4]
He is the grandson of Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk, a Surinamese former politician.
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