Quinten Post Explained

Quinten Post
Position:Center
Height Ft:7
Height In:0
Weight Lb:238
League:NBA
Team:Golden State Warriors
Number:21
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Birth Date:2000 3, df=y
College:
Draft Year:2024
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:52
Draft Team:Golden State Warriors
Career Start:2024
Years1:–present
Team1:Golden State Warriors
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-ACC (2024)
  • ACC Most Improved Player (2023)
  • ACC All-Defensive team (2024)

Quinten Post (born 21 March 2000) is a Dutch professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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

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, 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. He attended the Cartesius Lyceum.[3]

College career

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. He committed to Mississippi State. He transferred to Boston College after receiving limited playing time for his junior year in the 2021–22 season.[4] In his final season he was named Second Team All-ACC as well as the ACC All-Defensive Team.[5]

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2024–present)

On 27 June 2024, Post was selected with the 52nd overall pick by the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA Draft.[6] He was the first Dutch player to be selected in 15 years, the first since Henk Norel in 2009.[7] 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.[8] [9]

National team career

Post was selected for the preliminary roster of the Netherlands senior team ahead of EuroBasket 2022.[10]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi State| 8 || 0 || 2.6 || .375 || .333 || 1.000 || 1.5 || .1 || .0 || .1 || 1.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi State| 31 || 0 || 8.7 || .415 || .250 || .571 || 2.1 || .4 || .3 || .5 || 2.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Boston College| 31 || 11 || 21.4 || .502 || .344 || .721 || 5.4 || .7 || .6 || 1.0 || 9.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Boston College| 19 || 13 || 25.7 || .539 || .426 || .860 || 5.6 || 1.5 || .2 || .9 || 15.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Boston College| 35 || 35 || 31.9 || .514 || .431 || .821 || 8.1 || 2.9 || .9 || 1.7 || 17.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 124 || 59 || 20.6 || .507 || .388 || .790 || 5.1 || 1.3 || .5 || 1.0 || 10.2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quinten Post - Men's Basketball . 8 August 2022 . Boston College Athletics . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-06-24 . Quinten Post: "Er is in deze draft geen 'Big' die kan schieten zoals ik" . 2024-06-30 . Basketball.nl . nl.
  3. Web site: Quinten Post College Stats . 8 August 2022 . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  4. Web site: Flannery . Curtis . 5 May 2021 . Mississippi State's Quinten Post announces his transfer to Boston College . 8 August 2022 . BC Interruption . en.
  5. Web site: Quinten Post Earns a Pair of All-ACC Honors . . 21 March 2024 . 11 March 2024.
  6. Web site: Enzo. Flojo. Warriors 2024 NBA Draft grades for every pick. ClutchPoints.com. 28 June 2024. 29 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Daan. De Ridder. Na vijftien jaar weer Nederlander gekozen in NBA Draft: Post naar Warriors. After fifteen years a Dutchman was picked in the NBA draft: Post to Warriors. NU.nl. 28 June 2024. 30 June 2024. nl.
  8. Web site: TRAIL BLAZERS COMPLETE 2024 DRAFT DAY TRADES. NBA.com. 6 July 2024. 23 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Warriors Acquire Draft Rights to Quinten Post From Trail Blazers. NBA.com. 6 July 2024. 23 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Voorlopige selectie richting EuroBasket bekendgemaakt . 8 August 2022 . Basketball.nl . nl.