Noor Driessen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 August 1999 Noordwijk, Netherlands |
| Listed height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2021 | Grasshoppers |
| 2021–2023 | GiroLive Panthers Osnabrück |
| 2023–2025 | Grasshoppers |
| 2025-present | Innova-tsn Leganés |
| Career highlights | |
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Noortje Driessen (born 22 August 1999) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Innova-tsn Leganés of Liga Femenina Endesa. Standing at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), she plays in the shooting guard position. She previously played for Grasshoppers and has also been a member of the Dutch senior and 3x3 national team.
Professional career
[edit]Driessen began her career in 2014 with Grasshoppers. Her team won the Dutch championship for the first time in 2018.[1] In 2021, Driessen moved to GiroLive Panthers Osnabrück. Two years later, she returned to Grasshoppers, where her team won the Dutch championship and Carla de Liefde Trophy again in 2024 and 2025.[2][3]
For the 2025–2026 season, Driessen signed with Innova-tsn Leganés, where in her first season with the club, she recorded recording 9.8 points per game, 1.8 rebounds per game, and 1.2 assists per game.[4]
National team career
[edit]With the Dutch national 3x3 team, Driessen won the silver medal at the 3x3 Europe Cups of 2022 and the gold medal in 2023.[5][6] Her team also won the bronze medal in 2024. In 2025, Driessen was part of the Dutch national 3x3 team for the 3x3 World Cup, where they won gold.[7][8] Later that year, she won gold again at the FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup.[9] At the 2026 3x3 World Cup, she won bronze.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Driessen is the younger sister of Jan Driessen who also plays basketball.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Basketbalsters Grasshoppers grijpen ook landstitel" (in Dutch). NOS. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018.
- ↑ "Grasshoppers celebrate third straight Eredivisie title". www.eurobasket.com.
- ↑ "Zo werd Grasshoppers kampioen van Nederland". www.allesoverkatwijk.nl. 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Driessen re-signs at Leganes". Eurobasket.com. 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "Serbia's men and France's women win FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2022". FIBA. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ↑ "Nederlandse 3x3-basketbalsters schrijven geschiedenis met goud op EK". nos.nl. 7 September 2023. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "WK 3×3 Basketball komt eraan: dit zijn de Nederlandse selecties". basketball.nl. Archived from the original on 11 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ "Nederlandse 3x3-basketbalsters schrijven geschiedenis met eerste wereldtitel". nos.nl. 29 June 2025. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Nederlandse 3×3 vrouwen winnen FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup". basketball.nl (in Dutch). 7 September 2025.
- ↑ "Geen nieuwe wereldtitel 3x3-basketbalsters, wel brons door winst troostfinale". nos.nl (in Dutch). 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "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]- Noor Driessen at FIBA
- Noor Driessen at InterSportStats
- Noor Driessen at TeamNL (in Dutch)
