Chris Dierker

Christopher William Dierker (Vietnamese: Đặng Quý Kiệt; born August 11, 1994) is a retired Vietnamese American professional basketball player for the Danang Dragons of the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA).

Career
Dierker's mother Lien Dierker grew up in Danang, Vietnam. He attended Salem High School and joined NAIA school Madonna University. He was Madonna's career leader in rebounds (908) and was first in rebound average (7.4 per game), while finishing with 1,483 career points, seventh all time at the university. In 2016, he set the school single-game rebounding record with 19 rebounds while scoring a career-high 29 points. Dierker graduated with a degree in biology.

Danang Dragons (2018)
Dierker was selected by the Danang Dragons with the first overall pick in the 2018 VBA draft.

On November 4, 2020, in an Instagram post, Dierker officially retired from the Vietnam Basketball Association and professional basketball.

VBA

 * Heritage MVP: 2018