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We sat down with former NBA player Geert Hammink. Born in the Netherlands, Geert was heavily involved in tennis and swimming as a youngster. After a growth spurt at the age of 14, he switched to basketball and made a name for himself with the national team. Geert received a lot of interest from many NCAA schools and several European clubs after being the leading scorer in the 1988 European championship — but he ultimately decided to commit to LSU. Following his college career, Geert had a brief NBA stint with the Orlando Magic and Golden State Warriors. Hammink eventually returned to Europe, where he had a lot of success in Germany and Greece. Today, Geert is the head coach of ZZ Leiden in the 1st Dutch Basketball League.
01:04 Basketball journey, getting recruited to LSU from Netherlands
08:57 The LSU experience
15:56 Shaquille O’Neal at LSU
20:52 Extinction of NBA big men
25:58 NBA career
30:40 Relationship with Shaq / Blue Chips movie
34:48 European basketball compared to the NBA
37:29 European career, Alba Berlin, AEK Athens, Aris & crazy fans
42:35 Three sons, Netherlands national team
48:40 Dutch Basketball League, ZZ Leiden
53:13 Quick fire questions
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We sat down with former NBA player Geert Hammink. Born in the Netherlands, Geert was heavily involved in tennis and swimming as a youngster. After a growth spurt at the age of 14, he switched to basketball and made a name for himself with the national team. Geert received a lot of interest from many NCAA schools and several European clubs after being the leading scorer in the 1988 European championship — but he ultimately decided to commit to LSU. Following his college career, Geert had a brief NBA stint with the Orlando Magic and Golden State Warriors. Hammink eventually returned to Europe, where he had a lot of success in Germany and Greece. Today, Geert is the head coach of ZZ Leiden in the 1st Dutch Basketball League.
01:04 Basketball journey, getting recruited to LSU from Netherlands
08:57 The LSU experience
15:56 Shaquille O’Neal at LSU
20:52 Extinction of NBA big men
25:58 NBA career
30:40 Relationship with Shaq / Blue Chips movie
34:48 European basketball compared to the NBA
37:29 European career, Alba Berlin, AEK Athens, Aris & crazy fans
42:35 Three sons, Netherlands national team
48:40 Dutch Basketball League, ZZ Leiden
53:13 Quick fire questions