Maarten Bouwknecht

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Maarten Bouwknecht
No. 2 – ZZ Leiden
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBNXT League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 27)
Groningen, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2015Donar
2015–2019Den Bosch
2019–2021Worcester Wolves
2021–presentZZ Leiden
Career highlights and awards

Maarten Bouwknecht (born 14 December 1994) is a professional basketball player who plays for ZZ Leiden.[1] Born in Groningen, he started his career with Donar in 2013. Standing at 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), he usually plays as point guard or shooting guard.

Career[]

After playing in the youth teams of the club, Bouwknecht signed with the first team of GasTerra Flames (the sponsored name of Donar) in the summer of 2013.[2] He won the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) championship and the NBB Cup in 2014.

On 23 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with Den Bosch.[3] In the 2015–16 season, Bouwknecht was named the DBL MVP Under 23.[4]

On 20 August 2019, Bouwknecht signed with the Worcester Wolves of the British Basketball League (BBL).[5] With the Wolves, Bouwknecht won the BBL Cup title.

On 4 July 2021, Bouwknecht returned to the Netherlands when he signed a one-year contract with ZZ Leiden.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eredivisie basketbal Nederland, basketballleague.nl". basketballleague.nl. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ Maarten Bouwknecht bij selectie GasTerra Flames Archived 2014-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "SPM Shoeters Den Bosch - Transfernieuws - Bouwknecht en Lietmeijer". spmshoeters.nl. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Worthy de Jong uitgeroepen tot MVP". DBL. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Worcester Wolves land Maarten Bouwknecht, ex Den Bosch - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  6. ^ "ZZ Leiden trekt Maarten Bouwknecht aan". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 July 2021.

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