Chris Christoffersen

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Chris Christoffersen
Personal information
Born (1979-08-13) 13 August 1979 (age 44)
Södertälje Kings
2007–2019Bakken Bears
2009Willetton Tigers
Career highlights and awards

Chris Christoffersen (born 13 August 1979) is a retired Danish professional

NBA Development League
, Finland, Sweden and Australia.

Career

In the mid-1990s, Christoffersen moved to the United States to attend Nordhoff High School. At that time, he had only one year of organized basketball under his belt.[2] He then played four years of college basketball for the Oregon Ducks between 1998 and 2002. In 93 career games for Oregon, he averaged 4.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.[3]

His professional career began in Italy with

NBA Development League during the 2003–04 season for the Roanoke Dazzle and Fayetteville Patriots
.

In 2004, Christoffersen returned to his home country of Denmark and joined the Bakken Bears for the 2004–05 season. In 2005–06, he split the season with Bakken and Finnish club Lappeenrannan NMKY.

For the 2006–07 season, Christoffersen played in Sweden for

State Basketball League.[4]

Christoffersen announced that he would retire after the 2018–19 season on 30 May 2019.[5] Christoffersen finished his career as the all-time leader in games played and points for the Bears.

References

  1. ^ "Player: Chris Christoffersen". www.basketligaen.dk. Retrieved 2019-05-30.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Wykes, Tris (1997-02-07). "A Tall Order". LA Times.
  3. ^ Chris Christoffersen Stats
  4. ^ Great Dane' to Hit Willetton This Weekenend
  5. ^ "Chris Christoffersen fra Bakken Bears stopper sin karriere". Aarhus24 (in Danish). 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

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