Randy Wiel

Randy Wiel (21 April 1951 – 14 October 2025) was a Dutch basketball player and coach. Standing at , he played as guard.

Biography Born and raised on Curaçao, he was a talented athlete in his youth, participating as a swimmer during the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg (Canada) for Curaçao. He worked as a police officer before moving to the United States to play college basketball with North Carolina. After four years, he started his professional career with BV Amstelveen in the Dutch Eredivisie. On 19 December 1979, Wiel scored a career-high 39 points against BV Groningen.

From 2004 to 2013 he coached in the Eredivisie. He led EiffelTowers Den Bosch to two national championships, in 2006 and 2007.

Personal life Wiel's son, Zander Wiel, is a professional baseball player who represented the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Randy Wiel died from pancreatic cancer at his home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on 14 October 2025, at the age of 74.

Honours Player North Carolina Tar Heels NCAA Division I: runner-up 1977

Netherlands EuroBasket: fourth place 1983

(assistent) Coach North Carolina Tar Heels NCAA Division I: 1993

EiffelTowers Den Bosch Dutch Basketball League: 2006, 2007 Dutch National Basketball Cup: 2008, 2009

Individual Best basketball player on Aruba: 1974 Sports figure of the year: runner-up 1974 Top scorer Dutch Basketball League