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Denzel Valentine

デンゼル・バレンタイン　/　でんぜる・ばれんたいん

American basketball player

November 16, 1993 (age 32)　・　Lansing, Michigan, United States

Michigan
basketball player

My Take

Valentine fascinates me as a college basketball story above all. In 2016 he swept the major national honors and became the first Michigan State player ever named AP National Player of the Year, which at a program that storied is a genuinely heavy crown. What I admire even more is what came after: rather than coast, he kept chasing the game across the Atlantic, suiting up for Reyer Venezia in Italy. That willingness to reinvent and keep competing far from home is what separates a one-season highlight from a lifelong competitor, and it earns my respect.

Overview

Denzel Robert Valentine (born November 16, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. As a senior, Valentine became the first player in Michigan State history to be recognized as the National Player of the Year by the Associated Press.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Denzel Valentine
Name (Japanese): デンゼル・バレンタイン
Reading: でんぜる・ばれんたいん
Born: November 16, 1993 (age 32)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Rooster
Origin: Lansing, Michigan, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 196 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: J. W. Sexton High School
University: Michigan State University

Awards & achievements

2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
2016 NABC Player of the Year
2016 Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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