Maarten Arthur "Maarty" Leunen is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Serie A. A power forward formerly at the University of Oregon, he averaged 9.9 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game in his college career.
Education
Prior to arriving at the University of Oregon, Leunen starred at in Redmond, Oregon. Leunen led Redmond to the state championship in 2003, where they beat Hillsboro High School 50-47 at Portland"s Memorial Coliseum. In 2004 he led Redmond to the state championship game but the team fell short, losing to South Salem High School 54-43 at Eugene"s McArthur Court.
Leunen was named Gatorade state player of the year in 2004.
Rated as the 14th best power forward prospect by Rivals.com, Leunen chose the University of Oregon over offers from University of California, Los Angeles and Gonzaga University as well as many others
Career
After solid contributions as a true freshman and sophomore for the Ducks, Leunen became one of the most important pieces to Oregon"s 2006–2007 campaign. In the Ducks" four-guard offense, Leunen often found himself matched up against bigger, taller opponents. His post defense, rebounding and offensive versatility (namely his ability to shoot the three and run the floor) created problems for opponents all season lougitude
Europe After being drafted by the Houston Rockets, Leunen signed with the Turkish League team Darüşşafaka, which is associated with the big Turkish club Efes Pilsen in the summer of 2008.
In July 2009, he joined the Italian League club Pallacanestro Cantù. In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the German club ratiopharm Ulm.
On September 11, 2015, Leunen signed with Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Serie A. National Basketball Association Leunen was drafted with the 54th overall pick in the 2008 National Basketball Association draft by the Houston Rockets but didn"t sign with them. A year later, he was invited to play for the Rockets" summer squad in the 2009 Las Vegas Summer League.