Jordan Vandenberg

Jordan Vandenberg
No. 24 – Sydney Kings
Position Center
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990
Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Box Hill (Melbourne, Victoria)
College NC State (2009–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014 Westchester Knicks
2015 Bendigo Braves
2016–present Sydney Kings

Jordan Vandenberg (born 25 March 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played four seasons of college basketball for North Carolina State University. He also holds a Dutch passport because of his father.[1]

Early life

Born in Melbourne, Vandenberg played junior basketball for the Waverley Falcons and attended Box Hill Senior Secondary College.[2] In 2008, he accepted a basketball scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he went on to represent Australia at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament.[3] He also played 17 games for the AIS during the 2008 SEABL season. In those 17 games, he averaged 2.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.[4]

In April 2009, Vandenberg committed to play college basketball for North Carolina State.[5]

College career

Vandenberg played five seasons (2009–14) for the NC State Wolfpack after being granted a medical redshirt during his junior season. He averaged 4.6 points, on 68% shooting, with 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks over 22.3 minutes in 32 games (all starts) his senior season.[6]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Vandenberg joined the New York Knicks for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On 23 October 2014, he signed with the Knicks,[7] only to be waived by the team two days later.[8] On 3 November 2014, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of New York.[9] On 23 December 2014, he was waived by Westchester after appearing in nine games.[10]

On 4 March 2015, Vandenberg signed with the Bendigo Braves for the 2015 SEABL season.[11][12] In 27 games for the Braves, he averaged 5.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.[13]

On 7 January 2016, Vandenberg signed with the Sydney Kings as an injury replacement for Julian Khazzouh, joining the team for the rest of the 2015–16 NBL season.[14]

Personal

Vandenberg is the son of Peter and Catherine Vandenberg, and has four siblings.[15] One of his younger sisters, Jacinta, plays college basketball for the University of Oregon.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Basketballer Vandenberg blijkt plots zevende Nederlander in NBA (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Jordan Vandenberg Gets NBA Minutes
  3. ↑ A Tale of Two Towers – Part 1: Jordan Vandenberg
  4. ↑ Australian Institute of Sport – 2009 SEABL Preview
  5. ↑ EMUS COMMIT TO US COLLEGES
  6. ↑ Jordan Vandenberg Stats
  7. ↑ Knicks Sign Jordan Vandenberg
  8. ↑ Knicks Waive Galloway & Vandenberg
  9. ↑ Westchester Knicks Finalize Inaugural Training Camp Roster
  10. ↑ Westchester Knicks Acquire Walker Russell Jr.
  11. ↑ Braves sign Vandenberg
  12. ↑ BRAVES SIGN BIG MAN JORDAN VANDENBERG
  13. ↑ Player statistics for Jordan Vandenberg
  14. ↑ KINGS ADD LOCAL TALENT
  15. ↑ A Tale of Two Towers – Part 2: Jacinta Vandenberg
  16. ↑ #15 Jacinta Vandenberg

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.