Randy Wiel (born 21 April 1951) is a Dutch former

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player and coach. Standing at 1.95 m, he played as guard. Born and raised on

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, he worked as a police officer before moving to the United States to play college basketball with

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. After four years, he started his professional career with BV Amstelveen in the Dutch

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. On 19 December 1979, Wiel scored a career-high 39 points against BV Groningen. From 1982 to 1985, Wiel played for

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. He started his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant coach for North Carolina. He secured his first head coach position at North Carolina-Asheville Bulldogs in 1993. From 2002 to 2004, Wiel was a scout for the

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of the

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(NBA). From 2004 to 2013 he coached in the Eredivisie. He led

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to two national championships, in 2007 and 2009.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiel, Randy Dutch men's basketball players Dutch basketball coaches ZZ Leiden players Heroes Den Bosch coaches 1951 births Living people