Chatilla van Grinsven

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Chatilla van Grinsven
Free agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1991-02-23) 23 February 1991 (age 32)
Eindhoven, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight79 kg (174 lb)
Career information
College Colorado State (2008–2011)
Saint Joseph (2011–2013)
WNBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2013–2014 Bourges
2014–2015 Ormanspor
2015–2016 Arras Pays d'Artois
2016–2017 Osmaniye
2017 Galatasaray
2017–2018PF Broni 93
2018–2019 Uni Ferrol
2019–2020KP Brno
Career highlights and awards
  • Coupe de France winner (2014)
  • First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2013)

Chatilla van Grinsven (born 23 February 1991) is a Dutch basketball player who is a member of the Dutch national team. [1] [2] She played college basketball for Colorado State and Saint Joseph before playing professionally in Europe.

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College career

In 2008 she signed her athletic-scholarship in the United States to play for Colorado State University. During her first season, she was forced by the NCAA to sit out four games for having played on a team in Netherlands which had professional players prior to her arrival to CSU. [3] She averaged 4.1 points and 3.1 rebounds as a freshman and 12.0 points and 6.1 rebounds as a sophomore. In January 2011, she asked and received a release from her scholarship. [4]

In 2011, van Grinsven transferred to Saint Joseph's University to play for the Hawks in Philadelphia, where she had to sit out the 2011-2012 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Living in Philadelphia, van Grinsven became an active member of the “Heart of a Hawk” service program, where she dedicated her free time to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia while also serving food to the homeless people with the help of several local non-profit-organizations. In May 2012, van Grinsven was awarded the Roosevelt Hunter Community Service Award.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, van Grinsven became eligible to play for Saint Joseph's University and marked the 2012-2013 season as a distinguished year for her and the team (15ppg and 10.5rpg). Van Grinsven led her team to the Atlantic-10 championship and the NCAA tournament appearance for the first time in 10 years, while accumulating numerous honours throughout her season such as the A-10 First Team All Conference, A-10 All Championship Team, Big-5 Player of the Year, scoring her 1000th career point, while winning the NCAA Woman of the Year winner award in the A-10 Conference. Van Grinsven was also nominated as the NCAA Woman of the Year Award in the United States; awarding her distinctive performance in the class-room, on the basketball court, and her service in the community. [5] In May 2013, van Grinsven graduated with a bachelor's degree in International Business with a focus in Economics.[ citation needed ]

Colorado State and Saint Joseph's statistics

Source [6]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2008-09Colorado State249831.7%0.0%68.8%3.30.40.30.34.1
2009-10Colorado State3036040.4%27.3%70.0%6.11.20.80.712.0
2010-11Colorado State1515941.4%33.3%77.4%6.41.30.90.510.6
2011-12Saint Joseph'ssat due to NCAA transfer rules
2012-13Saint Joseph's3247642.4%16.7%72.9%10.41.51.31.514.9
Career101109340.4%77.3%20.3%2.91.10.80.810.8

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 WNBA draft, van Grinsven signed a training camp contract with the Connecticut Sun. [7] In the winter of 2013, she signed her first European professional contract with the reigning French Ligue Féminine champions Bourges Basket where she won the Coupe de France and reached the Final Four of the FIBA EuroLeague.[ citation needed ]

In 2014, van Grinsven signed with the Turkish League club Ormanspor in Ankara [8] and in 2015 she moved to the French Premier League club in Arras, becoming a prominent player in the French League with her rebounding skills (9.5rpg) and scoring capacity (13.5ppg). In 2016 she played for the Turkish Premier League team Osmaniye, and in 2017 returned to Turkey with Euroleague powerhouse Galatasaray in Istanbul.[ citation needed ]

In 2018, van Grinsven signed with Uni Ferrol of the Spanish Liga Femenina de Baloncesto where she was a prominent player for the team in scoring and rebounding. In season 2019-2020, she played for EuroCup team KP Brno in the Czech Republic, her 14th year as a professional athlete.[ citation needed ]

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe, she decided to sit out the 2020-21 season. [9]

National team career

van Grinsven has been a member of the Dutch National team program since 2006, and was selected to the Dutch senior team in 2010. [10]

Personal life

In 2021, she appeared in the television show De Verraders . [11] She reached the final and she won part of the silver bars that were earned over the course of the show. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Luuk von Burg (5 November 2020). "Van Grinsven na adempauze weer terug, gemotiveerd om geschiedenis te schrijven". basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Chris Ottens (20 November 2019). "Activistische Oranjeleeuwin Chatilla van Grinsven: 'Ben er van overtuigd dat wij historie zullen schrijven'". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Sean Duff (5 November 2008). "NCAA penalizes CSU's international players". Fort Collins Coloradoan . p. C1. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Sean Duff (20 January 2011). "CSU women lose van Grinsven". Fort Collins Coloradoan . pp. D1, D3. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Pakhtigian, van Grinsven Selected as A-10 Woman of the Year Nominees". atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  7. ↑ Mike Robinson (22 April 2013). "Q&A with Chatilla van Grinsven on a special senior season & signing with the Connecticut Sun". SB Nation . Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Chatilla van Grinsven naar Turkse basketbalclub Ormanspor". omroepbrabant.nl (in Dutch). 23 June 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  9. ↑ Chris Ottens. "Basketbalster Van Grinsven drukt pauzeknop in: 'Ik heb deze break echt even nodig'". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  10. ↑ Sean Duff (24 August 2010). "Women's basketball squad short a few players as classes resume". Fort Collins Coloradoan . Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Chatilla van Grinsven werpt hoge ogen in de Verraders". mannenzaken.nl (in Dutch). 7 March 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "De Verraders beleeft zijn ontknoping: 'Heb een blinde vlek gehad'". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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