Yannick Kraag

Yannick Kraag

Kraag with Joventut Badalona in 2024
No. 1 – Club Joventut Badalona
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	(2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 22) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Career information
High school	Orange Lions Academy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–present	Joventut Badalona
2020–present	→Prat
Career highlights and awards
All-Liga ACB Young Team (2024)

Yannick Kraag (born 16 October 2002) is a Dutch basketball player for Joventut Badalona and CB Prat. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in), he plays as shooting guard or small forward. He also plays for the Netherlands national team.

Early life

Born in Amsterdam, Kraag played for BC Triple Threat in his younger years and later for the Orange Lions Academy, the affiliated youth training programme of the national federation Basketball Nederland.[1]

Professional career

In 2019, Kraag signed with Spanish club Joventut Badalona. In his first year, he played in the U18 team of the club. During the 2020–21 season, he played for CB Prat in the LEB Oro. On 1 November, he made his debut for Joventut in a Liga ACB game against Estudiantes at age 18.[2]

National team career

Kraag was selected for the Netherlands national basketball team as part of the roster for the EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers in November 2020.[3]

On 12 November 2022, Kraag made his senior debut for the Netherlands senior team in a 77–96 home loss to Ukraine. He had 15 points and 7 rebounds as a starter.[4]

Personal life

He is the grandson of Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk, a Surinamese former politician.

References

1. "La Penya ficha a Yannick Kraag, una perla de la cantera holandesa". Fullbasket.es (in Spanish). 22 August 2019.
2. "El Joventut ha hecho debutar a 31 canteranos en 17 temporadas". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
3. "Selectie".
4. "Netherlands v Ukraine boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers - 11 November". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-11-12.