Quinten Post
{{Short description|Dutch basketball player (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Quinten Post
| image = Quinten Post (cropped).jpg
| caption = Post with Boston College in 2024
| position = Center
| height_ft = 7
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 238
| league = NBA
| team = Golden State Warriors
| number = 21
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|3|21}}
| college = * Mississippi State (2019–2021)
- Boston College (2021–2024)
| draft_year = 2024
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 52
| draft_team = Golden State Warriors
| career_start = 2024
| career_end =
| years1 = {{nbay|2024|start}}–present
| team1 = Golden State Warriors
| years2 = 2024–2025
| team2 = →Santa Cruz Warriors
| highlights = * Second-team All-ACC (2024)
- ACC All-Defensive team (2024)
- ACC Most Improved Player (2023)
}}
Quinten Post (born 21 March 2000) is a Dutch professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is often known by his initials "QP" and nicknamed “The Postman”.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Boston College Eagles. Standing at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he plays the power forward and center position.
Early career
Born in Amsterdam, Post played in the junior teams of Apollo Amsterdam at age 11.{{cite web|title=Quinten Post - Men's Basketball|url=https://bceagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/quinten-post/14916|work=Boston College Athletics|access-date=8 August 2022}} He had his growing spurt late, and before he was on the juniors' second or third teams in his age category. Post quit the sport for 1.5 year when he was in the under-16 team.{{cite web|title=Quinten Post: "Er is in deze draft geen 'Big' die kan schieten zoals ik"|url=https://www.basketball.nl/nieuwsoverzicht/juni2024-Quinten-Post-geen-Big-kan-schieten-zoals-ik/|website=Basketball.nl|date=24 June 2024|access-date=30 June 2024|language=nl}} He returned to play in the under-18 team, having grown to {{Height|m=2.04}}, and began in the second team again. Post was promoted to the first team the next year and won the national under-18 championship in 2018 as the starting center. He attended the Cartesius Lyceum.{{cite web|title=Quinten Post College Stats|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/quinten-post-1.html|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=8 August 2022}}
Post played together with Timberwolves' Jesse Edwards, while playing at Apollo Amsterdam.{{cite web|title=Jeugdvrienden Edwards en Post treffen elkaar in topaffiche college basketbal|url=https://www.espn.nl/other/artikel/_/id/11419634/jeugdvrienden-edwards-en-post-treffen-elkaar-in-topaffiche-college-basketbal|website=ESPN.nl|date=31 December 2022|access-date=18 September 2024|language=nl}}
College career
Despite having offers to play for FC Barcelona Bàsquet B in Spain and KK Mega Basket in Serbia, Post opted to play college basketball in the United States. He committed to Mississippi State. Following limited playing time during his first two seasons at Mississippi State, Post transferred to Boston College for the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|first=Curtis|last=Flannery|title=Mississippi State's Quinten Post announces his transfer to Boston College|url=https://www.bcinterruption.com/2021/5/5/22421957/mississippi-state-bulldogs-quinten-post-transfer-portal-boston-college-eagles-recruit-prospects|website=BCInterruption.com|date=5 May 2021|access-date=8 August 2022}} In his final season, he was named Second Team All-ACC as well as the ACC All-Defensive Team.{{cite web|title=Quinten Post Earns a Pair of All-ACC Honors|url=https://bceagles.com/news/2024/3/11/mens-basketball-quinten-post-earns-a-pair-of-all-acc-honors.aspx|work=Boston College Eagles|date=11 March 2024|access-date=21 March 2024}}
Professional career
=Golden State Warriors (2024–present)=
On 27 June 2024, the Golden State Warriors selected Post with the 52nd overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft.{{cite web|first=Luuk|last=von Burg|title=Quinten Post als 52e gedraft in NBA door Golden State Warriors|url=https://www.espn.nl/nba/artikel/_/id/13839447/quinten-post-als-52e-gedraft-in-nba-door-golden-state-warriors|website=ESPN.nl|date=27 June 2024|access-date=17 September 2024|language=nl}}{{cite web|first=Enzo|last=Flojo|title=Warriors 2024 NBA Draft grades for every pick|url=https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-2024-nba-draft-grades-every-pick|website=ClutchPoints|date=28 June 2024|access-date=29 June 2024}} He was the first Dutch player to be selected since Henk Norel in 2009.{{cite web|first=Luuk|last=von Burg|title=Quinten Post als 52e gedraft in NBA door Golden State Warriors|trans-title=After fifteen years a Dutchman was picked in the NBA draft: Post to Warriors|url=https://www.espn.nl/nba/artikel/_/id/13839447/quinten-post-als-52e-gedraft-in-nba-door-golden-state-warriors|website=NU.nl|date=28 June 2024|access-date=30 June 2024|language=nl}} He was subsequently traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in a four-team-trade for Lindy Waters III, but then traded back to the Warriors for cash considerations.{{cite web|title=TRAIL BLAZERS COMPLETE 2024 DRAFT DAY TRADES|url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail-blazers-complete-2024-draft-day-trades|website=NBA.com|date=6 July 2024|access-date=23 July 2024}}{{cite web|title=Warriors Acquire Draft Rights to Quinten Post From Trail Blazers|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-acquire-draft-rights-to-quinten-post-20240706|website=NBA.com|date=6 July 2024|access-date=23 July 2024}} On a call with his parents, he cried tears of joy, but when they asked him where he was headed, he admitted he did not know. Weeks later he was presented by the Warriors and chose to wear the number 21.{{cite web|first=Luuk|last=von Burg|title=Reconstructie: Zo belandde Quinten Post op de laatste dag bij Golden State Warriors|url=https://www.espn.nl/nba/artikel/_/id/13842675/reconstructie-zo-belandde-quinten-post-op-de-laatste-dag-bij-golden-state-warriors|website=ESPN.nl|date=28 June 2024|access-date=18 September 2024|language=nl}}
On 26 September 2024, Post was signed to a two-way contract with the Warriors.{{cite web|title=Warriors Sign Center Quinten Post to Two-Way Contract|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-sign-center-quinten-post-to-two-way-contract-20240926|website=NBA.com|date=26 September 2024|access-date=26 September 2024}} In a 30 December game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Post scored his first career NBA points on a putback following a Pat Spencer miss.{{Cite web|title=Rookie Quinten Post scores first career NBA bucket vs. Cavaliers|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/rookie-quinten-post-scores-first-102559587.html|access-date=January 4, 2025|website=sports.yahoo.com|language=en}}
On 23 January 2025, Post scored a career-high 20 points for the Warriors in a 131-106 home game win over the Chicago Bulls. He also grabbed 5 rebounds and gave 3 assists.[https://nos.nl/artikel/2553024-basketballer-post-maakt-indruk-voor-warriors-20-punten-in-een-nba-duel NOS.nl - ''Basketballer Post maakt indruk voor Warriors, 20 punten in een NBA duel] On January 29, Post made his first career start in a win against the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116–109.
On 7 February 2025, the Warriors announced that they had signed Post to standard NBA contract.{{cite web|title=Warriors Sign Quinten Post to Standard NBA Contract|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/quinten-post-standard-nba-contract-20250207|date=February 7, 2025|website=NBA.com|access-date=February 7, 2025}} The next day, Post started and scored 18 points with 3 rebounds in a 132-111 victory over the Chicago Bulls.{{cite web |title=Warriors vs Bulls |url=https://www.nba.com/bulls/game/0022400745/box-score |website=NBA |publisher=NBA}}
National team career
Post was selected for the preliminary roster of the Netherlands senior team ahead of EuroBasket 2022.{{cite web|title=Voorlopige selectie richting EuroBasket bekendgemaakt|url=https://www.basketball.nl/basketball/nieuws/actueel/voorlopige-selectie-oefencampagne-richting-eurobasket-bekendgemaakt/|website=Basketball.nl|access-date=8 August 2022|language=nl}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
==Regular season==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2024}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Golden State
| 42 || 14 || 16.3 || .449 || .408 || .778 || 3.5 || 1.3 || .4 || .4 || 8.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 42 || 14 || 16.3 || .449 || .408 || .778 || 3.5 || 1.3 || .4 || .4 || 8.1
{{s-end}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi State
| 8 || 0 || 2.6 || .375 || .333 || 1.000 || 1.5 || .1 || .0 || .1 || 1.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi State
| 31 || 0 || 8.7 || .415 || .250 || .571 || 2.1 || .4 || .3 || .5 || 2.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| Boston College
| 31 || 11 || 21.4 || .502 || .344 || .721 || 5.4 || .7 || .6 || 1.0 || 9.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;"| Boston College
| 19 || 13 || 25.7 || .539 || .426 || .860 || 5.6 || 1.5 || .2 || .9 || 15.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24
| style="text-align:left;"| Boston College
| 35 || 35 || 31.9 || .514 || .431 || .821 || 8.1 || 2.9 || .9 || 1.7 || 17.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 124 || 59 || 20.6 || .507 || .388 || .790 || 5.1 || 1.3 || .5 || 1.0 || 10.2
{{S-end}}
==See also==
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://bceagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/quinten-post/16862 Boston College Eagles bio]
- [https://hailstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/quinten-post/6184 Mississippi State Bulldogs bio]
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