Greg Vanderjagt (born 27 May 1984) is an Australian professional

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coach and former player who is the head coach of the

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of the National Basketball League (NBL). He is formerly an assistant coach for the

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, and played 10 seasons in the NBL as a player.

Playing career

Vanderjagt, a 7'0" (213 cm) tall

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, started his NBL career with the Townsville Crocodiles in 2003–04, averaging just 4.5 points and 2.6 rebounds in his first 31 games. He stayed with the Crocodiles until the end of the

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, leaving the club after appearing in 153 games. After leaving the Crocodiles, Vanderjagt moved to the Gold Coast and joined the Blaze for the 2008–09 season. He managed just nine games in his first season with the Blaze due to sustaining an injury in November 2008. He returned from injury in 2009 and played out the 2009–10 season with the Blaze, appearing in 25 games and helping the team to the semi-finals where they were knocked out by eventual champions

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in two straight games. After receiving no new contract offers, Vanderjangt sat out the entire 2010–11 season. When Townsville lost their starting centre in

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for the first seven games of the 2011–12 season, the Crocodiles wasted no time in signing Vanderjagt as an injury replacement. In his seven games with the Crocodiles, Vanderjagt averaged 5.0 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, making such an impression on head coach Paul Woolpert that he began replacing Ben Allen as starting centre. He left the club in late November 2011 upon Schenscher's return to the line-up. On 16 July 2013, Vanderjagt re-signed with the Crocodiles for the 2013–14 season. On 28 July 2014, he re-signed with the Crocodiles for the 2014–15 season.

Coaching career

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, Vanderjagt took on an assistant coaching role with the

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's Mackay Meteors. On 3 July 2015, Vanderjagt announced his retirement from professional basketball to take on an assistant coaching role at the Townsville Crocodiles. In 2020, Vanderjagt was appointed assistant coach of the

. On 13 December 2022, he was elevated to the Bullets' interim head coach. Ten days later, he was confirmed as the Bullets' head coach for the rest of the

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References

External links

Eurobasket.com profileNBL stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vanderjagt, Greg 1984 births Living people Australian men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Gold Coast Blaze players People from New South Wales Townsville Crocodiles players