Arvin Slagter

Arvin Slagter

Slagter playing for Leiden in 2011
No. 4 – SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League DBL
EuroChallenge
Personal information
Born (1985-10-19) October 19, 1985
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
Playing career 2003–present
Career history
2003–2007 Rotterdam Basketbal
2007–2010 WCAA Giants
2010–2013 Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
2013–2014 GasTerra Flames
2014–present SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Career highlights and awards

Arvin Slagter (born September 19, 1985) is a Dutch professional basketball player who currently plays for SPM Shoeters Den Bosch in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). Slagter also played for several other Dutch teams in his career, including Rotterdam, Bergen op Zoom, Leiden and Groningen. Slagter usually plays the point guard or shooting guard position and is also a member of the Dutch national basketball team since 2006.[1]

Career

Rotterdam (2003–2007)

Slagter played his first seasons for Rotterdam Basketbal. In 2006 he was named the MVP under 23.

Bergen op Zoom (2007–2010)

Slagter left Rotterdam in 2007 for WCAA Giants in Bergen op Zoom. In 2010 he reached the DBL Finals with the Giants.

Leiden (2010–2013)

After the 2009–10 season Slagter went to Leiden to play for Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. In three seasons with Leiden he won the DBL twice, the Dutch Supercup twice and the NBB Cup once.

Groningen (2013–2014)

Slagter left the defending champion Leiden and signed with GasTerra Flames from Groningen for the 2013–14 season.[2] He won the NBB Cup with the Flames and got the top seed in the DBL. Slagter averaged 8.8 points and 4.4 assists in 24.6 minutes per game in the DBL regular season.[3] He also was the league leader in three point percentage, as he was shooting .500 from behind the arc. On April 21, 2014 Slagter was named the best player in the Netherlands, by receiving the DBL Most Valuable Player Award.[4] Slagter was the first Dutch MVP since Peter van Paassen in 2009.

After the Playoffs, in which Flames beat Amsterdam, Leiden and Den Bosch Slagter was named Playoffs MVP.[5] He averaged 8.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 14 playoff games.[6]

Den Bosch (2014–present)

On July 8, 2014, Slagter signed a 2-year contract with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.[7]

International career

In 2006, Slagter made his debut for the Netherlands national basketball team. He played at EuroBasket 2015, and averaged 4.4 points and 2.6 assists per game.

Honors

Club

2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16
2011, 2012, 2015

Individual awards

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  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     Led the league
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Bergen op Zoom DBL 43[upper-alpha 1] 25.6 .468 .458 .670 3.3 3.7 1.2 0.0 9.1
2009–10 Bergen op Zoom 41[upper-alpha 1] 25.9 .579 .415 .757 2.9 3.7 1.4 0.0 10.0
2010–11 Leiden 43[upper-alpha 1] 28.2 .463 .333 .775 3.7 3.4 1.7 0.1 9.5
2011–12 40[upper-alpha 1] 23.3 .436 .405 .774 2.8 3.0 1.2 0.0 7.5
2012–13 44[upper-alpha 1] 27.9 .457 .423 .786 4.1 4.3 1.0 0.1 11.3
2013–14 Groningen 35 24.6 .535 .500 .800 2.7 4.4 1.1 0.0 8.8
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Including Playoff games.

Player profile

Slagter is known as a three-point specialist with a high basketball IQ and excellent court vision. He is also praised for his leadership capability in the Netherlands, as he was part of championship teams with different clubs in the DBL.[8]

Personal

Slagter is the son of a Dutch father and a French mother.

References

  1. ↑ "Arvin Slagter". Basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Arvin Slagter nieuwe aanwinst GasTerra Flames" (in Dutch). Gasterraflames.nl. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Arvin Slagter profile – Game center". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  4. ↑ "Meeste seizoenprijzen naar GasTerra Flames". Ibasketball.nl. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "SPM Shoeters strikt topspeler Arvin Slagter". Omroep Brabant. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  8. ↑
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