Olaf Schaftenaar (born 15 May 1993) is a Dutch professional

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player for

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of the BNXT League. He played collegiately with

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before returning to the Netherlands to play professionally for

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. Schaftenaar also plays for the Netherlands national team.

College career

He was a four year player at Oregon State. In his senior year, he averaged 6.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.

Professional career

On 19 September 2016, Schaftenaar signed with

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. He was named

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after the 2016–17 DBL regular season. In his second season, Schaftenaar and Landstede started the season by winning the Dutch Supercup on 5 October 2017. On 1 June 2019, Schaftenaar won the DBL championship with Landstede, the first in club history. On 4 June 2019, Schaftenaar signed with Real Canoe of the Spanish

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for the 2019–20 season. On 23 July 2020, Schaftenaar signed with

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of the LEB Oro. He averaged 5.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 16 games. On 26, February 2022, Schaftenaar signed with

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of the Liga Națională. He averaged 5.3 points on 41.3% shooting in 10 games with Sibiu. On 10 July 2022, he signed with

, returning to the Netherlands after three years abroad.

National team career

Schaftenaar played for the Netherlands' Under-18 and Under-20 teams. He later made his debut for the Netherlands senior team, first appearing for his country on 6 July 2017 against

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. He was on the 12-man roster for

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Personal life

Olaf is the son of Philip, who played professional basketball in the

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, and the younger brother of Oregon State alum and professional player

Roeland Schaftenaar Roeland Pieter Schaftenaar (born 29 July 1988) is a Dutch professional basketball player for ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League. He is also a member of the Netherlands national basketball team. Standing at , he plays as power forward. His brother Olaf ...

References

External links

Oregon State Beavers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schaftenaar, Olaf 1993 births Living people Donar (basketball club) players Dutch expatriate basketball people in Spain Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States Dutch men's basketball players Landstede Hammers players Oregon State Beavers men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Real Canoe NC basketball players Sportspeople from Utrecht (city)