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Chris Dierker

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Chris Dierker
Personal information
Born (1994-08-11) August 11, 1994 (age 30)
Canton, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityVietnamese / American
Listed height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High schoolSalem (Canton, Michigan)
CollegeMadonna (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–2020
PositionPower forward / center
Number20
Career history
2018Danang Dragons
2018–2020Saigon Heat (ABL)
Career highlights and awards
  • VBA Heritage MVP (2018)
Medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Southeast Asian Games - 1 2
Total 0 1 2
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing  Vietnam
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Team
Men's basketball
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Team

Christopher William Dierker (Vietnamese: Đặng Quý Kiệt; born August 11, 1994) is a retired Vietnamese American professional basketball player for the Danang Dragons of the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA).[1]

Career

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Dierker's mother Lien Dierker grew up in Danang, Vietnam. He attended Salem High School and joined NAIA school Madonna University. He was Madonna's career leader in rebounds (908) and was first in rebound average (7.4 per game), while finishing with 1,483 career points, seventh all time at the university. In 2016, he set the school single-game rebounding record with 19 rebounds while scoring a career-high 29 points. Dierker graduated with a degree in biology.[2]

Danang Dragons (2018)

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Dierker was selected by the Danang Dragons with the first overall pick in the 2018 VBA draft.[2][3]

On November 4, 2020, in an Instagram post, Dierker officially retired from the Vietnam Basketball Association and professional basketball.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

VBA

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Danang Dragons 15 14 38.5 .490 .260 .470 11.1 3.2 1.6 1 20.5
Career 15 14 38.5 .490 .260 .470 11.1 3.2 1.6 1 20.5

Awards and honors

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VBA

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References

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  1. ^ "Chris Dierker - Giải bóng rổ chuyên nghiệp Việt Nam". vba.vn. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Madonna's Dierker to play professional basketball in Vietnam
  3. ^ "Highlights of the 2018 VBA Draft". March 23, 2018.