Geert Hendrik Hammink (born 12 July 1969) is a Dutch former

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player and current coach. He is the current head coach of the

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of the German

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. He was selected by the

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in the first round (26th overall) of the 1993 NBA Draft. Hammink played for the Magic and had a small stint with the

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in 3 NBA seasons. In his NBA career, Hammink appeared in 8 games and scored a total of 14 points. He played

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(LSU). He had a small role as a member of the Indiana Hoosiers basketball team in the movie ''

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Coaching career

Dutch Windmills

On 6 July 2018, Hammink was appointed as

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of the

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, which made its debut season in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). Despite reaching the semi-finals of the NBB Cup and being in the fifth place in the DBL, Windmills struggled with financial problems throughout the season. In December 2018, Windmills was refused entrance to its home arena due to its payment arrears. On 10 April 2019, it was announced that Windmills would withdraw from the DBL. Its results in the second half of the competition were scrapped by the DBL.

ZZ Leiden

On 17 May 2020, Hammink signed a contract as head coach of

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until 2021. Leiden finished in the first-placed with a 17–4 record and Hammink was named the

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after the regular season. In 2022, he guided Leiden to the championship title in the

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Skyliners Frankfurt

Hammink agreed with Leiden to leave his contract early and inked a two-year deal with German

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in June 2022.

Honours

Playing career

Club

;Alba Berlin *3×

: (1998, 1999, 2000) *2×

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: (1999, 2004) ;AEK Athens *

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: (2001)

Individual

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: (2004)

Coaching career

Club

;ZZ Leiden * Dutch Basketball League: (

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)

Personal

Hammink's

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-born sons, Shane Hammink, and twins Ryan Hammink and

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, are also professional basketball players. Shane Hammink played for Canarias Basketball Academy in Spain's

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, was a member of the

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team and

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammink, Geert 1969 births Living people AEK B.C. players Alba Berlin players Aris B.C. players Centers (basketball) Dutch expatriate basketball people in Germany Dutch expatriate basketball people in Greece Dutch expatriate basketball people in Italy Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States Sportspeople from Gelderland Dutch men's basketball players Dutch Windmill coaches Golden State Warriors players Greek Basket League players Köln 99ers players LSU Tigers basketball players National Basketball Association players from the Netherlands Omaha Racers players Orlando Magic draft picks Orlando Magic players Pallacanestro Cantù players Panionios B.C. players People from Montferland Skyliners Frankfurt coaches Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden coaches