Vincent Rivaldi Kosasih (born 17 June 1996) is an Indonesian professional
basketball
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Indonesian Basketball League
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.
Early and personal life
Born in
Madiun
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, Kosasih grew up in
Surabaya
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1987 SEA Games
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. Later on he moved to
Jakarta
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while he attended
high school
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. Afterwards, he continued his studies abroad at the
Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
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located in
Hangzhou
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,
Zhejiang
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,
China
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. He finished his studies there in 2017.Vincent Rivaldi Kosasih, Sosok Misterius di Timnas Basket Indonesia JawaPos.com, 22 June 2017. Accessed 2 March 2021.
Club career
Vincent Kosasih started out his professional career with Satria Muda where he was roommate with Christian Sitepu. Kosasih recalls that Sitepu provided him with much valuable input.
In 2016, Kosasih joined Stapac Jakarta where he stayed until 2019.Vincent tak Kesulitan Beradaptasi dengan Pelita Jaya Republika Online, 12 February 2021. Accessed 2 March 2021.
In his two matches at the
2017 IBL Indonesia
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Pelita Jaya defeated Satria Muda Pertamina 3–1 in the final. This accomplishment was noteworthy as some of the team's best players had rece ...
, Vincent averaged 6.5 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block in around 11 minutes per game.
In early 2021, he signed with his former club's local competitor Pelita Jaya Bakrie Jakarta to replace Adhi Putra who retired.
Banting
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,
Malaysia
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Singapore
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. Then he also appeared at the
2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
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China defeated Korea in the championship to clin ...
in
Ulan Bator
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,
Mongolia
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.
He was a member of the
Indonesian national basketball team
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squad that won the silver medal at the
2017 Southeast Asian Games
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. He joined the team after
Adhi Pratama Adhi may refer to:
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and Kristian Liem had to withdraw due to injury. He became one of the few Indonesian
Centers
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Kosasih's game has been influenced by several coaches from Eastern Europe. When he and Stapac won the 2019 IBL, he was coached by the Lithuanian
Giedrius Žibėnas
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Coaching career
Giedrius Žibėnas on 2012 started his coaching ca ...
aka Coach Ghibi. Then in 2020 he joined the Indonesian national team and was trained by the Serbian coach
Rajko Toroman
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Coaching career
Before 2016, he served as a team consultant for the Barako Bull Energy Cola and the Petron Blaze Boosters i ...
.Wahyu Widayat Jati, 2017 head coach of Indonesia's national team stated that he values Kosasih's defense and rebounding ability.