Peter van Noord

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Peter van Noord
Personal information
Born (1963-02-03) 3 February 1963 (age 61)
Amstelveen, Netherlands[1]
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
CollegeFresno State (1984–1985)
Playing career1981–1991
PositionPower forward / center
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As player:
1981–1982Amstelveen
1982–1983Flamingo's Haarlem
1983–1984Den Helder
1985–1988Den Helder
1989–1991Red Giants
As coach:
2004Netherlands U18
2005Netherlands U16
2005–2007Leuven Bears
2007–2009Den Helder Seals
2012–2014Netherlands (assistant)
2014–2015Landslake Lions
2017–2023Den Helder Suns
2018Young Netherlands
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Peter van Noord (born 3 February 1963) is a Dutch retired basketball player and current coach.[2]

As a player, Van Noord was a 2.05 m (6 ft 8+12 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.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Voor Peter van Noord, basketbalcoach in Den Helder, is overleven een tweede natuur". www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Den Helder Suns". denheldersuns.nl. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Na zes jaar gaan Den Helder en Peter van Noord uit elkaar". www.nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-05.