// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Peter van Noord? A Dutch master of 'no ord' in his house?

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Noord, not Noord.

Peter van Noord

Personal information
Born	(1963-02-03) 3 February 1963 Amstelveen, Netherlands
Listed height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
College	Fresno State (1984–1985)
Playing career	1981–1991
Position	Power forward / center
Coaching career	2004–present
Career history
Playing
1981–1982	Amstelveen
1982–1983	Flamingo's Haarlem
1983–1984	Den Helder
1985–1988	Den Helder
1989–1991	Red Giants
Coaching
2004	Netherlands U18
2005	Netherlands U16
2005–2007	Leuven Bears
2007–2009	Den Helder Seals
2012–2014	Netherlands (assistant)
2014–2015	Landslake Lions
2017–2023	Den Helder Suns
2018	Young Netherlands
Career highlights
As player: DBL All-Star (1987)

Peter van Noord (born 3 February 1963) is a Dutch retired basketball player and current coach.

As a player, Van Noord was a 2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) power forward. Van Noord was a member of the Netherlands national basketball team and played with them at the 1986 FIBA World Championship and at FIBA EuroBasket in 1985 and 1987. In his professional career, he played for several teams in the Netherlands including Den Helder and Flamingo's Haarlem.

Van Noord started his coaching career in 2004, with the Netherlands Under-18 and later the Under-16 team. In 2005, he coached his first professional team with Leuven Bears in Belgium. Between 2017 and 2023, Van Noord was the head coach of the Den Helder Suns.