Peter van Paassen
Dutch basketball player
Van Paassen with EiffelTowers in 2010 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1978-12-20) 20 December 1978 (age 45) The Hague, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Career information | |
College | St. Bonaventure (1997–2001) |
NBA draft | 2001: undrafted |
Playing career | 2001–2013 |
Position | Center |
Number | 8, 12, 14 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2001–2003 | Oostende |
2003–2004 | Melilla |
2004–2005 | Den Helder |
2005–2009 | Amsterdam |
2009–2013 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch |
2010–2011 | →Mons-Hainaut |
As coach: | |
2015–2017 | Apollo Amsterdam (assistant) |
2021–present | Orange Lions Academy (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Peter van Paassen (born 20 December 1978) is a former Dutch basketball player.[1] Van Paassen played for multiple teams in Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he usually played as center. Van Paassen has won the Dutch MVP award two times, which makes him one of the few Dutch players to ever win the award. On 20 August 2013, Van Paassen announced his retirement.[2]
International career
Van Paassen played 64 games for the Dutch national basketball team in his career.
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DBL Most Valuable Player Award
- 1975 Rogers
- 1976 Smith
- 1977 Moore
- 1978 Collins
- 1979 Lister
- 1980 Akerboom
- 1981 Akerboom
- 1982 Washington
- 1983 Lawrence
- 1984 Beck
- 1985 Akerboom
- 1986 van Helfteren
- 1987 Waitman
- 1988 Reddick
- 1989 Jones
- 1990 McDuffie
- 1991 Howell
- 1992 Howell
- 1993 Jennings
- 1994 van Poelgeest
- 1995 Nixon
- 1996 Huger
- 1997 Huijbens
- 1998 Thomas
- 1999: Biggs
- 2000: Spinks
- 2001: McGuthrie
- 2002: Tuck
- 2003: Spinks
- 2004: Reed
- 2005: Rodgers
- 2006: Rodgers
- 2007: Rodgers
- 2008: Van Paassen
- 2009: Van Paassen
- 2010: Gibson
- 2011: Dourisseau
- 2012: Boxley
- 2013: Young
- 2014: Slagter
- 2015: Jeter
- 2016: De Jong
- 2017: Jeter
- 2018: Curry
- 2019: Thompson
- 2021: Nzekwesi