Daniel Jansen (basketball)

Daniel Jansen (born March 28, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for MZT Skopje of the Macedonian League. He played college basketball at Augustana University from 2012–2016.^[1][2][3]

Daniel Jansen

Free agent
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1994-03-28) March 28, 1994 (age 30) Orange City, Iowa, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City, Iowa)
College	Augustana (South Dakota) (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2016–2018
Career history
2016–2017	Limburg United
2017	MZT Skopje
Career highlights and awards
NCAA Division II champion (2016) NABC Division II Player of the Year (2016) 2× First-team Division II All-American (2015, 2016) 2× NSIC Player of the Year (2015, 2016) 3× First-team All-NSIC (2014–2016)

Playing career

High school and college

Jansen grew up in Orange City, Iowa, and played high school ball at MOC-Floyd Valley. He joined the Augustana University Vikings in 2012. In 2016, he was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Year,^[4] and also NCAA Division II national player of the year.^[5][6]

Professional career

After graduating from Augustana in 2016, he signed with Limburg United of the Belgium Division I.^[7][8] In 33 regular season games Jansen averaged 9.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, while bumping his scoring output up to 17.3 points in the playoffs.

On 18 August, 2017, he signed with Macedonian basketball club MZT Skopje.^[9] He made his debut for MZT Skopje in their season opener on September 29, 2017, scoring 14 points, three rebounds and one assist in a 92–89 win over the Partizan. ^[10][11] On 27 October, 2017, he left MZT Skopje.^[12]

References

1. "High ambitions led Jansen to become Augustana career scoring leader". siouxcityjournal.com. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
2. "Dan Jansen leaves mark as one of the best to ever play at Augustana". argusleader.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
3. . basketballcatalyst.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
4. . keloland.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
5. Kelley, Calah (25 March 2016). Augie Basketball Star Getting Loads Of Support Back Home, KELO-TV
6. (6 November 2015). Augustana hands Iowa first exhibition loss since 2002, Hawk Central
7. "Jansen signs with club in Belgium". argusleader.com. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
8. "Former Augustana men's basketball star Daniel Jansen signs contract to play professionally in Belgium". KSFY-TV. July 26, 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
9. "MZT sign two American players - Jansen and Bailey are coming to Skopje". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
10. "ABA League first round, season 2017/2018". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
11. "MZT beat Partizan NIS in excellent atmosphere in Skopje". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
12. "Црногорецот Спасојевиќ го менува Џенсен во составот на МЗТ Скопје Аеродром". mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. Retrieved 27 October 2017.

External links

• ABA League Profile
• Belgian league profile
• FIBA Europe Cup Profile
• Augustana Bikings bio