Daniel Jansen (born March 28, 1994) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the Macedonian League. He played college basketball at

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from 2012–2016.

Playing career

High school and college

Jansen grew up in

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, and played high school ball at MOC-Floyd Valley. He joined the

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in 2012. In 2016, he was named the

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Player of the Year, and also

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national player of the year.Kelley, Calah (25 March 2016)
Augie Basketball Star Getting Loads Of Support Back Home
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''(6 November 2015)
Augustana hands Iowa first exhibition loss since 2002
''Hawk Central'' He became the school's all-time leading scorer with 2255 points.(26 March 2025).

Professional career

After graduating from Augustana in 2016, he signed with

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of the Belgium Division I. In 33 regular season games Jansen averaged 9.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while bumping his scoring output up to 17.3 points in the playoffs. On 18 August 2017, he signed with Macedonian basketball club

. He made his debut for MZT Skopje in their season opener on September 29, 2017, scoring 14 points, three rebounds and one assist in a 92–89 win over the Partizan. On 27 October 2017, he left MZT Skopje.

References

External links

ABA League ProfileBelgian league profileFIBA Europe Cup ProfileAugustana Bikings bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jansen, Daniel 1994 births Living people ABA League players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia American men's basketball players Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings men's basketball players Basketball players from Iowa KK MZT Skopje players Limburg United players People from Orange City, Iowa Power forwards 21st-century American sportsmen