JASPER REINALDA

Andalucía is where Jasper Reinalda starts his career abroad. The 7-foot-5 center signed with a Tercera FEB club for the 2026-27 season, making him the latest NAIA player to sign in Spain after a summer with EuroProBasket in Valencia.

From Montana State to the GSAC

Reinalda’s route took six years and four stops. He landed at Montana State in NCAA D1 in 2021 and spent three seasons at South Dakota Mines in NCAA D2, with his final season at La Sierra giving him the most leverage for opportunities abroad.

At La Sierra University in 2025-26 he averaged 14.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks over 26 games in the NAIA’s Golden State Athletic Conference, shooting 69.1% from the field. He closed the regular season ranked top three in the GSAC in both rebounding and blocked shots.

One November game is the one coaches replay. Against Westcliff he went 13-for-13 from the floor for 29 points and 12 rebounds, one of the most efficient scoring nights in conference history. He gives the credit away.

“My teammates were great that night, delivering the ball right into my hands,” Reinalda said.

What the summer with EuroProBasket did

Reinalda spent June 2026 in the EuroProBasket European Summer League at L’Alqueria del Basket in Valencia, playing and training daily under FIBA-certified European coaches. It was his first extended run inside European basketball rather than hearing about it from a distance.

“EuroProBasket was a great opportunity to play European basketball with an international group of players ahead of my first pro season,” Reinalda said.

He came out of it with a clear read on what travels and what doesn’t.

“I think my ability to be an elite screener and rebounder will translate immediately, being able to affect the game outside of scoring,” Reinalda said. “I’ll need to expand my range to develop as both an inside and outside player.”

Every EuroProBasket game is professionally recorded, and that film moved through the scouting network during the summer signing window. By the end of it he had interest from multiple clubs in Spain and Ireland. Our partners at TCA Sports Management were in Valencia for the European Summer League in June, and the Andalucía offer came through them.

Why he chose Spain

Ireland was a real option. So were other Spanish clubs. But Reinalda’s stated goal was to start in Spain, one of the most competitive basketball countries in the world, and Tercera FEB is where that climb begins.

Spain is one of the hardest countries in the world to get a roster spot in, and the system is built so players can move up it. Production is the currency. A 7-foot-5 center who shot 69% and protected the rim in his last college season has a case to make in Andalucía, with a full season to make it.

Can you play overseas after NAIA?

Yes, if the production is real and the film exists. Reinalda averaged a double-double at 69% shooting in his final NAIA season, then put that game on tape with EuroProBasket in Valencia in front of European coaches, and signed in Spain the same summer.

He has a message for the NAIA big man who thinks his level isn’t good enough.

“Believe in yourself and keep working. Your best basketball is ahead of you, all it takes is one coach and program to believe in you to make the next step,” Reinalda said.

EuroProBasket has run programs in Valencia since 2015, with 400+ players signed and committed in 25+ different countries. Players looking at the same jump can start with the European Summer League, and the full list of players signed and committed is public.