Rogier Jansen (born 29 August 1984) is a Dutch retired

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player and current coach. Jansen has represented the

Dutch national basketball team The Netherlands men's national basketball team ( nl, Het Nederlands nationaal basketbalteam) represents the Netherlands in international basketball matches. The national team is governed by Basketball Nederland. The Dutch have reached the Eur ...

multiple times.

Professional career

On 2 July 2003 Jansen signed with

Hanzevast Capitals Donar, also known as Donar Groningen, is a professional basketball club based in Groningen, Netherlands. The club competes in the BNXT League and its home arena is MartiniPlaza, which has a seating capacity of 4,350 people. Donar is one of t ...

- or Donar - from

Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

. In the 2003–04 season Jansen won the Dutch national championship with the team. In 2005, he got his first

NBB Cup The Basketball Cup, formerly the NBB Cup ( nl, NBB-Beker), is an annual cup competition for Dutch basketball teams organised by the Basketball Nederland. Every team in the Netherlands can participate by signing up for the preliminary rounds. Prof ...

. In the 2005–06 season Jansen played for BC Omniworld in

Almere Almere () is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland, Netherlands, located about 20 km to the east of Amsterdam (as the crow flies) across the IJmeer. Bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde, the municipality of Almere comprises ...

. Jansen returned to Groningen in 2007. After two seasons with the Capitals, he signed with

EiffelTowers Den Bosch Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch. The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several spons ...

. In the 2011–12 season Jansen 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 L ...

with Den Bosch. It was his second national championship. During the 2012–13 season, Jansen returned to his former club Donar, now named

GasTerra Flames GasTerra is a Dutch partially state-owned company that is active in the worldwide trade and supply of natural gas. It is owned by Royal Dutch Shell (25%), ExxonMobil (25%) and the Dutch government (50%). Its history dates back to 2005, when the com ...

. His contract wasn't extended. On 28 June 2013 it was announced Jansen signed with the

Den Helder Kings BV Den Helder was a professional basketball club from Den Helder, Netherlands. The team had several seasons in the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional league in the Netherlands. The club is currently inactive, however Den Helder ...

for the 2013–14 season. In August 2014, Jansen signed a 2-year deal with

Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT League, the domestic first tier league. Their home games are played at Vijf Meihal, which has 2,000 seats. ...

. In the 2015–16 season, Jansen was named

DBL Sixth Man of the Year The DBL Sixth Man of the Year is an award that is handed out to the best player that comes off the bench in the Dutch Basketball League, the highest tier of basketball in the Netherlands. The award was handed out for the first time after the 2013 ...

. On 26 October 2017, Jansen signed with

CB Clavijo Club Baloncesto Clavijo is a professional Basketball team based in Logroño, La Rioja. The team currently plays in league LEB Oro. History Founded in 1967, CB Clavijo started their first years playing in the provincial league and after achiev ...

of the Spanish second tier

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. He transferred to

Ourense Ourense (; es, Orense ) is a city and capital of the province of Ourense, located in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is on the Camino Sanabrés path of the Way of St James ( Camino de Santiago), and is crossed by t ...

in November 2017. In March 2018, Jansen signed with his third Spanish club of the season,

CD Estela Club Deportivo Estela is a basketball team based in Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain. History Estela was founded in 1999 in Santander. In June 2011, the team tried to be promoted into one of the vacant berths in LEB Plata, but the club continu ...

of the

Liga EBA Liga Española de Baloncesto Aficionado (EBA), commonly known as Liga EBA, is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth tier level in the Spanish basketball league system, after the Liga ACB, LEB Oro, and LEB Plata. It is administer ...

Coaching career

Jansen was assistant coach with

Apollo Amsterdam Apollo Amsterdam is a professional basketball team based in Amsterdam. The club plays its games in the BNXT League, the Dutch top league. The club was founded in 2011 and has been playing in the highest national level for years. The amateur secti ...

in the 2018–19 season.

Honours

Club

;

Donar Groningen Donar, also known as Donar Groningen, is a professional basketball club based in Groningen, Netherlands. The club competes in the BNXT League and its home arena is MartiniPlaza, which has a seating capacity of 4,350 people. Donar is one ...

(1): 2003–04 *

(1): 2004–05 ;

(1): 2011–12

Individual

DBL MVP Under 23 The Dutch Basketball League (DBL) Most Valuable Player Under 23 is an award that is yearly given to the best player under age 23 in the DBL, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau ...

(1): 2006–07 *

DBL All-Star The Dutch Basketball League All-Star Gala was a yearly basketball event in the Netherlands, organised by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). During the event the yearly All-Star Game was played, which included the best players of a given ...

(4): 2009, 2014,2015,2016 * DBL Rookie of the Year (1): 2003–04

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jansen, Rogier 1984 births Almere Pioneers players Living people Den Helder Kings players Donar (basketball club) players Dutch Basketball League players Dutch men's basketball players Leuven Bears players Shooting guards Heroes Den Bosch players Basketball players from Amsterdam West-Brabant Giants players CB Clavijo players B.S. Leiden players