Peter van Paassen

Peter van Paassen
	Van Paassen (in red) defending Tim Blue in 2010
Apollo Amsterdam
Position	Assistant coach
League	Dutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born	December 20, 1978 (age 45); Den Haag, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Career information
College	St. Bonaventure (1997–2001)
NBA draft	2001: undrafted
Playing career	2001–2013
Position	Center
Number	8, 12, 14
Career history
As player:
2001–2003	Orange Oostende
2003–2004	Melilla Baloncesto
2004–2005	Den Helder
2005–2009	MyGuide Amsterdam
2009–2013	EiffelTowers Den Bosch
2010–2011	→Dexia Mons-Hainaut
As coach:
2015–present	Apollo Amsterdam (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	2x DBL Most Valuable Player (2008, 2009); 3x DBL champion (2008, 2009, 2012); 2x Dutch Cup champion (2006, 2013); Belgian League champion (2002); Belgian Cup champion (2011); 2x All-DBL Team (2008, 2009); 4x DBL All-Star (2007–2010);

Peter van Paassen (born 12 December 1978) is a former Dutch basketball player.^[1] Van Paassen played for multiple teams in Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he usually played as center. Van Paassen has won the Dutch MVP award two times, which makes him one of the few Dutch players to ever win the award. On 20 August 2013, Van Paassen announced his retirement.^[2]

International career

Van Paassen played 64 games for the Dutch national basketball team in his career.

References

^ "Peter van Paassen". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
^ "Basketballer Van Paassen stopt" (in Dutch). Volkskrant.nl. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

[1] "Peter van Paassen". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

[2] "Basketballer Van Paassen stopt" (in Dutch). Volkskrant.nl. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

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