Derek Raivio

Derek Raivio ( born November 9, 1984 in Antwerp, Belgium ) is an American professional basketball player who also played three seasons in the German Basketball Bundesliga. For the 2012/13 season Raivio returned to Europe and playing in his country of birth for Okapi from Aalst.

The 1,86 m tall and 80 kilograms played point guard during his studies in the U.S. state of Washington for the college team Bulldogs Gonzaga University in the NCAA Division I. In his senior year in 2007 he became the Athlete of the Year ( Athlete of the Year ) his university chosen. After his college years, he moved to Germany at that cup winners Rhein Energie Cologne. After an initial application for insolvency in early 2008 the Cologne Association Raivio moved to the new season for Premier League rivals TBB Trier, where he played the following two seasons. After the signing of Henrik Rödl as a coach for season 2010/11 Raivio played no role in the new approach and the planning of the Trier association.

Then he returned to the United States and received the 2010/2011 season a contract with Erie BayHawks in the American D- League. In 2011 he moved within the league of the BayHawks Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the.

Its strengths are its high percentage free throw, which was always around 90 % during his college days and in the National Basketball League, as well as a good three- point shot, which lies in the BBL between 36% and 42 %. Raivio was appointed BBL All-Star Game in the South team in 2009 and finished in 2010 with the three -point contest at All- Star weekend in third place.