- Jeff Nordgaard
Infobox NBA Player
caption =
league = PLK
position =Small forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 7
weight_lb = 225
team =AZS Koszalin
nationality = American
nationality_2 = Polish
birth_date = birth date and age|1973|2|23
birth_place = Dawson,Minnesota , USA
college = UW-Green Bay
draft = 2nd round (53rd overall)
draft_year = 1996
draft_team =Milwaukee Bucks
career_start = 1996
former_teams = Dijon (1996)
Bilbao (1997)Milwaukee Bucks (1997)Fort Wayne Fury (1997–98)Viola Reggio Calabria (1998–99)
Besançon (1999–2000)Indiana Legends (2000)
Chalon (2000–01)Anwil Włocławek (2001–03)
Polonia Warsaw (2003–04)
Roseto (2004)
Olympiacos (2004–05)
Polonia Warsaw (2005)Prokom Trefl Sopot (2005–07)AZS Koszalin (2007-?)
awards =Jeff Wallace Nordgaard (born
February 23 1973 inDawson, Minnesota ) is an American professionalbasketball player who also holds Polish citizenship. He currently plays forAZS Koszalin in the Polish league.Nordgaard, who played college basketball at the
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay , was drafted by theMilwaukee Bucks in the second round of the1996 NBA Draft . He began his professional career in Europe, spending the 1996-97 season with two different clubs, Dijon (France) and Bilbao (Spain). The following season, he briefly played for the Bucks before finishing the season with the CBA'sFort Wayne Fury .He then returned to Europe, first going to
Viola Reggio Calabria in Italy for the 1998-99 season, where he was a teammate of future NBA star Manu Ginobili. The next season, he returned to France with Besançon. Nordgaard briefly returned to America in 2000 with theIndiana Legends in the ABA before he signed a contract that brought him back to France with Chalon.In 2001, Nordgaard went to Poland, joining
Anwil Włocławek . He then moved to Polonia Warsaw in 2003. Nordgaard was especially well-traveled in the 2004-05 season, first returning to Italy to play for Roseto, transferring to Greek power Olympiacos, and finally ending the season back at Polonia. The following year, he signed with another Polish club,Prokom Trefl Sopot , and stayed there through the 2006-07 season. Nordgaard moved toAZS Koszalin for the season 2007-08 and decided to stay for season 2008-2009.During his time in Poland, he took out Polish citizenship, and has played for the Polish national team.
References
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nordgje01.html Career statistics]
*pl icon [http://www.azs.koszalin.pl/azs_druzyna.php?z=72 Koszalin profile]
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