Noor Driessen

Noor Driessen
Personal information
Born (1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 (age 27)
Noordwijk, Netherlands
Listed height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Career information
Playing career
2014–present
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2014–2021Grasshoppers
2021–2023GiroLive Panthers Osnabrück
2023–2025Grasshoppers
2025-presentInnova-tsn Leganés
Career highlights
  • 4x WBL champion (2018, 2019, 2024, 2025)
  • 2x Carla de Liefde Trophy winner (2024, 2025)
  • 2x Supercup winner (2023, 2024)
Medals
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing  Netherlands
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Gold medal – first place2025 UlaanbaatarTeam
Bronze medal – third place2026 WarsawTeam
Europe Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 Jerusalem
Gold medal – first place2025 CopenhagenTeam
Gold medal – first place2026 AntwerpTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 Graz
Bronze medal – third place2024 ViennaTeam

Noortje Driessen (born 22 August 1999) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Innova-tsn Leganés of Liga Femenina Endesa. Standing at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), she plays in the shooting guard position. She previously played for Grasshoppers and has also been a member of the Dutch senior and 3x3 national team.

Professional career

Driessen began her career in 2014 with Grasshoppers. Her team won the Dutch championship for the first time in 2018. In 2021, Driessen moved to GiroLive Panthers Osnabrück. Two years later, she returned to Grasshoppers, where her team won the Dutch championship and Carla de Liefde Trophy again in 2024 and 2025.

For the 2025–2026 season, Driessen signed with Innova-tsn Leganés, where in her first season with the club, she recorded recording 9.8 points per game, 1.8 rebounds per game, and 1.2 assists per game.

National team career

With the Dutch national 3x3 team, Driessen won the silver medal at the 3x3 Europe Cups of 2022 and the gold medal in 2023. Her team also won the bronze medal in 2024. In 2025, Driessen was part of the Dutch national 3x3 team for the 3x3 World Cup, where they won gold. Later that year, she won gold again at the FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup. At the 2026 3x3 World Cup, she won bronze.

Personal life

Driessen is the younger sister of Jan Driessen who also plays basketball.

References

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  4. ↑ "Driessen re-signs at Leganes". Eurobasket.com. 24 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Serbia's men and France's women win FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2022". FIBA. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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  8. ↑ "Nederlandse 3x3-basketbalsters schrijven geschiedenis met eerste wereldtitel". nos.nl. 29 June 2025. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Nederlandse 3×3 vrouwen winnen FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup". basketball.nl (in Dutch). 7 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Geen nieuwe wereldtitel 3x3-basketbalsters, wel brons door winst troostfinale". nos.nl (in Dutch). 7 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Jan en Noor dromen ervan samen op Olympische Spelen te staan: 'Gespreksonderwerp nummer één'" (in Dutch). Omroep West. 12 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Jan en Noor Driessen: de succesvolste broer en zus in het 3x3-basketbal" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 4 August 2025.