Jordan Vandenberg

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Jordan Vandenberg
Jordan Vandenberg.jpg
Vandenberg with NC State in February 2014
No. 10 – McKinnon Cougars
PositionCenter
LeagueBig V
Personal information
Born (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990 (age 31)
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Listed height216 cm (7 ft 1 in)
Listed weight120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
High schoolBox Hill (Melbourne, Victoria)
CollegeNC State (2009–2014)
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014Westchester Knicks
2015Bendigo Braves
2016Sydney Kings
2016Sandringham Sabres
2016–2017Nishinomiya Storks
2018–2019Kumamoto Volters
2019Southern Huskies
2021–presentMcKinnon Cougars

Jordan Vandenberg (born 25 March 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player for the McKinnon Cougars of the Big V. 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] He appeared in eight games for the Kings, averaging 3.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.

On 29 March 2016, Vandenberg signed with the Sandringham Sabres of the 2016 SEABL season.[15] In 24 games for the Sabres, he averaged 8.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.[13]

On 27 October 2016, Vandenberg signed with Japanese team Nishinomiya Storks.[16] In 53 games for Nishinomiya in 2016–17, he averaged 9.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.6 blocks per game. He returned to Nishinomiya for the 2017–18 season before joining Kumamoto Volters mid-season. He re-joined Kumamoto during the 2018–19 season.

In April 2019, Vandenberg joined the Southern Huskies for the 2019 New Zealand NBL season.[17] In 18 games, he averaged 5.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

In 2021, Vandenberg joined the McKinnon Cougars of the Big V.[18]

Personal[]

Vandenberg is the son of Peter and Catherine Vandenberg, and has four siblings.[19] One of his younger sisters, Jacinta, plays college basketball for the University of Oregon.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ Basketballer Vandenberg blijkt plots zevende Nederlander in NBA (in 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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  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. ^ a b Player statistics for Jordan Vandenberg
  14. ^ KINGS ADD LOCAL TALENT
  15. ^ SABRES SIGN AMY PATTON
  16. ^ ジョーダン・ヴァンデンバーグ選手との選手契約について (新規) (in Japanese)
  17. ^ Southern Huskies embark on historic journey in NZ NBL
  18. ^ Time to Tip-off
  19. ^ A Tale of Two Towers – Part 2: Jacinta Vandenberg
  20. ^ #15 Jacinta Vandenberg

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