Christopher William Dierker (Vietnamese: Đặng Quý Kiệt; born August 11, 1994) is a retired Vietnamese American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(VBA).

Career

Dierker's mother Lien Dierker grew up in

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, Vietnam. He attended Salem High School and joined NAIA school

Madonna University Madonna University is a private Roman Catholic university in Livonia, Michigan. It was founded as the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Junior College by the Felician Sisters in 1937. It became Madonna College in 1947 and Madonna Univers ...

. He was Madonna's career leader in rebounds (908) and was first in rebound average (7.4 per game), while finishing with 1,483 career points, seventh all time at the university. In 2016, he set the school single-game rebounding record with 19 rebounds while scoring a career-high 29 points. Dierker graduated with a degree in biology.

Danang Dragons (2018)

Dierker was selected by the Danang Dragons with the first overall pick in the 2018 VBA draft.Madonna's Dierker to play professional basketball in Vietnam
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and professional basketball.

Career statistics

VBA

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Awards and honors

VBA

*Heritage MVP:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dierker, Chris 1994 births Living people American men's basketball players Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Forwards (basketball) Madonna Crusaders men's basketball players People from Canton, Michigan Basketball players from Wayne County, Michigan Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam SEA Games medalists in basketball Vietnamese basketball players Vietnamese people of American descent SEA Games medalists in 3x3 basketball Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games silver medalists for Vietnam Danang Dragons players Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent