Dexter Hope (born 30 January 1993) is a Dutch basketball player who last played for

Apollo Amsterdam Apollo Amsterdam is a Dutch basketball team based in Amsterdam. The club plays its games in the Promotiedivisie, the Dutch second-level league. The club was founded in 2011 and has played in the highest national level for years, from 2012 to 202 ...

of the

BNXT League The BNXT League is a professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the Dutch Basketball League, DBL and Pro Basketball League, PBL. The inaugural season ...

. Hope is a 6 ft 1

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Early career

Hope played in the junior teams of BV Hoofddorp and

Amsterdam Basketball Amsterdam Basketball was a Dutch professional basketball club from the city of Amsterdam, established in 1995 and dissolved in 2011. The club won the Dutch championship seven times and the Dutch Cup five times. History Early years (1995–1997) ...

Professional career

Hope started his professional career in 2011 with

Aris Leeuwarden LWD Basket is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Leeuwarden. Founded as Aris Leeuwarden in 2004, the club competes in the BNXT League, and has competed at the highest national level since its foundation. The team plays its home games at ...

. He played here for four seasons, before signing with

Donar Thor (from ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility. Beside ...

. With Donar, Hope won the

Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT Le ...

(DBL), the Dutch national championship, in 2016. In the 2016–17 season, Hope returned to Aris Leeuwarden. On 20 July 2017 Hope signed with

SC Rasta Vechta Sports Club Rasta Vechta is a German basketball club based in Vechta, Lower Saxony. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), following their promotion from the ProA in 2022–23. Founded in 1979, the club has spent the majority of its ...

of the German second tier league

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. In the 2018–19 season, Hope was a member of the roster of

of the DBL. After the 2019–20 season, Hope retired from professional basketball but he returned to Apollo a half year later. On 5 August 2021, he extended his contract until 2022.

National team career

Hope played for the Netherlands under-16, under-18 and under-20 teams. In 2014, Hope was selected for the Netherlands senior team for the first time. He was part of the team that qualified for the Netherlands' first EuroBasket tournament in 25 years. Hope was not selected for the

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tournament.

References

External links

''Eurobasket.com'' – Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hope, Dexter 1993 births Living people Apollo Amsterdam players Aris Leeuwarden players Donar (basketball club) players Dutch Basketball League players Dutch expatriate basketball people in Germany Dutch men's basketball players Guards (basketball) Sportspeople from Haarlemmermeer SC Rasta Vechta players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen