Robert Vaden

Robert Vaden (born 3 March 1985) is an American professional basketball player. For the season 2012/2013 Vaden moved to Germany and signed a contract with the Telekom Baskets Bonn.

The 1.96 m wide Vaden spent his college years, first at Indiana University Bloomington, where he ran aground 2004-2006. In the summer of 2006, Vaden followed his coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. There he had initially accordance with the regulations expose a season and played active from 2007 to 2009 for the team of the University.

After he had drawn attention to himself with good statistics, Vaden was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats at the 54th position in the NBA Draft 2009. Of the Bobcats but was immediately transferred to the Oklahoma City Thunder. There, however, he was not given a contract and moved to Europe for the first time and went 2009/2010 in the second Italian league for Aget Imola on basket hunt.

After a year in Europe Vaden tried again to jump to the NBA and ran for the Thunder in the NBA Summer League. However, he again received a contract and joined the NBA Development League Tulsa 66ers to the. Once in the summer of 2011 failed the jump to the NBA, Vaden moved back to Europe and ran on for BK Nitra. After end of the contract in Slovakia Vaden for the rest of the season was again for the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League.

After further appearances in the NBA Summer League in 2012 moved Vaden for the season 2012/2013 to Germany and received a contract until 2013 at the Telekom Baskets Bonn. Once during a routine test increased THC levels were observed, the Telekom Baskets Bonn parted on April 26, 2013 Vaden.

For the 2013/2014 season Vaden remained in Europe and joined the team Belfius Mons -Hainaut in Belgium.