Serge Zwikker

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Serge Zwikker
Personal information
Center
Born	(1973-04-28) April 28, 1973 Maassluis, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	7 ft 3 in (221 cm)
Listed weight	273 lb (124 kg)
Career information
High school	Flint Hill (Oakton, Virginia) Harker Prep (Potomac, Maryland)
College	North Carolina (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Pro playing career	1997–2000
Career history
1997–1998	Houston Rockets
1998–1999	Saski Baskonia (Spain)
1999	Gorizia (Italy)
1999-2000	CB Breogán (Spain)
2000	Den Helder Kings (Netherlands)

Serge Zwikker (born April 28, 1973) is a Dutch-American basketball player. His nephew is Christopher Johnathan Uhl. Serge came to the United States and played high school basketball for legendary coach Stu Vetter, at Flint Hill Prep and then Harker Prep. Zwikker played four years of college basketball for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under coach Dean Smith. Though he saw limited playing time his first two years, relieving starter Rasheed Wallace from the bench, the game of Zwikker's college career came March 17, 1995 against Murray State University. Plagued by an ankle injury, Wallace scored only six points before Smith benched Wallace for good, three minutes into the second half. Zwikker finished with 19 points (including 7 of 8 free throws) as he and Jerry Stackhouse led the Tar Heels to an 80-70 win.^[1] Zwikker became the Tar Heels' starting center following Wallace's departure in the 1995 NBA Draft.^[2]

Zwikker was selected by the Houston Rockets with the first pick of the second round (30th overall) in the 1997 NBA Draft, and spent one season on the Rockets' bench. To date, he has not recorded minutes in a single NBA game.

Zwikker played Euroleague basketball in 1998-99, averaging 3.3 points for TAU Cerámica in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, but was released after seven games.^[3]

Notes

↑ Robinson, Tom (March 18, 1995). "UNC Escapes Murray: Wallace hobbled and Heels wobbled, but Zwikker to rescue with 19". The Virginian-Pilot (Landmark Communications, Inc.). p. C1. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
↑ Landreth, Eddy (January 15, 1996). "How dare you doubt Dean - University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith". The Sporting News. Sporting News Publishing Co. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
↑ "EuroLeague 1998-1999: Tau Ceramica". basket-stats.info. 2000-2006. Retrieved 2007-03-19. Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

Serge Zwikker Player Page — SI.com

v t e 1997 NBA Draft

First round	Tim Duncan Keith Van Horn Chauncey Billups Antonio Daniels Tony Battie Ron Mercer Tim Thomas Adonal Foyle Tracy McGrady Danny Fortson Olivier Saint-Jean Austin Croshere Derek Anderson Maurice Taylor Kelvin Cato Brevin Knight Johnny Taylor Chris Anstey Scot Pollard Paul Grant Anthony Parker Ed Gray Bobby Jackson Rodrick Rhodes John Thomas Charles Smith Jacque Vaughn Keith Booth

Second round	Serge Zwikker Mark Sanford Charles O'Bannon James Cotton Marko Milič Bubba Wells Kebu Stewart James Collins Marc Jackson Jerald Honeycutt Anthony Johnson Ed Elisma Jason Lawson Stephen Jackson Gordon Malone Cedric Henderson God Shammgod Eric Washington Alvin Williams Predrag Drobnjak Alain Digbeu Chris Crawford DeJuan Wheat C. J. Bruton Paul Rogers Mark Blount Ben Pepper Nate Erdmann Roberto Dueñas

Persondata
Name	Zwikker, Serge
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch basketball player
Date of birth	April 28, 1973
Place of birth	Maassluis, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.