Arvin Slagter

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Arvin Slagter

| image = Arvin Slagter (NED) 2016.jpg

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| caption = Slagter in 2016

| position = Point guard / shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

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| nationality = Dutch

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|10|19}}

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

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| career_start = 2003

| career_end = 2019

| team1 = Rotterdam

| years1 = 2003–2007

| team2 = West-Brabant Giants

| years2 = 2007–2010

| team3 = ZZ Leiden

| years3 = 2010–2013

| team4 = Donar

| years4 = 2013–2014

| team5 = Den Bosch

| years5 = 2014–2016

| team6 = Donar

| years6 = 2016–2019

| highlights = *6× DBL champion (2011, 2013–2015, 2017, 2018)

5× Dutch Cup champion (2012, 2014, 2016–2018)
4× Dutch Supercups champion (2011, 2012, 2015, 2016)
DBL Most Valuable Player (2014)
DBL Play-offs MVP (2014)
2x DBL Sixth Man of the Year (2017, 2018)
All-DBL Team (2014)
DBL All-Defense Team (2014)
2× DBL MVP Under 23 (2006, 2008)
2× Kees Akerboom Trophy (2013, 2014)
8× DBL All-Star (2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)

| medaltemplates=

{{Medal|Country|the {{3x3|NED}}}}

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Arvin Slagter (born 19 September 1985) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for the Netherlands men's national 3x3 team. Slagter became an Olympic champion in Paris 2024 with the Netherlands.

Slagter also played for several other Dutch 5vs5 teams in his career, including Rotterdam, Bergen op Zoom, Leiden and Groningen. Slagter usually plays the point guard or shooting guard position and is also a member of the 5vs5 Dutch national basketball team since 2006.{{Cite web |url=http://www.basketballleague.nl/speler/151 |title=Arvin Slagter |publisher=Dutch Basketball League |access-date=22 April 2014}} He is currently a member of the 3X3 Dutch National Team. Slagter is the all-time leader in assists (1,614) in the Dutch Basketball League.{{cite web |title=All-Time Topscoorders lijsten - NBB Database, basketball statistieken |url=http://db.basketball.nl/db/overzicht/topscoorders.pl |website=db.basketball.nl |access-date=14 April 2021}}

Career

=Rotterdam (2003–2007)=

Slagter played his first seasons for Rotterdam Basketbal. In 2006 he was named the MVP under 23.

=West-Brabant Giants (2007–2010)=

Slagter left Rotterdam in 2007 for WCAA Giants in Bergen op Zoom. In 2010 he reached the DBL Finals with the Giants.

=ZZ Leiden (2010–2013)=

After the 2009–10 season Slagter went to Leiden to play for Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. In three seasons with Leiden he won the DBL twice, the Dutch Supercup twice and the NBB Cup once.

=GasTerra Flames (2013–2014)=

Slagter left the defending champion Leiden and signed with GasTerra Flames (formerly Donar) from Groningen for the 2013–14 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.gasterraflames.nl/nieuws/arvin-slagter-nieuwe-aanwinst-gasterra-flames |title=Arvin Slagter nieuwe aanwinst GasTerra Flames |language=nl |publisher=Gasterraflames.nl |access-date=21 April 2014}} He won the NBB Cup with the Flames and got the top seed in the DBL. Slagter averaged 8.8 points and 4.4 assists in 24.6 minutes per game in the DBL regular season.{{cite web |url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid/NED/ot/4/pid/6033401/season/2014/tid/6003300/playerView.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422231734/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid/NED/ot/4/pid/6033401/season/2014/tid/6003300/playerView.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2014 |title=Arvin Slagter profile – Game center |publisher=FIBA.com |access-date=21 April 2014}} He also was the league leader in three point percentage, as he was shooting .500 from behind the arc. On 21 April 2014 Slagter was named the best player in the Netherlands, by receiving the DBL Most Valuable Player Award.{{cite web |url=http://ibasketball.nl/meeste-seizoenprijzen-naar-gasterra-flames/ |title=Meeste seizoenprijzen naar GasTerra Flames |publisher=Ibasketball.nl |access-date=21 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422233305/http://ibasketball.nl/meeste-seizoenprijzen-naar-gasterra-flames/ |archive-date=22 April 2014}} Slagter was the first Dutch MVP since Peter van Paassen in 2009.

After the Playoffs, in which Flames beat Amsterdam, Leiden and Den Bosch Slagter was named Playoffs MVP.{{cite web |url=http://ibasketball.nl/arvin-slagter-mvp-play-offs-2014/ |title=iBasketball - Arvin Slagter MVP play-offs 2014 |website=ibasketball.nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602200108/http://ibasketball.nl/arvin-slagter-mvp-play-offs-2014/ |archive-date=2 June 2014}} He averaged 8.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 14 playoff games.{{Cite web |url=http://www.basketballleague.nl/speler/151 |title=Eredivisie basketbal Nederland, basketballleague.nl |access-date=26 July 2013 |archive-date=7 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807182328/http://www.basketballleague.nl/speler/151 |url-status=dead}}

=Den Bosch (2014–2016)=

On 8 July 2014, Slagter signed a 2-year contract with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.{{Cite news |url=http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/2137681193/SPM+Shoeters+strikt+topspeler+Arvin+Slagter+.aspx |title=SPM Shoeters strikt topspeler Arvin Slagter |work=Omroep Brabant |date=8 July 2014 |access-date=8 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630105512/http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news%2F2137681193%2FSPM+Shoeters+strikt+topspeler+Arvin+Slagter+.aspx |archive-date=30 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}

=Donar (2016–2019)=

On 8 July 2016, Slagter signed a 1-year contract with Donar, which he previously played for in the 2013–14 season, when the team was named "GasTerra Flames".[https://www.donar.nl/nieuws/arvin-slagter-terug-naar-groningen Arvin Slagter terug naar Groningen] In the 2016–17 season, Slagter was named DBL Sixth Man of the Year.{{Cite news |url=http://www.basketballleague.nl/nieuws/3185 |title=Jeter: MVP van het seizoen |publisher=Basketballleague.nl |date=11 April 2017}} In April 2017, Slagter extended his contract with 2 more years.{{Cite news |url=https://www.oogtv.nl/2017/04/slagter-en-pasalic-twee-jaar-langer-bij-donar/ |title=Slagter en Pasalic twee jaar langer bij Donar |publisher=oogtv.nl |date=11 April 2017}}

In the 2017–18 season, Slagter won his second Sixth Man of the Year Award.{{Cite news |url=http://www.basketballleague.nl/nieuws/3989 |title=Slagter 6th Man of the year |publisher=DBL |date=19 April 2018 |access-date=19 April 2018 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419183820/http://www.basketballleague.nl/nieuws/3989 |archive-date=19 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}

3x3 basketball

In 2020, Slagter started playing 3x3 basketball with the 3X3 Team Amsterdam and the Netherlands national 3x3 team.{{cite web |title=Olympische droom brengt Arvin Slagter naar 3x3 |url=https://www.basketball.nl/nieuwsoverzicht/olympische-droom-bracht-slagter-naar-3x3/ |website=Basketball.nl |access-date=15 June 2021 |language=nl}} He helped the team qualify and played at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where the team finished in the fifth place.{{cite web |title=Tournament Summary |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/BK3/OG2020-_BK3_C76_BK3MTEAM3-------------------------.pdf |website=olympics.com |date=23 April 2018 |accessdate=29 July 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729061237/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/BK3/OG2020-_BK3_C76_BK3MTEAM3-------------------------.pdf |url-status=dead}} At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, he won a gold medal with the team.{{cite web |title=SLAGTER Arvin |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/arvin-slagter_1970800 |work=Paris 2024 Olympics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007142636/https://www.olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/arvin-slagter_1970800 |archive-date=7 October 2024}} ([https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/arvin-slagter_1970800 alternate link])

International career

On 24 August 2006, Slagter made his debut for the Netherlands national basketball team in a game against Iceland.{{Cite web |title=Oranje Internationals |url=http://www.oranjebasketball.com/historie/oranje-internationals/ |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=Oranje Basketball |language=nl}} He played at EuroBasket 2015, and averaged 4.4 points and 2.6 assists per game.

Slagter played in 132 games for the Netherlands and scored a total of 973 points, good for an average of 7.4 points per game.

Honors

=Club=

File:Arvin Slagter.jpg in 2011]]

Dutch Basketball League (5):

:2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17

Dutch Cup (5):

:2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18

Dutch Supercups (4):

:2011, 2012, 2015, 2016

=Individual awards=

DBL Most Valuable Player: 2014
DBL Playoffs MVP: 2014
DBL All-Star Team: 2014
DBL MVP Under 23: 2006, 2008
DBL All-Star: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014
DBL All-Defense Team: 2014

Player profile

Slagter is known as a three-point specialist with a high basketball IQ and excellent court vision. He is also praised for his leadership capability in the Netherlands, as he was part of championship teams with different clubs in the DBL.{{Cite web |url=http://www.spmshoeters.nl/news/arvin-slagter/ |title=SPM Shoeters den Bosch - Arvin Slagter |access-date=13 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104608/http://www.spmshoeters.nl/news/arvin-slagter/ |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}

Personal life

Slagter is the son of a Dutch father and a Surinamese mother. His younger brother, Gian, also played professional basketball for Apollo Amsterdam and Rotterdam.{{cite news |title=Gian Slagter in gesprek met Rotterdam Basketbal |url=https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/12837/gian-slagter-in-gesprek-met-rotterdam-basketbal |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=www.rijnmond.nl |date=20 September 2010 |language=nl}} His sister, Zoë, plays professionally for the Den Helder Suns.{{cite news |title=Olympische droom brengt Arvin Slagter naar 3x3 |url=https://www.basketball.nl/nieuwsoverzicht/olympische-droom-bracht-slagter-naar-3x3/ |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=Basketball.nl |language=nl}}