Hans Vanwijn

Hans Vanwijn

No. 10 – Yukatel Merkezefendi Basket
Position	Power forward
League	Basketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born	(1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 29) Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Listed height	208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2017: undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2013–2014	Leuven Bears
2014–2017	Limburg United
2017–2020	Antwerp Giants
2020–2021	JDA Dijon
2021–2022	Casademont Zaragoza
2022–2023	Nanterre 92
2023	BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2023–2024	Hapoel Holon
2024–present	Merkezefendi Basket
Career highlights and awards
2× Belgian Cup champion (2019, 2020) 2× Belgian Player of the Year (2019, 2020) Belgian League Young Player of the Year (2016)

Hans Vanwijn (born 15 February 1995) is a Belgian professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

Professional career

Vanwijn was named the BLB Young Player of the Year during the 2015–16 season, after averaging 7.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for Limburg.[1]

In 2016-17 playing for Limburg, he averaged 7.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.[2]

On 14 April 2017, it was announced that Vanwijn transferred to Antwerp Giants, signing a 3-year contract with the club.[3] In 2017-18, he averaged 9.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, and shot 42% from three point range.[2] In 2018-19, he averaged 6.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.[2] In the 2018–19 season, he reached the Final Four of the Basketball Champions League with Antwerp. The team ended in the third place.

After the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vanwijn decided not to extend his contract with Antwerp.[4]

On 8 July 2021 he signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[5] Playing for them in 2021-22, he averaged 6.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.[2]

On 1 July 2022 he signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.[6] Playing for Nanterre, he averaged 5.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.[2]

At the beginning of July 2023, after a very difficult season individually at Nanterre 92, Vanwijn signed and reunited with his former coach Laurent Legname at BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque.[7]

On December 1, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[8]

On November 1, 2024, he signed with Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[9]

International career

Vanwijn has been a member of the Belgian national basketball team since 2017.[10]

Honours

Antwerp Giants

• Belgian Cup (2): 2018–19, 2019–20

References

1. "Amerikaan Tofi beste basketballer in België". Sporza.be. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
2. "Hans Vanwijn Player Profile, Hapoel Unet Holon - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
3. "Hans Vanwijn naar Port of Antwerp Giants". Gazet van Antwerpen. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
4. "Hans Vanwijn verlaat Antwerp Giants: "Kijk uit naar nieuwe uitdaging"". sporza.be. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
5. Carchia, Emiliano (July 8, 2021). "Casademont Zaragoza lands Hans Vanwjin". Sportando. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
6. Maggi, Alessandro (July 4, 2022). "Hans Vanwijn signs with Nanterre". Sportando. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
7. "Hans Vanwijn va retrouver Laurent Legname au BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque". bebasket.fr (in French). July 7, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
8. "H.Holon signs Hans Vanwijn". Eurobasket. December 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
9. @merkezefendigsk (November 26, 2024). "Hans Vanwijn #buşehrintakımı'nda!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. "VANWIJN, Hans". Basket Belgium. Retrieved 2017-09-06.