Jim Zoet (born December 20, 1953) is a Canadian former professional

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player. Born in

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, Zoet played

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for the

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in the United States and the

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in Canada. Zoet was a member of the 1980 Canadian Olympic Men's Basketball Team, and he also played professionally in the Netherlands, England, Argentina, Mexico and the Philippines. Undrafted, he played in the

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(NBA) during the 1982–83 season for the

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, appearing in 7 games and scoring 2 points. Zoet and Brian Heaney are the only two

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players to have played in an NBA game.

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1953 births Living people Basketball people from Ontario Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England Canadian expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian men's basketball players 1978 FIBA World Championship players 1990 FIBA World Championship players Centers (basketball) Detroit Pistons players Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball players Lakehead Thunderwolves basketball players National Basketball Association players from Canada People from Uxbridge, Ontario Undrafted National Basketball Association players Canadian expatriate basketball people in the Philippines Philippine Basketball Association imports {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub