Maarten Bouwknecht

Maarten Bouwknecht (born 14 December 1994) is a professional basketball player who plays for ZZ Leiden.[1] Born in Groningen, he started his career with Donar in 2013. Standing at 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), he usually plays as point guard or shooting guard.

Maarten Bouwknecht
No. 2 – ZZ Leiden
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBNXT League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994
Groningen, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2015Donar
2015–2019Den Bosch
2019–2021Worcester Wolves
2021–presentZZ Leiden
Career highlights and awards

Career

After playing in the youth teams of the club, Bouwknecht signed with the first team of GasTerra Flames (the sponsored name of Donar) in the summer of 2013.[2] He won the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) championship and the NBB Cup in 2014.

On 23 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with Den Bosch.[3] In the 2015–16 season, Bouwknecht was named the DBL MVP Under 23.[4]

On 20 August 2019, Bouwknecht signed with the Worcester Wolves of the British Basketball League (BBL).[5] With the Wolves, Bouwknecht won the BBL Cup title.

On 4 July 2021, Bouwknecht returned to the Netherlands when he signed a one-year contract with ZZ Leiden.[6] He won the first-ever BNXT League championship with the team. On 14 June 2022, he extended his contract with two more seasons, until 2024.[7]

On 12 March 2023, he won the Dutch Basketball Cup with Leiden after defeating Landstede Hammers in the final. Bouwknecht scored a game-high 19 points in the final.[8] In May, Bouwknecht won his second Dutch national championship.[9]

National team career

Bouwknecht made his debut for the Netherlands men's national basketball team on 7 July 2017, under coach Toon van Helfteren in a game against Bulgaria.[10]

References
  1. "Eredivisie basketbal Nederland, basketballleague.nl". basketballleague.nl. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. Maarten Bouwknecht bij selectie GasTerra Flames Archived 2014-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "SPM Shoeters Den Bosch - Transfernieuws - Bouwknecht en Lietmeijer". spmshoeters.nl. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. "Worthy de Jong uitgeroepen tot MVP". DBL. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. "Worcester Wolves land Maarten Bouwknecht, ex Den Bosch - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  6. "ZZ Leiden trekt Maarten Bouwknecht aan". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. "ZZ Leiden | ZZ Leiden legt Maarten Bouwknecht voor twee jaar vast". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  8. "Leiden wint spannende basketbalfinale van Zwolle, dat die beker maar niet kan winnen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  9. "Spektakel in basketbalfinale, ZZ Leiden sleept titel voor de poorten van de hel weg". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  10. "Oranje Internationals". Oranje Basketball (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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