Jeff Nordgaard
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Prokom Trefl Sopot | |
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Jeff Wallace Nordgaard (born February 23, 1973) is an American-born naturalized Polish former professional basketball player.
Early life
Nordgaard's father, John Nordgaard, was a biology teacher and guidance counselor at Dawson-Boyd High School and at one time its head basketball coach. When playing basketball at Dawson-Boyd High School in 1990, as a junior, Jeff scored 41 points in an 86–78 win over Canby, to set a new team record. In 1991 he became the first player in Minnesota state history to achieve a
quadruple double.[1]
Basketball career
He played college basketball for the
following season he briefly played for the Bucks before finishing the season with the CBA's Fort Wayne Fury
.
Nordgaard then returned to Europe, first going to
Chalon
.
In 2001 Nordgaard went to Poland, joining
Prokom Trefl Sopot, and stayed there through the 2006–07 season. Nordgaard moved to AZS Koszalin
for the 2007–08 season and decided to stay for the 2008–09 season.
Personal life
During his time in Poland, Nordgaard took out Polish citizenship, and played for the
Polish national team. On February 15, 2003, a son, Dawson John Nordgaard, was born to Jeff and Alexis Nordgaard. In 2005, another son was born, Langdon. His sister Chari also played basketball at University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Nordgaard nephew Kon Knueppel played basketball at Duke University
.
References
- ^ Minnesota State High School League http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/records.asp?actnum=402
External links
- Career statistics
- (in Polish) Koszalin profile