Joshua Rolin Heytvelt (; born June 26, 1986) is an American former professional

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player who last played for

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of the Japanese National Basketball League.

College

The 6-foot 11 inch (2.11 m)

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came to the

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in 2004 after a high school career in

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that saw him named the state's Class 3A Player of the Year for three consecutive years. He sat out the 2004–05 season as a

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. Coach

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and the Bulldogs counted on Heytvelt to be a major contributor in his freshman season of eligibility in 2005–06 as part of the supporting cast behind superstar

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, but he missed most of the season due to a broken ankle suffered in the

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. In the 2006–07 season, he emerged as a potential star, becoming the team's second-leading scorer with 15.5 per game (behind Derek Raivio), top rebounder (7.7 per game), and leading shot-blocker (1.7 per game). The best game of his career came on February 26, 2009 against Santa Clara, when he scored 29 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. However, in what was effectively his freshman year as a player, there were several games in which he made only sporadic impact.

Professional career

Following his senior season with Gonzaga in 2008–09, he declared for the

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, where he went

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. In 2009 Heytvelt played for the

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in the

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. For his first pro season, he went to Turkey to play for

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. In May 2010, he signed with

Lottomatica Roma Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, commonly known as Virtus Roma, was an Italian professional basketball club based in Rome, Lazio. It competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the LBA, for the last time in the 2020–21 season. It was forme ...

until the end of the 2009–10 season and then was re-signed for another season, but left the team in January 2011. On January 13, 2011 he signed with

KK Zagreb Košarkaški klub Zagreb ( en, Zagreb Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Zagreb or simply Zagreb, was a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competed in the ABA League and the Croatian League. In the 2011–12 season ...

in Croatia until the end of the season. He later re-signed with Zagreb for one more season. On June 28, 2012, Heytvelt returned to Turkey after signing a contract with

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for the 2012–13 season. For the 2013–14 season, he signed with

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of the

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On August 2, 2014, Heytvelt signed with

of the Japanese National Basketball League.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Profile

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TBLStat.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heytvelt, Josh 1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from Washington (state) Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball players KK Zagreb players Oyak Renault basketball players Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players People from Clarkston, Washington Power forwards (basketball) Sun Rockers Shibuya players Tofaş S.K. players Yeşilgiresun Belediye players