Mark-Peter Hof (born 2 January 1990) is a Dutch former professional

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player. Hof usually played at the

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or power forward position.

Career

In 2008, Hof started playing as a professional player with the back then named Hanzevast Capitals, a team from the

Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT Le ...

in his hometown

Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

. Hof played three seasons in a row with the club. In 2010, he won the national championship with the team that was renamed the

GasTerra Flames GasTerra is a Dutch partially state-owned company that is active in the worldwide trade and supply of natural gas. It is owned by Royal Dutch Shell (25%), ExxonMobil (25%) and the Dutch government (50%). Its history dates back to 2005, when the com ...

. In his last season, the 2010-2011 season, he also won the

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with the team. Hof left Groningen in 2011, when he decided to go play for

Aris Leeuwarden Aris Leeuwarden is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Leeuwarden. The club competes in the BNXT League, and has competed at the highest national level since 2004. Aris plays its home games at the Kalverdijkje. Its most notable successes ...

in the same league. After playing as an amateur player in the 2012-2013 season for the Groene Uilen in the

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, Hof returned to his former team

by signing a one-year contract.Mark-Peter Hof returns to GasTerra Flames at gasterraflames.nl (17 juli 2013)

References

External links

Profile at Dutch Basketball League website

Eurobasket.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hof, Mark-Peter 1990 births Living people Power forwards Dutch Basketball League players Dutch men's basketball players Donar (basketball club) players Small forwards Aris Leeuwarden players Sportspeople from Groningen (city)