Geert Hammink
ZZ Leiden | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Dutch Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Didam, Netherlands | 12 July 1969
Nationality | Dutch |
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Listed weight | 262 lb (119 kg) |
Career information | |
College | LSU (1988–1993) |
NBA draft | 1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall |
Selected by the Orlando Magic | |
Playing career | 1993–2004 |
Position | Center |
Number | 43 |
Coaching career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1993–1994 | Shampoo Clear Cantù |
1994–1995 | Orlando Magic |
1996 | Omaha Racers |
1996 | Golden State Warriors |
1996–1997 | Panionios |
1997–2000 | Alba Berlin |
2000–2001 | AEK Athens |
2001–2002 | Aris |
2002–2004 | Köln 99ers |
As coach: | |
2018–2019 | Dutch Windmills |
2020–present | ZZ Leiden |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As head coach:
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Geert Hendrik Hammink (born 12 July 1969) is a retired Dutch professional basketball player and current coach. He is the current head coach of ZZ Leiden. He was selected by the Orlando Magic in the first round (26th overall) of the 1993 NBA Draft. Hammink played for the Magic and had a small stint with the Golden State Warriors in 3 NBA seasons. In his NBA career, Hammink appeared in 8 games and scored a total of 14 points. He played college basketball at Louisiana State University (LSU).
He had a small role as a member of the Indiana Hoosiers basketball team in the movie Blue Chips.[1]
Coaching career[]
Dutch Windmills[]
On 6 July 2018, Hammink was appointed as head coach of the Dutch Windmills, which made its debut season in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[2] Despite reaching the semi-finals of the NBB Cup and being in the fifth place in the DBL, Windmills struggled with financial problems throughout the season. In December 2018, Windmills was refused entrance to its home arena due to its payment arrears.[3] On 10 April 2019, it was announced that Windmills would withdraw from the DBL. Its results in the second half of the competition were scrapped by the DBL.[4]
ZZ Leiden[]
On 17 May 2020, Hammink signed a contract as head coach of ZZ Leiden until 2021.[5] Leiden finished in the first-placed with a 17–4 record and Hammink was named the DBL Coach of the Year after the regular season.[6]
Honours[]
Club[]
- Basketball Bundesliga (3): 1998, 1999, 2000
- German Cup (2): 1999, 2004
- AEK Athens
Individual[]
- BBL All-Star: 2004[7]
Personal[]
Hammink's Baton Rouge, Louisiana-born sons, Shane Hammink and , are also professional basketball players. Shane Hammink played for Canarias Basketball Academy in Spain's Canary Islands, was a member of the LSU Tigers basketball team and Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team. He was considered one of the top players in Europe prior to college.[8]
References[]
- ^ Geert Hammink @ IMDB.com
- ^ "Geert Hammink hoofdcoach Dutch Windmills". Dutch Windmills. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Dutch Windmills uit thuishaven geweerd vanwege betalingsproblemen". RTV Rijnmond. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Doek valt voor Dutch Windmills". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Geert Hammink nieuwe coach ZZ Leiden". Eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Onderscheidingen voor Hammink en Nzekwesi". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Holland – Hall of Fame". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ Basketball: LSU looks at height, depth in recruting(sic) 2012 class – Sports – The Daily Reveille – Louisiana State University
External links[]
- 1969 births
- Living people
- AEK B.C. players
- Alba Berlin players
- Aris B.C. players
- Centers (basketball)
- Dutch expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Dutch expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Dutch expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Dutch expatriates in Germany
- Dutch expatriates in Greece
- Dutch expatriates in Italy
- Dutch men's basketball players
- Dutch Windmill coaches
- Golden State Warriors players
- Greek Basket League players
- Köln 99ers players
- LSU Tigers basketball players
- National Basketball Association players from the Netherlands
- Omaha Racers players
- Orlando Magic draft picks
- Orlando Magic players
- Pallacanestro Cantù players
- Panionios B.C. players
- People from Montferland
- Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden coaches