 Wiel in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1951 Curaçao |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | North Carolina (1975–1979) |
| NBA draft | 1979: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1979–1985 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 1988–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1979–1982 | BV Amstelveen |
| 1982–1985 | Elmex Leiden |
| As coach: | |
| 1988–1993 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| 1991–1993 | Netherlands |
| 1993–1996 | North Carolina-Asheville |
| 1996–2002 | Middle Tennessee |
| 2002–2004 | Los Angeles Lakers (scout) |
| 2004–2005 | EiffelTowers Nijmegen |
| 2005–2009 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch |
| 2011–2013 | Rotterdam Basketbal College |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Randy Wiel (born 21 April 1951) is a Dutch former basketball player and coach. Standing at 1.95 m, he played as guard.[1]
Born and raised on Curaçao, he worked as a police officer before moving to the United States to play college basketball with North Carolina.[2] After four years, he started his professional career with BV Amstelveen in the Dutch Eredivisie.[3] On 19 December 1979, Wiel scored a career-high 39 points against BV Groningen.[1] From 1982 to 1985, Wiel played for Elmex Leiden.
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 Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[4]
From 2004 to 2013 he coached in the Eredivisie. He led EiffelTowers Den Bosch to two national championships, in 2007 and 2009.
References
- ^ a b "Randy Wiel Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier - NBB Database, basketball statistieken". db.basketball.nl. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Introductie Randy Wiel Rotterdam Basketbal College". Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Randy Wiel coach van Rotterdam
- ^ Troost, Fred (17 December 2004). "'Coachen is een nomadisch bestaan'". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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