Jordan Vandenberg (born 25 March 1990) is an Australian professional

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player for the McKinnon Cougars of the

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. He played four seasons of

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for

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. He also holds a Dutch passport because of his father.

Early life

Born in

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, Vandenberg played junior basketball for the Waverley Falcons and attended Box Hill Senior Secondary College. In 2008, he accepted a basketball scholarship at the

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(AIS) where he went on to represent Australia at the

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. He also played 17 games for the AIS during the 2008

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season. In those 17 games, he averaged 2.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. In April 2009, Vandenberg committed to play college basketball for

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College career

Vandenberg played five seasons (2009–14) for the NC State Wolfpack after being granted a medical redshirt during his junior season. He averaged 4.6 points, on 68% shooting, with 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks over 22.3 minutes in 32 games (all starts) his senior season.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Vandenberg joined the

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for the

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. On 23 October 2014, he signed with the Knicks, only to be waived by the team two days later. On 3 November 2014, he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player of New York. On 23 December 2014, he was waived by Westchester after appearing in nine games. On 4 March 2015, Vandenberg signed with the Bendigo Braves for the 2015

season. In 27 games for the Braves, he averaged 5.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.Player statistics for Jordan Vandenberg
/ref> On 7 January 2016, Vandenberg signed with the

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as an injury replacement for

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, joining the team for the rest of the

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. He appeared in eight games for the Kings, averaging 3.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. On 29 March 2016, Vandenberg signed with the Sandringham Sabres of the 2016 SEABL season. In 24 games for the Sabres, he averaged 8.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. On 27 October 2016, Vandenberg signed with Japanese team

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. In 53 games for Nishinomiya in 2016–17, he averaged 9.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.6 blocks per game. He returned to Nishinomiya for the 2017–18 season before joining

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in January 2018. In April 2019, Vandenberg joined the Southern Huskies for the

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. In 18 games, he averaged 5.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. In March 2021, Vandenberg signed with the McKinnon Cougars for the 2021

season. He re-signed with McKinnon in March 2022. In 2023, he helped the Cougars win the Big V championship.

Personal life

Vandenberg is the son of Peter and Catherine Vandenberg, and has four siblings. One of his younger sisters, Jacinta, plays college basketball for the

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.#15 Jacinta Vandenberg
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References

External links

NC State Wolfpack bioJapan League stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vandenberg, Jordan 1990 births Living people Australian expatriate basketball people in Japan Australian expatriate basketball people in New Zealand Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian Institute of Sport basketball players Australian men's basketball players Basketball players from Melbourne Centers (basketball) Kumamoto Volters players NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players Kobe Storks players Southern Huskies players Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Sydney Kings players Westchester Knicks players 21st-century Australian sportsmen