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| Born | 4 December 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2014–2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014–2017 | ZZ Leiden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jan Driessen (born 4 December 1996)[1] is a Dutch basketball player. He represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Olympics in 3x3 event and won the gold medal with the Dutch national 3x3 team.
5x5 basketball career
[edit]After playing for their under-20 team,[2] Driessen made his professional debut for ZZ Leiden in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) in the 2014–15 season, under coach Eddy Casteels. He was named to the DBL All-Rookie Team, and signed a two-year contract in July 2015.[2] On 17 December 2016, he scored a career-high 14 points against Apollo Amsterdam.[3]
In June 2017, Driessen decided to return to amateur-level play with Lokomotief, in order to focus on his academic career.[4] He played 80 games for Leiden, scoring 158 points in 822 minutes.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Driessen is the older brother of Noortje Driessen who also plays basketball.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "DRIESSEN Jan". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024. (alternate link)
- 1 2 "Jan Driessen blijft bij ZZ Leiden". ZZ Leiden (in Dutch). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ Proballers. "Leiden vs. Apollo Amsterdam - Dec 17, 2016 - Game recap". Proballers. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Jan Driessen verlaat ZZ Leiden". ZZ Leiden (in Dutch). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ "Jan en Noor dromen ervan samen op Olympische Spelen te staan: 'Gespreksonderwerp nummer één'" (in Dutch). Omroep West. 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "Jan en Noor Driessen: de succesvolste broer en zus in het 3x3-basketbal" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 4 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Jan Driessen at FIBA
- Jan Driessen at FIBA 3x3
- Jan Driessen at Olympics.com
- Jan Driessen at Olympedia
- Jan Driessen at InterSportStats
- Jan Driessen at TeamNL (in Dutch)
- Jan Driessen on Instagram
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