Jordan Vandenberg
No. 20 – Sandringham Sabres | |
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Position | Center |
League | SEABL |
Personal information | |
Born |
Melbourne, Victoria | 25 March 1990
Nationality | Australian |
Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Box Hill (Melbourne, Victoria) |
College | NC State (2009–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014 | Westchester Knicks |
2015 | Bendigo Braves |
2016 | Sydney Kings |
2016–present | Sandringham Sabres |
Jordan Vandenberg (born 25 March 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sandringham Sabres of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). He played five 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]
Personal
Vandenberg is the son of Peter and Catherine Vandenberg, and has four siblings.[16] One of his younger sisters, Jacinta, plays college basketball for the University of Oregon.[17]
References
- ↑ Basketballer Vandenberg blijkt plots zevende Nederlander in NBA (Dutch)
- ↑ Jordan Vandenberg Gets NBA Minutes
- ↑ A Tale of Two Towers – Part 1: Jordan Vandenberg
- ↑ Australian Institute of Sport – 2009 SEABL Preview
- ↑ EMUS COMMIT TO US COLLEGES
- ↑ Jordan Vandenberg Stats
- ↑ Knicks Sign Jordan Vandenberg
- ↑ Knicks Waive Galloway & Vandenberg
- ↑ Westchester Knicks Finalize Inaugural Training Camp Roster
- ↑ Westchester Knicks Acquire Walker Russell Jr.
- ↑ Braves sign Vandenberg
- ↑ BRAVES SIGN BIG MAN JORDAN VANDENBERG
- 1 2 Player statistics for Jordan Vandenberg
- ↑ KINGS ADD LOCAL TALENT
- ↑ SABRES SIGN AMY PATTON
- ↑ A Tale of Two Towers – Part 2: Jacinta Vandenberg
- ↑ #15 Jacinta Vandenberg