Vincent Rivaldi Kosasih

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Vincent Rivaldi Kosasih
No. 33 – Pelita Jaya
PositionCenter
LeagueIndonesian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 25)
Madiun, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Satria Muda
2016–2019Stapac Jakarta
2021–presentPelita Jaya
Career highlights and awards
2018–19 IBL Indonesia - Champion[1]
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Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Indonesia
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Banting
Silver medal – second place 2012 Singapore
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur

Vincent Rivaldi Kosasih (born 17 June 1996) is an Indonesian professional basketball player for Pelita Jaya Bakrie Jakarta of the Indonesian Basketball League.

Early and personal life[]

Born in Madiun, Kosasih grew up in Surabaya. He moved to Jakarta while he attended high school. Afterwards, he continued his studies abroad at the Zhejiang University of Science and Technology located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. He finished his studies there in 2017.[2]

Club career[]

Vincent Kosasih started out his professional career with Satria Muda where he was roommate with Christian Sitepu. Kosasih recalls that Sitepu provided him with much valuable input.[2]

In 2016, Kosasih joined Stapac Jakarta where he stayed until 2019.[1]

In his two matches at the 2017 IBL Indonesia, Vincent averaged 6.5 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block in around 11 minutes per game.[2]

In early 2021, he signed with his former club's local competitor Pelita Jaya Bakrie Jakarta to replace who retired.[1]

National team[]

Vincent Kosasih suited up for both Indonesia men's national under-16 basketball team and Indonesia men's national under-18 basketball team. He was part of the youth national team squads which appeared at the 2011 SEABA Under-16 Championship in Banting, Malaysia and 2012 SEABA Under-18 Championship in Singapore. Then he also appeared at the 2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.[2]

He was a member of the Indonesian national basketball team squad that won the silver medal at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.[2] He joined the team after and had to withdraw due to injury. He became one of the few Indonesian Centers (and forwards) available for the national team.[2]

Player profile[]

Kosasih's game has been influenced by several coaches from Eastern Europe. When he and Stapac won the 2019 IBL, he was coached by the Lithuanian Giedrius Žibėnas aka Coach Ghibi. Then in 2020 he joined the Indonesian national team and was trained by the Serbian coach Rajko Toroman.[1]

, 2017 head coach of Indonesia's national team stated that he values Kosasih's defense and rebounding ability.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Vincent tak Kesulitan Beradaptasi dengan Pelita Jaya Republika Online, 12 February 2021. Accessed 2 March 2021.(in Indonesian)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Vincent Rivaldi Kosasih, Sosok Misterius di Timnas Basket Indonesia JawaPos.com, 22 June 2017. Accessed 2 March 2021.(in Indonesian)

External links[]

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