Christian Drejer

Christian Drejer

File:Christian Drejer.JPG Drejer with Lottomatica Roma
Personal information
Born	(1982-12-08) December 8, 1982 Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	Florida (2002–2004)
NBA draft	2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51st overall
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career	2004–2008
Position	Small forward
Career history
2004–2005	Winterthur FCB
2005–2007	Virtus Bologna
2007–2008	Lottomatica Virtus Roma

Johan Christian Drejer (born December 8, 1982) is a retired Danish professional basketball player who in March 2008 was released from his contract with Virtus Roma and is a former player of SISU Copenhagen, the Florida Gators, Winterthur FCB and Virtus Bologna.

He was also a Danish national team player. He was drafted in the second round of the 2004 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets with the 51st pick as the first Dane ever drafted by the NBA. This pick was not without controversy as some had been questioning his character because he had quit the Florida Gators basketball team halfway through the previous season. He never played in the NBA.

Retirement

In his first year of college basketball, Drejer had an injury in his left foot which kept him sidelined for most of the season. The injury remained a problem for the rest of his career. In 2007–08 he had surgery twice but never fully recovered; in March 2008 he was released from his contract by Virtus Roma and on March 11 the Basketball Federation of Denmark (Danmarks Basketball-Forbund) sent out a press release announcing Drejer's retirement.