Olaf Schaftenaar

Olaf Schaftenaar (born May 15, 1993) is a Dutch professional basketball player for ZTE Real Canoe of the LEB Oro. He played collegiately with Oregon State before returning to the Netherlands to play professionally.

Olaf Schaftenaar
Schaftenaar in 2016
ZTE Real Canoe NC
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1993-05-15) May 15, 1993
Utrecht, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
CollegeOregon State (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2019Landstede Zwolle
2019–presentReal Canoe
Career highlights and awards

College career

He was a four year player at Oregon State. In his senior year, he averaged 6.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.[1]

Professional career

On 19 September 2016, Schaftenaar signed with Landstede Basketbal.[2] He was named DBL Rookie of the Year after the 2016–17 DBL regular season.[3]

In his second season, Schaftenaar and Landstede started the season by winning the Dutch Supercup on 5 October 2017.[4] On 1 June 2019, Schaftenaar won the DBL championship with Landstede, the first in club history.[5]

On 4 June 2019, Schaftenaar signed with Real Canoe of the Spanish LEB Oro for the 2019–20 season.[6]

Personal life

Olaf is the younger brother of Oregon State alum and professional player Roeland Schaftenaar.[7]

References
  1. "Olaf Schaftenaar". ESPN. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. "Landstede contracteert Olaf Schaftenaar" (in Dutch). Landstede Basketbal. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. "Jeter: MVP van het seizoen" (in Dutch). Basketballleague.nl. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. "Basketballers Landstede verrassen met Supercup-zege" [Basketball players Landstede surprise with Supercup victory] (in Dutch). NOS.nl. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. "Cookies op destentor.nl - destentor.nl". www.destentor.nl. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. "Olaf Schaftenaar, nuevo pívot para el ZTE Real Canoe de baloncesto LEB ORO 2019-2020". www.realcanoe.es. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  7. Moran, Danny (February 6, 2016). "Olaf Schaftenaar in search of NCAA Tournament dream that eluded brother". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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