Christian Drejer

Johan Christian Drejer (born December 8, 1982) is a retired Danish professional basketball player who in March 2008 was released from his contract with Virtus Roma[1] and is a former player of SISU Copenhagen, the Florida Gators, Winterthur FCB and Virtus Bologna.

Christian Drejer
Drejer with Lottomatica Roma
Personal information
Born (1982-12-08) December 8, 1982
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
CollegeFlorida (2002–2004)
NBA draft2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51st overall
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career2000–2008
PositionSmall forward
Career history
2000–2002SISU BK
2004–2005Winterthur FCB
2005–2007Virtus Bologna
2007–2008Lottomatica Virtus Roma
Career highlights and awards

Drejer was named the Basketligaen Player of the Year in 2002 after averaging 31.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.[2] He was also a Danish national team player. He was drafted in the second round of the 2004 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets with the 51st pick as the first Dane ever drafted by the NBA. This pick was not without controversy as some had been questioning his character[3] because he had quit the Florida Gators basketball team halfway through the previous season.[4] He never played in the NBA.

Retirement

In his first year of college basketball, Drejer had an injury in his left foot which kept him sidelined for most of the season. The injury remained a problem for the rest of his career. In 2007–08 he had surgery twice but never fully recovered; in March 2008 he was released from his contract by Virtus Roma and on March 11 the Basketball Federation of Denmark (Danmarks Basketball-Forbund) sent out a press release announcing Drejer's retirement.[1]

Notes and references
  1. "Stort tab for dansk basket" (in Danish). Danmarks Basketball-Forbund. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
  2. "Prospect Profile: Christian Drejer (Dryer)". nba.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  3. Katz, Andy (February 20, 2004). "Drejer's decision cause for concern". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
  4. English, Antonya (February 19, 2004). "Drejer leaves Florida". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved August 17, 2007.


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