Arvin Slagter

Arvin Slagter

Slagter playing for Leiden in 2011
No. 4 SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League DBL
EuroChallenge
Personal information
Born October 19, 1985
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
Pro career 2003–present
Career history
20032007 Rotterdam Basketbal
20072010 WCAA Giants
20102013 Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
2013–2014 GasTerra Flames
2014–present SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Career highlights and awards

Arvin Slagter (born September 19, 1985) is a Dutch professional basketball player who currently plays for SPM Shoeters Den Bosch in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). Slagter also played for several other Dutch teams in his career, including Rotterdam, Bergen op Zoom, Leiden and Groningen. Slagter usually plays the point guard or shooting guard position and is also a member of the Dutch national basketball team since 2006.[1]

Career

Rotterdam (2003–2007)

Slagter played his first seasons for Rotterdam Basketbal. In 2006 he was named the MVP under 23.

Bergen op Zoom (2007–2010)

Slagter left Rotterdam in 2007 for WCAA Giants in Bergen op Zoom. In 2010 he reached the DBL Finals with the Giants.

Leiden (2010–2013)

After the 2009–10 season Slagter went to Leiden to play for Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. In three seasons with Leiden he won the DBL twice, the Dutch Supercup twice and the NBB Cup once.

Groningen (2013–2014)

Slagter left the defending champion Leiden and signed with GasTerra Flames from Groningen for the 2013–14 season.[2] He won the NBB Cup with the Flames and got the top seed in the DBL. Slagter averaged 8.8 points and 4.4 assists in 24.6 minutes per game in the DBL regular season.[3] He also was the league leader in three point percentage, as he was shooting .500 from behind the arc. On April 21, 2014 Slagter was named the best player in the Netherlands, by receiving the DBL Most Valuable Player Award.[4] Slagter was the first Dutch MVP since Peter van Paassen in 2009.

After the Playoffs, in which Flames beat Amsterdam, Leiden and Den Bosch Slagter was named Playoffs MVP.[5] He averaged 8.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 14 playoff games.[6]

Den Bosch (2014–present)

On July 8, 2014, Slagter signed a 2-year contract with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.[7]

Honors

Netherlands Netherlands

Individual awards:

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  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     Led the league
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Netherlands Bergen op Zoom DBL 43[upper-alpha 1] 25.6 .468 .458 .670 3.3 3.7 1.2 0.0 9.1
2009–10 Netherlands Bergen op Zoom DBL 41[upper-alpha 1] 25.9 .579 .415 .757 2.9 3.7 1.4 0.0 10.0
2010–11 Netherlands Leiden DBL 43[upper-alpha 1] 28.2 .463 .333 .775 3.7 3.4 1.7 0.1 9.5
2011–12 Netherlands Leiden DBL 40[upper-alpha 1] 23.3 .436 .405 .774 2.8 3.0 1.2 0.0 7.5
2012–13 Netherlands Leiden DBL 44[upper-alpha 1] 27.9 .457 .423 .786 4.1 4.3 1.0 0.1 11.3
2013–14 Netherlands Groningen DBL 35 24.6 .535 .500 .800 2.7 4.4 1.1 0.0 8.8
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Including Playoff games.

References

  1. "Arvin Slagter". Basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  2. "Arvin Slagter nieuwe aanwinst GasTerra Flames" (in Dutch). Gasterraflames.nl. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  3. "Arvin Slagter profile – Game center". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  4. "Meeste seizoenprijzen naar GasTerra Flames". Ibasketball.nl. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  5. "SPM Shoeters strikt topspeler Arvin Slagter". Omroep Brabant. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.