Randy Wiel
Wiel in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1951 |
| Died | 14 October 2025 (aged 74) Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Listed height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Career information | |
| College | North Carolina (1975–1979) |
| NBA draft | 1979: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1979–1985 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 1988–2013 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1979–1982 | BV Amstelveen |
| 1982–1985 | Elmex Leiden |
Coaching | |
| 1988–1993 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| 1991–1993 | Netherlands |
| 1993–1996 | UNC Asheville |
| 1996–2002 | Middle Tennessee |
| 2002–2004 | Los Angeles Lakers (scout) |
| 2004–2005 | EiffelTowers Nijmegen |
| 2005–2009 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch |
| 2011–2013 | Rotterdam Basketbal College |
| Career highlights | |
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Randy Wiel (21 April 1951 – 14 October 2025) was a Dutch basketball player and coach. Standing at 1.95 metres (6 ft 5 in), he played as guard.[1]
Biography
Born and raised on Curaçao, he worked as a police officer before moving to the United States to play college basketball with North Carolina.[2] After four years, he started his professional career with BV Amstelveen in the Dutch Eredivisie.[3] On 19 December 1979, Wiel scored a career-high 39 points against BV Groningen.[1] From 1982 to 1985, Wiel played for Elmex Leiden.
He started his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant coach for North Carolina. He secured his first head coach position at North Carolina-Asheville Bulldogs in 1993. From 2002 to 2004, Wiel was a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[4]
From 2004 to 2013 he coached in the Eredivisie. He led EiffelTowers Den Bosch to two national championships, in 2007 and 2009.
Personal life
Wiel's son, Zander Wiel, is a professional baseball player who represented the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[5][6]
Randy Wiel died from pancreatic cancer at his home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on 14 October 2025, at the age of 74.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b "Randy Wiel Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier - NBB Database, basketball statistieken". db.basketball.nl. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Introductie Randy Wiel Rotterdam Basketbal College". Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Randy Wiel coach van Rotterdam
- ^ Troost, Fred (17 December 2004). "'Coachen is een nomadisch bestaan'". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Organ, Mike (22 March 2014). "Vanderbilt baseball player's dad takes timeout for games". The Tennessean. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Grote namen in voorselectie Koninkrijksteam voor World Baseball Classic – HonkbalSoftbal.nl". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ Joyce, Cecil. "Former MTSU men's basketball coach Randy Wiel dies at 74". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Obituary: Randy Wiel". Woodfin Chapel. Archived from the original on 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.