Christopher William Dierker (Vietnamese: Đặng Quý Kiệt; born August 11, 1994) is a retired Vietnamese American professional

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of the

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(VBA).

Career

Dierker's mother Lien Dierker grew up in

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, Vietnam. He attended Salem High School and joined NAIA school Madonna University. He was Madonna's career leader in rebounds (908) and was first in rebound average (7.4 per game), while finishing with 1,483 career points, seventh all time at the university. In 2016, he set the school single-game rebounding record with 19 rebounds while scoring a career-high 29 points. Dierker graduated with a degree in biology.

Danang Dragons (2018)

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Career statistics

VBA

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Awards and honors

VBA

*Heritage MVP:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dierker, Chris 1994 births Living people American men's basketball players Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Forwards (basketball) Madonna Crusaders men's basketball players Sportspeople from Canton, Michigan Basketball players from Wayne County, Michigan Power forwards Small forwards SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam SEA Games medalists in basketball Vietnamese men's basketball players Vietnamese people of American descent SEA Games medalists in 3x3 basketball Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games silver medalists for Vietnam Danang Dragons players Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent 21st-century American sportsmen