Jordy Kuiper

Jordy Kuiper (born 2 June 1995) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for Donar of the BNXT League. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in),[1] he plays as power forward. Kuiper played five seasons of college basketball for UNCG before turning professional in 2018. He then went on to play in Iceland, Spain and France, before returning to the Netherlands in 2023.

Jordy Kuiper
No. 18 – Donar
PositionPower forward
LeagueBNXT League
Personal information
Born (1995-06-02) 2 June 1995
Groningen, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight113 kg (249 lb)
Career information
CollegeUNC Greensboro (2013–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Grindavík
2019–2020Cáceres
2020–2021CEP Lorient
2021–2023Real Valladolid
2023-presentDonar

Early career

Kuiper played with the Canarias Basketball Academy in Spain. There, he averaged 16 points and 9 rebounds per game.[2]

College career

Kuiper played college basketball for the UNC Greensboro Spartans.[2] In his third year, he redshirted. As a student at UNCG, Kuiper majored in sociology.[3]

Professional career

In August 2018, Kuiper signed his first professional contract with Grindavík in Iceland.[4] He averaged 16.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in the Icelandic Premier League.[1]

On 7 August 2019, Kuiper signed with Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto for the 2019–20 season.[5]

On 14 July 2020, Kuiper signed with CEP Lorient in France.[6][7] He averaged 7.2 points in 13 games in the NM1.

On August 2, 2021, he has signed with Real Valladolid Baloncesto of the LEB Oro.[8] Kuiper remained with Valladolid for a second season.

In August 2023, Kuiper signed a one-year agreement with Donar, the team from his hometown Groningen that he supported as a kid.[9]

National team career

On 12 November 2022, Kuipers made his senior debut for the Netherlands senior team in a 77–96 home loss to Ukraine. He scored 2 points in nine minutes of play.[10]

Personal

Kuiper has type 1 diabetes.[11] Growing up in Groningen, he was a supporter of Donar.[9]

References
  1. "Jordy Kuiper Basketball Player Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. "Jordy Kuiper Bio". uncgspartans.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. "Jordy Kuiper - 2017-18 - Men's Basketball". UNC Greensboro. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (14 August 2018). "Tveir evrópskir leikmenn komnir til Grindavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. "Jordy Kuiper aporta poderío físico al plantel del Cáceres". Hoy. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. "Basketballer Jordy Kuiper gaat bezig met 'groot project' in Frankrijk". 14 July 2020.
  7. JORDY KUIPER, 9ÈME JOUEUR DE L'EFFECTIF POUR LA SAISON 2020-2021
  8. "Jordy Kuiper, un ala-pívot versátil para el UEMC". realvalladolidbaloncesto.es (in Spanish). August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  9. "Jordy Kuiper is weer thuis". Donar (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  10. "Netherlands v Ukraine boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers - 11 November". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  11. "Jordy Kuiper". Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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