Josh Heytvelt
{{short description|American professional basketball player (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Josh Heytvelt
| image = Josh Heytfelt Gonzaga.jpg
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 238
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|6|26}}
| birth_place = Clarkston, Washington
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = Clarkston (Clarkston, Washington)
| college = Gonzaga (2005–2009)
| nationality = American
| draft_year = 2009
| career_start = 2009
| career_end = 2016
| career_number =
| career_position = Power forward
| years1 = 2009–2010
| team1 = Oyak Renault
| years2 = 2010–2011
| team2 = Lottomatica Roma
| years3 = 2011–2012
| team3 = KK Zagreb
| years4 = 2012–2013
| team4 = Tofaş
| years5 = 2013–2014
| team5 = Yeşilgiresun Belediye
| years6 = 2014–2016
| team6 = Hitachi SunRockers
| highlights =
- Croatian A-1 League champion (2011)
- Croatian Cup champion (2011)
- First-team All-WCC (2009)
}}
Joshua Rolin Heytvelt ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|aɪ|t|f|ɛ|l|t}};{{Cite web|url=http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/gonz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0708-summer-prospectus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211233012/http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/gonz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0708-summer-prospectus |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 11, 2009 |title=2007 Gonzaga Basketball Summer Prospectus: 2008 Bulldogs Roster|publisher=Gonzaga University Athletics |accessdate=August 1, 2007}} born June 26, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Hitachi SunRockers of the Japanese National Basketball League.
College
The 6-foot 11 inch (2.11 m) forward came to the Gonzaga Bulldogs in 2004 after a high school career in Clarkston, Washington that saw him named the state's Class 3A Player of the Year for three consecutive years. He sat out the 2004–05 season as a redshirt. Coach Mark Few and the Bulldogs counted on Heytvelt to be a major contributor in his freshman season of eligibility in 2005–06{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncb&id=2766293 |title=Drug bust shakes Gonzaga and Spokane |publisher=Associated Press | date=February 15, 2007}} as part of the supporting cast behind superstar Adam Morrison, but he missed most of the season due to a broken ankle suffered in the Maui Invitational.
In the 2006–07 season, he emerged as a potential star, becoming the team's second-leading scorer with 15.5 per game (behind Derek Raivio), top rebounder (7.7 per game), and leading shot-blocker (1.7 per game).{{Cite web|url=http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/gonz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/cumulative-stats.pdf |title=2007 Gonzaga University Men's Basketball Statistics |publisher=Gonzaga University |format=PDF |accessdate=March 5, 2007 }} The best game of his career came on February 26, 2009 against Santa Clara, when he scored 29 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. However, in what was effectively his freshman year as a player, there were several games in which he made only sporadic impact.
Professional career
Following his senior season with Gonzaga in 2008–09, he declared for the 2009 NBA draft, where he went undrafted. In 2009 Heytvelt played for the Washington Wizards in the NBA Summer League.{{cite news|last1=Steinberg|first1=Dan|title=Undrafted Josh Heytvelt Seeks Fresh Start With Wizards' Summer League Team|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/14/AR2009071403173.html|accessdate=December 18, 2014|work=Washingtonpost.com|date=July 15, 2009}} For his first pro season, he went to Turkey to play for Oyak Renault.
In May 2010, he signed with Lottomatica Roma until the end of the 2009–10 season and then was re-signed for another season,{{cite news|title=Roma re-signs Heytvelt, releases Hutson|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/74889/roma-re-signs-heytvelt-releases-hutson|accessdate=February 12, 2015|work=Euroleague.net|date=August 16, 2010}} but left the team in January 2011.{{cite news|title=Virtus Roma and Josh Heytvelt part ways|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/84880/virtus-roma-and-josh-heytvelt-part-ways.html|accessdate=December 18, 2014|work=Sportando.com|date=January 11, 2011}} On January 13, 2011 he signed with KK Zagreb in Croatia until the end of the season.{{cite news|title=Josh Heytvelt inks with KK Zagreb|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/cups/adriatic-league/84923/errata-corrige-josh-heytvelt-inks-with-kk-zagreb.html|accessdate=December 18, 2014|work=Sportando.com|date=January 13, 2011}} He later re-signed with Zagreb for one more season.
On June 28, 2012, Heytvelt returned to Turkey after signing a contract with Tofaş for the 2012–13 season.{{cite news|title=Josh Heytvelt moves to Tofas Bursa|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/92855/josh-heytvelt-moves-to-tofas-bursa.html|accessdate=December 18, 2014|work=Sportando.com|date=June 28, 2012}} For the 2013–14 season, he signed with Yeşilgiresun Belediye of the Turkish Basketball Second League.
On August 2, 2014, Heytvelt signed with Hitachi SunRockers of the Japanese National Basketball League.{{cite news|title=Joshua Heytvelt (ex Yesilgiresun) signs at Hitachi Sunrockers|url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Japan/basketball.aspx?NewsID=370039|accessdate=December 18, 2014|work=Eurobasket.com|date=August 2, 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Joshua_Heytvelt/89251 Eurobasket.com Profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141218192848/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid/JPN/ot/1/pid/6046934/season/2015/tid/6078002/playerView.html FIBA.com Profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090125053558/http://gozags.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/heytvelt_josh00.html Gonzaga bio]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=002818&gamecode=52 Euroleague.net Profile]
- [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Josh-Heytvelt/Summary/1630 RealGM.com Profile]
- [https://www.tblstat.net/player/1598 TBLStat.net Profile]
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Croatia
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy
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Category:People from Clarkston, Washington