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| years6 = 2023–2024
| team6 = [[Belfius Mons-Hainaut]]
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'''Max Besselink''' (born 4 April 2002) is a Finnish professional [[basketball]] player for Belgian team [[Belfius Mons-Hainaut]].
'''Max Besselink''' (born 4 April 2002) is a Finnish professional [[basketball]] player for Finnish [[Korisliiga]] team [[BC Nokia]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
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After a season with Göttingen,<ref>[https://www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/sport/regional/max-besselink-verlaesst-die-bg-goettingen-in-richtung-belgien-GA42Z6MCNZCAJDSCIJL35YBF7U.html Max Besselink verlässt die BG Göttingen in Richtung Belgien], goettinger-tageblatt.de</ref><ref>[https://www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/sport/regional/bg-goettingen-stellt-drei-spieler-fuer-nationalteams-ab-zwei-von-ihnen-koennten-konkurrenten-werden-C4H54MWZGRBFDGBILJJMN4G6KM.html BG Göttingen stellt drei Spieler für Nationalteams ab – zwei von ihnen könnten Konkurrenten werden], goettinger-tageblatt.de</ref> Besselink moved to Belgium and signed a three-year deal with [[BNXT League]] team [[Belfius Mons-Hainaut]] in July 2023.<ref>[https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/max-besselink-kolmivuotisella-sopimuksella-belgiaan/ Max Besselink kolmivuotisella sopimuksella Belgiaan], basket.fi, 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.sss.fi/2023/07/helmikuussa-susijengin-mm-karsintaottelussa-pelannut-max-besselink-vaihtaa-taas-maata-ja-seuraa/ Helmikuussa Susijengin MM-karsintaottelussa pelannut Max Besselink vaihtaa taas maata ja seuraa], [[Salon Seudun Sanomat]], 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://yle.fi/a/74-20013000/64-3-165208 Max Besselink vaihtaa Saksan koripallokentät Belgiaan], [[Yle]], 17 July 2023</ref> On 8 January 2024, he returned from an injury, and made his debut in BNXT League.<ref>[https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/alexander-madsenille-debyytti-espanjassa-max-besselink-palasi-kentille/ Alexander Madsenille debyytti Espanjassa – Max Besselink palasi kentille], basket.fi, 8 January 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.sudinfo.be/id770758/article/2024-01-12/basket-de-retour-aux-affaires-mons-hainaut-max-besselink-espere-etre-debarrasse Basket | De retour aux affaires à Mons-Hainaut, Max Besselink espère être débarrassé des blessures : « Je suis devenu une meilleure personne, sur et en dehors du terrain »], sudinfo.be, 12 January 2024</ref>
After a season with Göttingen,<ref>[https://www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/sport/regional/max-besselink-verlaesst-die-bg-goettingen-in-richtung-belgien-GA42Z6MCNZCAJDSCIJL35YBF7U.html Max Besselink verlässt die BG Göttingen in Richtung Belgien], goettinger-tageblatt.de</ref><ref>[https://www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/sport/regional/bg-goettingen-stellt-drei-spieler-fuer-nationalteams-ab-zwei-von-ihnen-koennten-konkurrenten-werden-C4H54MWZGRBFDGBILJJMN4G6KM.html BG Göttingen stellt drei Spieler für Nationalteams ab – zwei von ihnen könnten Konkurrenten werden], goettinger-tageblatt.de</ref> Besselink moved to Belgium and signed a three-year deal with [[BNXT League]] team [[Belfius Mons-Hainaut]] in July 2023.<ref>[https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/max-besselink-kolmivuotisella-sopimuksella-belgiaan/ Max Besselink kolmivuotisella sopimuksella Belgiaan], basket.fi, 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.sss.fi/2023/07/helmikuussa-susijengin-mm-karsintaottelussa-pelannut-max-besselink-vaihtaa-taas-maata-ja-seuraa/ Helmikuussa Susijengin MM-karsintaottelussa pelannut Max Besselink vaihtaa taas maata ja seuraa], [[Salon Seudun Sanomat]], 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://yle.fi/a/74-20013000/64-3-165208 Max Besselink vaihtaa Saksan koripallokentät Belgiaan], [[Yle]], 17 July 2023</ref> On 8 January 2024, he returned from an injury, and made his debut in BNXT League.<ref>[https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/alexander-madsenille-debyytti-espanjassa-max-besselink-palasi-kentille/ Alexander Madsenille debyytti Espanjassa – Max Besselink palasi kentille], basket.fi, 8 January 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.sudinfo.be/id770758/article/2024-01-12/basket-de-retour-aux-affaires-mons-hainaut-max-besselink-espere-etre-debarrasse Basket | De retour aux affaires à Mons-Hainaut, Max Besselink espère être débarrassé des blessures : « Je suis devenu une meilleure personne, sur et en dehors du terrain »], sudinfo.be, 12 January 2024</ref>

On 18 June 2024, Besselink returned to Finland and signed with [[BC Nokia]] in [[Korisliiga]].<ref>[https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/max-besselink-palaa-bc-nokiaan/ Max Besselink palaa BC Nokiaan], basket.fi, 18 June 2024</ref>


==National team==
==National team==

Revision as of 08:16, 26 June 2024

Max Besselink
BC Nokia
PositionSmall forward
LeagueKorisliiga
Personal information
Born (2002-04-04) April 4, 2002 (age 22)
Helsinki, Finland
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
CollegeSanta Clara University (2021)
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020Helsingin NMKY
2020–2021Helsinki Seagulls
2020–2021Helsingin NMKY
2021–2022BC Nokia
2022–2023BG Göttingen
2023–2024Belfius Mons-Hainaut
2024–BC Nokia

Max Besselink (born 4 April 2002) is a Finnish professional basketball player for Finnish Korisliiga team BC Nokia.

Early life

Besselink was born in Helsinki, Finland, to Canadian father and Finnish-Swedish mother. He was raised in Vartiokylä, Helsinki.[1] His father, Gerry Besselink, played basketball in Finland during 1989–1997, and represented Canada national team in 1986 FIBA World Championship tournament. His mother Nina Besselink (née Johansson), also a basketball player, played in Finland national team and has won two Finnish championship titles.[2][3][4]

Career

Besselink started his senior career with Helsingin NMKY in second-tier Koripallon I-divisioona in 2018.[5] He attended the Basketball Without Borders camp in June 2019.[6] Besselink played with Helsinki Seagulls in the first part of the 2020–21 season in top-tier Korisliiga, but in February 2021, he suddenly re-joined the second-tier team Helsingin NMKY.[7] Later in the same year, he was supposed to join Santa Clara University,[8] but after the summer school he decided to turn professional.[9]

On 28 September 2021, he joined fellow Korisliiga team BC Nokia for the season.[10][11]

It was reported in May 2022 that Besselink had signed with Basketball Bundesliga team s.Oliver Würzburg, but the deal was cancelled later.[12] In September 2022, he signed a contract with Tapiolan Honka,[13] but soon after he exercised a transfer abroad clause in his contract, and joined Bundesliga team BG Göttingen.[14][15] On 28 November 2022, Besselink recorded a season-high 10 points in a 96–95 win against ALBA Berlin.[16] He played in 16 Bundesliga games, averaging 2.1 points and 0.8 rebounds in less than 10 minutes per game in total.

After a season with Göttingen,[17][18] Besselink moved to Belgium and signed a three-year deal with BNXT League team Belfius Mons-Hainaut in July 2023.[19][20][21] On 8 January 2024, he returned from an injury, and made his debut in BNXT League.[22][23]

On 18 June 2024, Besselink returned to Finland and signed with BC Nokia in Korisliiga.[24]

National team

A former youth international,[25] Besselink has represented Finland senior national team on two occasions.[26] Most recently he played in a 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifying win against Israel,[27][28] recording 5 points, 6 rebounds and an assist in 9 minutes.[29]

Personal life

Besselink's mother tongue is Swedish. He also speaks Finnish, and English with his father.[30]

References

  1. ^ Suomalaisen koripallon superlupaus pelaa ilmaiseksi ja saa isältään aamiaisen vuoteeseen, jos rikkoo hänen ennätyksensä: ”Ja ellei hän tee, hän saa tarjota minulle oluen”, Aamulehti, 13 October 2020
  2. ^ Pelaajien poika, Helsingin Sanomat, 13 October 2020
  3. ^ Nina Besselink, basket.fi
  4. ^ Entinen Kanadan MM-pelaaja riemuitsee Suomen kisapaikasta - "Tästä saatetaan käydä kuumia väittelyitä", Yle, 2 February 2014
  5. ^ Namikakasvatti Max Besselink Saksan pääsarjaan, hnmky.fi, 31 May 2022
  6. ^ Max Besselink valittiin Basketball Without Borders -leirille, basket.fi, 9 June 2019
  7. ^ Huippulupaus Max Besselinkin, 18, lähtöhalut yllättivät Seagullsin täysin, pelaajille jopa suuri pettymys, Helsingin Sanomat, Heikki Miettinen, 17 February 2021
  8. ^ Max Besselink teki keväällä päätöksen, joka hämmästytti koripalloväkeä – suurlupaus lähtee nyt Yhdysvaltoihin: "Uskon, että pystyn pelaamaan NBA:ssa", Yle, Janne Karinkanta, 20 May 2021
  9. ^ Huippulupaus Max Besselink palaa Korisliigaan ollakseen joukkueensa ykkösmies, asiantuntija haluaa rauhaa hänen ympärilleen: "Turbulenssia ilmassa", Yle, Juho Tuomisto, 28 September 2021
  10. ^ Max Besselink liittyy uutena pelaajana Näätiin, bcnokia.fi, 28 September 2021
  11. ^ Suomi-koripallon suurlupaus palaa Suomeen, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, 28 September 2021
  12. ^ Koripalloilija Max Besselink suuren askeleen äärellä – Sai siirron huippusarjaan, penkkiurheilu.com, 31 May 2022
  13. ^ KAKSI ÄSSÄÄ HIHASTA – MAX BESSELINKIN JA SAMPPA MÄEN SOPIMUKSET TÄYDENTÄVÄT HONGAN MIESTEN JOUKKUEEN, tapiolanhonka.fi
  14. ^ MAX BESSELINK SIIRTYY HONGASTA SAKSAN BUNDESLIIGAAN, tapiolanhonka.fi
  15. ^ BG verpflichtet finnisches Talent Besselink, bggoettingen.de
  16. ^ Max Besselink saalistamassa kovaa päänahkaa, basket.fi, 28 November 2022
  17. ^ Max Besselink verlässt die BG Göttingen in Richtung Belgien, goettinger-tageblatt.de
  18. ^ BG Göttingen stellt drei Spieler für Nationalteams ab – zwei von ihnen könnten Konkurrenten werden, goettinger-tageblatt.de
  19. ^ Max Besselink kolmivuotisella sopimuksella Belgiaan, basket.fi, 17 July 2023
  20. ^ Helmikuussa Susijengin MM-karsintaottelussa pelannut Max Besselink vaihtaa taas maata ja seuraa, Salon Seudun Sanomat, 17 July 2023
  21. ^ Max Besselink vaihtaa Saksan koripallokentät Belgiaan, Yle, 17 July 2023
  22. ^ Alexander Madsenille debyytti Espanjassa – Max Besselink palasi kentille, basket.fi, 8 January 2024
  23. ^ Basket | De retour aux affaires à Mons-Hainaut, Max Besselink espère être débarrassé des blessures : « Je suis devenu une meilleure personne, sur et en dehors du terrain », sudinfo.be, 12 January 2024
  24. ^ Max Besselink palaa BC Nokiaan, basket.fi, 18 June 2024
  25. ^ Max Besselink: ”Olin tosi yllättynyt maajoukkuekutsusta”, basket.fi, 25 November 2020
  26. ^ Max Besselink yllätysnimenä ehdolle viimeisiin MM-karsintapeleihin, Helsingin Sanomat, 15 February 2023
  27. ^ Max Besselink: ”Tää matka on vasta alussa”, basket.fi, 24 February 2023
  28. ^ WM-Qualifikation: Drei Spieler der BG Göttingen international unterwegs, hna.de
  29. ^ m.besselink, basket.fi
  30. ^ "Pappa tyckte jag inte var så bra på fotboll" – Max Besselink har vuxit upp i en basketfamilj och nu är det hans tur att debutera i ligan, Svenska Yle, 11 October 2020
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