Quinten Post
No. 21 – Golden State Warriors | |
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Position | Center |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 21 March 2000
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
Career information | |
College |
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NBA draft | 2024: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick |
Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
Playing career | 2024–present |
Career history | |
2024–present | Golden State Warriors |
2024–present | →Santa Cruz Warriors |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Quinten Post (born 21 March 2000) is a Dutch professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Boston College Eagles. Standing at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he plays in power forward and center positions.
Early career
[edit]Born in Amsterdam, Post played in the junior teams of Apollo Amsterdam at age 11.[1] He had his growing spurt late, and before he was on the juniors' second or third teams in his age category. Post quit the sport for 1,5 year when he was in the under-16 team.[2] He returned to play in the under-18 team, having grown to 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in), and began in the second team again. Post was promoted to the first team the next year and won the national under-18 championship in 2018 as the starting center.[2] He attended the Cartesius Lyceum.[3]
Post played together with Timberwolves' Jesse Edwards, while playing at Apollo Amsterdam.[4]
College career
[edit]Despite having offers to play for FC Barcelona Bàsquet B in Spain and KK Mega Basket in Serbia, Post opted to play college basketball in the United States.[2] He committed to Mississippi State. He transferred to Boston College after receiving limited playing time for his junior year in the 2021–22 season.[5] In his final season he was named Second Team All-ACC as well as the ACC All-Defensive Team.[6]
Professional career
[edit]Golden State Warriors (2024–present)
[edit]On 27 June 2024, Post was selected with the 52nd overall pick by the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA Draft.[7] He was the first Dutch player to be selected in 15 years, the first since Henk Norel in 2009.[8] He was subsequently traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in a four-team-trade for Lindy Waters III, but was subsequently traded back to the Warriors for cash considerations.[9][10] While being on a call with his parents, he cried tears of joy, but when they asked him where he was headed, he admitted he did not know either, Post told ESPN Netherlands about the chaotic draft night. Weeks later he was presented by the Warriors and chose to wear the number 21.[11]
On 26 September 2024, Post was signed to a two-way contract with the Warriors.[12]
National team career
[edit]Post was selected for the preliminary roster of the Netherlands senior team ahead of EuroBasket 2022.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Mississippi State | 8 | 0 | 2.6 | .375 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 1.1 |
2020–21 | Mississippi State | 31 | 0 | 8.7 | .415 | .250 | .571 | 2.1 | .4 | .3 | .5 | 2.8 |
2021–22 | Boston College | 31 | 11 | 21.4 | .502 | .344 | .721 | 5.4 | .7 | .6 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
2022–23 | Boston College | 19 | 13 | 25.7 | .539 | .426 | .860 | 5.6 | 1.5 | .2 | .9 | 15.1 |
2023–24 | Boston College | 35 | 35 | 31.9 | .514 | .431 | .821 | 8.1 | 2.9 | .9 | 1.7 | 17.0 |
Career | 124 | 59 | 20.6 | .507 | .388 | .790 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .5 | 1.0 | 10.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Quinten Post - Men's Basketball". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Quinten Post: "Er is in deze draft geen 'Big' die kan schieten zoals ik"". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Quinten Post College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Jeugdvrienden Edwards en Post treffen elkaar in topaffiche college basketbal". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Flannery, Curtis (5 May 2021). "Mississippi State's Quinten Post announces his transfer to Boston College". BCInterruption.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Quinten Post Earns a Pair of All-ACC Honors". Boston College Eagles. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Flojo, Enzo (28 June 2024). "Warriors 2024 NBA Draft grades for every pick". ClutchPoints.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ von Burg, Luuk (28 June 2024). "Quinten Post als 52e gedraft in NBA door Golden State Warriors" [After fifteen years a Dutchman was picked in the NBA draft: Post to Warriors]. NU.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS COMPLETE 2024 DRAFT DAY TRADES". NBA.com. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Warriors Acquire Draft Rights to Quinten Post From Trail Blazers". NBA.com. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ von Burg, Luuk (28 June 2024). "Reconstructie: Zo belandde Quinten Post op de laatste dag bij Golden State Warriors". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Center Quinten Post to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Voorlopige selectie richting EuroBasket bekendgemaakt". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- von Burg, Luuk (27 June 2024). "Quinten Post als 52e gedraft in NBA door Golden State Warriors". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- 2000 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- Basketball players from Amsterdam
- Boston College Eagles men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Dutch men's basketball players
- Golden State Warriors draft picks
- Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Power forwards
- Santa Cruz Warriors players