Quinten Post

Dutch basketball player (born 2000)
Quinten Post
Post with Boston College in 2024
No. 21 – Golden State Warriors
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 24)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2024: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–presentGolden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-ACC (2024)
  • ACC Most Improved Player (2023)
  • ACC All-Defensive team (2024)

Quinten Post (born 21 March 2000) is a Dutch professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Boston College Eagles. Standing at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he plays in power forward and center positions.

Early career

Born in Amsterdam, Post played in the junior teams of Apollo Amsterdam at age 11.[1] He had his growing spurt late, and before he was on the juniors' second or third teams in his age category. Post quit the sport for 1,5 year when he was in the under-16 team.[2] He returned to play in the under-18 team, having grown to 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in), and began in the second team again. Post was promoted to the first team the next year and won the national under-18 championship in 2018 as the starting center.[2] He attended the Cartesius Lyceum.[3]

College career

Despite having offers to play for FC Barcelona Bàsquet B in Spain and KK Mega Basket in Serbia, Post opted to play college basketball in the United States.[2] He committed to Mississippi State. He transferred to Boston College after receiving limited playing time for his junior year in the 2021–22 season.[4] In his final season he was named Second Team All-ACC as well as the ACC All-Defensive Team.[5]

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2024–present)

On June 27, 2024, Post was selected with the 52nd overall pick by the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA Draft.[6] He was the first Dutch player to be selected in 15 years, the first since Henk Norel in 2009.[7]

National team career

Post was selected for the preliminary roster of the Netherlands senior team ahead of EuroBasket 2022.[8]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Mississippi State 8 0 2.6 .375 .333 1.000 1.5 .1 .0 .1 1.1
2020–21 Mississippi State 31 0 8.7 .415 .250 .571 2.1 .4 .3 .5 2.8
2021–22 Boston College 31 11 21.4 .502 .344 .721 5.4 .7 .6 1.0 9.4
2022–23 Boston College 19 13 25.7 .539 .426 .860 5.6 1.5 .2 .9 15.1
2023–24 Boston College 35 35 31.9 .514 .431 .821 8.1 2.9 .9 1.7 17.0
Career 124 59 20.6 .507 .388 .790 5.1 1.3 .5 1.0 10.2

References

  1. ^ "Quinten Post - Men's Basketball". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Quinten Post: "Er is in deze draft geen 'Big' die kan schieten zoals ik"". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Quinten Post College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. ^ Flannery, Curtis (5 May 2021). "Mississippi State's Quinten Post announces his transfer to Boston College". BC Interruption. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Quinten Post Earns a Pair of All-ACC Honors". Boston College Eagles. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ^ Flojo, Enzo (28 June 2024). "Warriors 2024 NBA Draft grades for every pick". ClutchPoints. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ^ De Ridder, Daan (28 June 2024). "Na vijftien jaar weer Nederlander gekozen in NBA Draft: Post naar Warriors" [After fifteen years a Dutchman was picked in the NBA draft: Post to Warriors]. NU.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Voorlopige selectie richting EuroBasket bekendgemaakt". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2022.

External links

  • Boston College Eagles bio
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
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