Olaf Schaftenaar

Olaf Schaftenaar
Schaftenaar in 2016
No. 30 – Donar
PositionPower forward
LeagueBNXT League
Personal information
Born (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 31)
Utrecht, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
CollegeOregon State (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2019Landstede Zwolle
2019–2020Real Canoe
2020–2022Bàsquet Girona
2022CSU Sibiu
2022–presentDonar
Career highlights and awards

Olaf Schaftenaar (born 15 May 1993) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Donar of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for Oregon State before returning to the Netherlands to play professionally for Landstede Hammers. Schaftenaar also plays for the Netherlands national team.

College career

He played basketball for Oregon State for four years. In his senior year, he averaged 6.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. [1]

Professional career

On 19 September 2016, Schaftenaar signed with Landstede Basketbal.[2] He was named DBL Rookie of the Year after the 2016–17 DBL regular season.[3]

In his second season, Schaftenaar and Landstede started the season by winning the Dutch Supercup on 5 October 2017.[4] On 1 June 2019, Schaftenaar won the DBL championship with Landstede, the first in club history.[5]

On 4 June 2019, Schaftenaar signed with Real Canoe of the Spanish LEB Oro for the 2019–20 season.[6]

On 23 July 2020, Schaftenaar signed with Bàsquet Girona of the LEB Oro.[7] He averaged 5.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 16 games. On 26, February 2022, Schaftenaar signed with CSU Sibiu of the Liga Națională.[8] He averaged 5.3 points on 41.3% shooting in 10 games with Sibiu.[9]

On 10 July 2022, he signed with Donar, returning to the Netherlands after three years abroad.[10]

National team career

Schaftenaar played for the Netherlands' Under-18 and Under-20 teams.[11] He later made his debut for the Netherlands senior team, first appearing for his country on 6 July 2017 against Bulgaria.[12] He was on the 12-man roster for EuroBasket 2022.[13]

Personal life

Olaf is the son of Philip, who played professional basketball in the Eredivisie, and the younger brother of Oregon State alumni and professional player Roeland Schaftenaar.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Olaf Schaftenaar". ESPN. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Landstede contracteert Olaf Schaftenaar" (in Dutch). Landstede Basketbal. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeter: MVP van het seizoen" (in Dutch). Basketballleague.nl. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Basketballers Landstede verrassen met Supercup-zege" [Basketball players Landstede surprise with Supercup victory] (in Dutch). NOS.nl. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Cookies op destentor.nl - destentor.nl". www.destentor.nl. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Olaf Schaftenaar, nuevo pívot para el ZTE Real Canoe de baloncesto LEB ORO 2019-2020". www.realcanoe.es. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  7. ^ https://basketbalnieuws.com/olaf-schaftenaar-tekent-contract-in-spanje/
  8. ^ "Sibiu lands Olaf Schaftenaar". Eurobasket. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. ^ Proballers. "Olaf Schaftenaar, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  10. ^ Brink, Adriaan van den. "Donar versterkt zich met Olaf Schaftenaar". Donar (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Olaf Schaftenaar - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Oranje Internationals". Oranje Basketball (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Netherlands announced final 12-player roster for EuroBasket". basketnews.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  14. ^ Moran, Danny (6 February 2016). "Olaf Schaftenaar in search of NCAA Tournament dream that eluded brother". The Oregonian. Retrieved 3 October 2016.