Slagter playing for Leiden in 2011
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No. 44 – Donar | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | Dutch Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
October 19, 1985
Nationality | Dutch |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2003–present |
Career history | |
2003–2007 | Rotterdam Basketbal |
2007–2010 | West-Brabant Giants |
2010–2013 | ZZ Leiden |
2013–2014 | GasTerra Flames |
2014–2016 | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |
2016–present | Donar |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Arvin Slagter (born September 19, 1985) is a Dutch professional basketball player who currently plays for Donar in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). Slagter also played for several other Dutch 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 Dutch national basketball team since 2006.
Slagter played his first seasons for Rotterdam Basketbal. In 2006 he was named the MVP under 23.
Slagter left Rotterdam in 2007 for WCAA Giants in Bergen op Zoom. In 2010 he reached the DBL Finals with the Giants.
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.
Slagter left the defending champion Leiden and signed with GasTerra Flames from Groningen for the 2013–14 season. 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. He also was the league leader in three point percentage, as he was shooting .500 from behind the arc. On April 21, 2014 Slagter was named the best player in the Netherlands, by receiving the DBL Most Valuable Player Award. Slagter was the first Dutch MVP since Peter van Paassen in 2009.