Willem Brandwijk (born 31 July 1995) is a Dutch basketball player for Spirou of the BNXT League. He spent his college career at IUP Crimson Hawks men's basketball and Siena Saints men's basketball. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in),[1] he has also been a member of the Netherlands national basketball team.
| No. 19 – Spirou | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| League | BNXT League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 31 July 1995 Voorburg, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Holderness School (Holderness, New Hampshire) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | Feyenoord |
| 2020–2023 | Donar |
| 2023–2024 | Kangoeroes Mechelen |
| 2024–present | Spirou |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Professional career
editOn 2 July 2019, Brandwijk signed with Feyenoord Basketbal of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) for the 2019–20 season.[2] There, he would play under Netherlands national team coach Toon van Helfteren.
On 7 July 2020, Brandwijk signed a 2-year contract with Donar.[3] Brandwijk won his first silverware in the 2021–22 season, as he won the Dutch Cup with Donar. On 22 June 2022, he extended his contract with two more seasons until 2024.[4]
National team career
editIn August 2017, Brandwijk was first selected for the Netherlands national basketball team.[5] In June 2018, he was selected by coach van Helfteren for the qualification games for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Willem Brandwijk Player Profile". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- ^ "Willem Brandwijk naar Feyenoord". 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Willem Brandwijk naar Donar". Donar.nl. 7 July 2020.
- ^ Brink, Adriaan van den. "Willem Brandwijk blijft bij Donar". Donar (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Basketballers Oranje presteren het 'onmogelijke'". Omroepwest.nl. 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- ^ "Alberts, Bouwknecht, Brandwijk en Wessels terug bij Orange Lions". Oranje Basketball. Retrieved 2019-07-13.