Jordan Vandenberg

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]

Jordan Vandenberg
Vandenberg with NC State in February 2014
No. 10 – McKinnon Cougars
PositionCenter
LeagueBig V
Personal information
Born (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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 career2008–present
Career history
2008Australian Institute of Sport
2014Westchester Knicks
2015Bendigo Braves
2016Sydney Kings
2016Sandringham Sabres
2016–2018Nishinomiya Storks
2018Kumamoto Volters
2019Southern Huskies
2021–presentMcKinnon Cougars
Career highlights and awards

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 in January 2018.[17][18][19]

In April 2019, Vandenberg joined the Southern Huskies for the 2019 New Zealand NBL season.[20] In 18 games, he averaged 5.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

In March 2021, Vandenberg signed with the McKinnon Cougars for the 2021 Big V season.[21] He re-signed with McKinnon in March 2022.[22] In 2023, he helped the Cougars win the Big V championship.[23][24]

Personal life

Vandenberg is the son of Peter and Catherine Vandenberg, and has four siblings.[25] One of his younger sisters, Jacinta, plays college basketball for the University of Oregon.[26]

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. 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. ジョーダン・ヴァンデンバーグ選手 期限付移籍のお知らせ (in Japanese)
  18. ［player info］新規加入選手のお知らせ (in Japanese)
  19. ジョーダン・ヴァンデンバーグ選手 契約満了のお知らせ (in Japanese)
  20. Southern Huskies embark on historic journey in NZ NBL
  21. "McKinnon Basketball on Instagram". 9 March 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  22. "@McKinnonBBall is excited to announce the signing of big 7'1 centre Jordan Vandenberg". twitter.com/Basketball_Vic. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  23. "Hume vs McKinnon". basketballvictoria.com.au. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  24. "Huge congratulations to our CM 2023 Champions - McKinnon Basketball Association". facebook.com/BigVBasketball. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  25. A Tale of Two Towers – Part 2: Jacinta Vandenberg
  26. #15 Jacinta Vandenberg
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