Jeff Nordgaard

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Jeff Nordgaard

Position	Small forward
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
League	PLK
Team	AZS Koszalin
Born	February 23, 1973 (1973-02-23) (age 35) Dawson, Minnesota
Nationality	United States / Poland
College	UW-Green Bay
Draft	2^nd round (53^rd overall), 1996 Milwaukee Bucks
Pro career	1996–present
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-?)

Jeff Wallace Nordgaard (born February 23, 1973, in Dawson, Minnesota) is an American professional basketball player who also holds Polish citizenship. He currently plays for AZS Koszalin in the Polish league.

Nordgaard, who played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1996 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's Fort 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 the Indiana 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 to Koszalin for 2007-08.

During his time in Poland, he took out Polish citizenship, and has played for the Poland national team.

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v • d • e 1996 NBA Draft

First Round Allen Iverson • Marcus Camby • Shareef Abdur-Rahim • Stephon Marbury • Ray Allen • Antoine Walker • Lorenzen Wright • Kerry Kittles • Samaki Walker • Erick Dampier • Todd Fuller • Vitaly Potapenko • Kobe Bryant • Predrag Stojaković • Steve Nash • Tony Delk • Jermaine O'Neal • John Wallace • Walter McCarty • Žydrūnas Ilgauskas • Dontae' Jones • Roy Rogers • Efthimios Rentzias • Derek Fisher • Martin Müürsepp • Jerome Williams • Brian Evans • Priest Lauderdale • Travis Knight

Second Round Othella Harrington • Mark Hendrickson • Ryan Minor • Moochie Norris • Shawn Harvey • Joseph Blair • Doron Sheffer • Jeff McInnis • Steve Hamer • Russ Millard • Marcus Mann • Jason Sasser • Randy Livingston • Ben Davis • Malik Rose • Joe Vogel • Marcus Brown • Ron Riley • Jamie Feick • Amal McCaskill • Terrell Bell • Chris Robinson • Mark Pope • Jeff Nordgaard • Shandon Anderson • Ronnie Henderson • Reggie Geary • Drew Barry • Darnell Robinson

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