Jim Zoet (born December 20, 1953) is a Canadian former

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player,

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player and member of the Canada's Olympic basketball team. He and Brian Heaney are the only

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basketball players to play in an NBA game.

Professional career

Zoet played for the Detroit Pistons in 1982. Zoet played in seven games for the Pistons. Zoet also played professionally in the Netherlands, England, Argentina, Mexico, and the Philippines.

International career

Zoet was a member of the Canadian national team from 1977 - 1980, including being a member of the 1980 Olympic team. Zoet unfortunately was unable to compete in these 1980 games (held in Moscow) given that Canada boycotted said Olympics as a result of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. This 1980 Canadian men's team was positioned to perform well in these Olympics given that Canada competed for the bronze medal in the Olympic games preceding and following these 1980 Olympics (1976, 1984) and this time in Canadian basketball has been described as "arguably the Canadian national team's greatest era" and "Canada's golden age of basketball". Zoet competed for Canada in the 1978 FIBA World Championship and was Canada's third-leading scorer in this tournament. Canada finished 6th overall in this World Championship.

University

Zoet played on scholarship for three seasons (1973–76) for

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in the

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. Zoet then transferred to

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in the CIAU where he played for the next two seasons (1976–1978). He was named an CIAU All-Canadian both of these seasons, where he averaged 19 points per game. He was also named as a Great Plains First Team All-Star these two seasons. In the 1977 season, he led Lakehead to the CIAU national championship game, the first of two times Lakehead has reached the national championship game. This year he was named as a CIAU Tournament All-Star.

Post career

Zoet was inducted into the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame (2015) and the Lakehead University Sports Wall of Fame (2009). In 2015, the 1976-77 Lakehead men's basketball team was inducted into the Lakehead Sports Wall of Fame, of which Zoet was a crucial member.

Personal life

Zoet was born on December 20, 1953, in Uxbridge, Ontario.

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