Guard
6-4 (193cm)
November 6, 1998 (Port Williams, Nova Scotia)
Port of Antwerp Giants in the BNXT in Belgium & the Netherlands
Dalhousie University ‘22
Horton High School (Wolfville Ridge)
A six-foot-four guard from Port Williams, Nova Scotia, Veinot averaged 11.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.1 steals, and 22.8 minutes in 87 professional games played in Canada, in Belgium, and in the Netherlands.
Veinot is currently wrapping up his 2023-24 season with the Port of Antwerp Giants in BNXT, the highest professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. Across 25 games played, he has maintained an average of 8.9 points. On November 17 against Limburg United, Veinot scored a season-high 20 points, including two three-pointers, and contributing two rebounds, five assists, and four steals. In the preceding season, he played for LWD Aris Leeuwarden in the same league, where he averaged 17.0 points per game. One of his standout performances occurred on February 18 against Donar Groningen, where he scored a season-high 33 points, hitting all five of his three-point attempts and going four-for-four from the free-throw line.
Veinot, selected in the first round by the Honey Badgers in the 2021 CEBL U SPORTS Draft, tipped off his professional basketball journey in the CEBL. Returning for a second season with the Honey Badgers in 2022, he averaged 6.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists over 21 games. He posted eight multi-assist games and five double-digit scoring games.
With a decorated collegiate career, Veinot represented Dalhousie University from 2017 to 2022, accumulating numerous accolades. These include being named Atlantic University Sports (AUS) First Team All-Star in 2019-20 and 2021-22, First Team All-Canadian in 2019-20, and AUS All Rookie Team in 2017-18, among others. In 2019-20, he secured the AUS Men’s Basketball MVP, a first in Dalhousie University's history. He led his team in scoring average (15.6), minutes played (30.3), rebounding (5.2), assists (5.5), and steals (2.3) that season.
Veinot's basketball roots run deep in his family. His twin sister, Jayda Veinot, played for the University of New Brunswick (2022-24) and Acadia (2018-22). His father, Kevin Veinot, was an all-star at Acadia, notably contributing to the 1987-88 team that reached the national final. His mother, Jennifer Hale, achieved success as a two-time provincial high school champion at Cobequid Education Centre and as an AUAA MVP at the University of New Brunswick.
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 | Port of Antwerp Giants | 25 | 21.1 | 8.9 | 0.481 | 0.389 | 0.739 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
2022-23 | LWD Aris Leeuwarden | 32 | 30.6 | 17.0 | 0.479 | 0.328 | 0.790 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
2022 | Hamilton Honey Badgers | 21 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 0.439 | 0.319 | 0.808 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
2021 | Hamilton Honey Badgers | 9 | 15.0 | 7.2 | 0.533 | 0.500 | 0.727 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Totals | 87 | 22.8 | 11.0 | 0.477 | 0.350 | 0.779 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
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