Coen Stolk

Coen Stolk
Personal information
Born (1997-06-26) 26 June 1997
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
Playing career2014–2026
PositionSmall forward
Number6
Career history
2014–2015Landstede Zwolle
2015–2022Feyenoord
2022–2026Landstede Hammers

Coen Stolk (born 26 June 1997) is a Dutch former professional basketball player. He also plays for the Netherlands national team.

Professional Career

A product of the youth academy, Stolk started his career playing for Landstede Zwolle before signing with Feyenoord, then known as Rotterdam Basketbal, in 2015.[1]

Stolk averaged 6.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game during the 2019–20 season. On 9 July 2020, Stolk extended his contract until 2022.[2] In the 2021–22 season, he averaged a career-high 10.6 points per game with Feyenoord.[3]

On 9 June 2022, Stolk signed with Landstede Hammers and thus returned to his former club.[3]

On May 11, 2026, Coen Stolk announced his retirement from professional basketball with immediate effect after suffering four concussions, with medical advice deeming it unsafe for him to continue playing.[4]

National team career

Stolk has played for the Netherlands under-20 team at the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B in Greece.

On 25 February 2023, Stolk made his debut for the Netherlands senior team in a home game against Georgia.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Basketball League". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Coen Stolk extends deal with Feyenoord". 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Coen Stolk keert terug bij Landstede Hammers". Landstede Hammers (in Dutch). 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Coen Stolk is forced to end his basketball career". bnxtleague.com. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "De Orange Lions hebben opnieuw de harten gestolen van de Nederlandse basketbalfans, al ging Georgië er toch met de zege vandoor". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2023.