Famous German Basketball Players

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Dirk Nowitzki

(Former German Basketball Player and One of the Greatest Power Forwards of All Time)

Birthdate: June 19, 1978

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany

The 7-foot-tall former Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki led his team to 15 NBA play-offs, including their only NBA championship, in 2011. He is the only player to continue with a single NBA team for 21 seasons and first European-born to be the NBA Finals MVP.

Shawn Bradley

(Former German-American Basketball Player)

Birthdate: March 22, 1972

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Landstuhl, West Germany

Height: 7'6" (229 cm)

Detlef Schrempf

(German-American Former Professional Basketball Player Who Played As a Small Forward / Power Forward)

Birthdate: January 21, 1963

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Leverkusen, Germany

Detlef Schrempf is a German-American former basketball player who played for popular NBA teams like the Dallas Mavericks, Seattle SuperSonics, and Portland Trail Blazers. A three-time NBA All-Star, Schrempf helped the SuperSonics reach the NBA Finals in 1996. Also known for his charitable work, Schrempf formed the Detlef Schrempf Foundation to help local charities.

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Moritz Wagner

(German Basketball Player Who Plays Center or as Power Forward )

Birthdate: April 26, 1997

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Height: 6'11" (211 cm)

Franz Wagner

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as Small Forward)

Birthdate: August 27, 2001

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

Dennis Schröder

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as Point Guard)

Birthdate: September 15, 1993

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Braunschweig, Germany

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Daniel Theis

(German Basketball Player Who Plays Center)

Birthdate: April 4, 1992

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Salzgitter, Germany

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Isaac Bonga

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as Point Guard)

Birthdate: November 8, 1999

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Neuwied, Germany

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Isaiah Hartenstein

(German-American Basketball Player Who Plays Center)

Birthdate: May 5, 1998

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Eugene, Oregon, United States

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Chris Kaman

(Former German-American Basketball Player)

Birthdate: April 28, 1982

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Maxi Kleber

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as Power Forward)

Birthdate: January 29, 1992

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany

Height: 6'10" (208 cm)

Satou Sabally

(German-American Basketball Player Who Plays as Small Forward)

Birthdate: April 25, 1998

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Paul Zipser

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as Power Forward or Small Forward)

Birthdate: February 18, 1994

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Christian Standhardinger

(Filipino-German Basketball Player Who Plays as a Power Forward or Center)

Birthdate: July 4, 1989

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Munich, Germany

Christian Standhardinger is a Filipino-German basketball player who currently plays for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of PBA. Over the course of his career, Standhardinger has also played for other popular teams like Ehingen Urspring, Hong Kong Eastern, and NorthPort Batang Pier. Christian Standhardinger has also played for the Philippine national team.

Tibor Pleiß

(German Basketball Player Who Plays Center)

Birthdate: November 2, 1989

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany

Height: 7'3" (221 cm)

Svetislav Pešić

(Head Coach of the Serbian Men’s National Basketball Team)

Birthdate: August 28, 1949

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia

The head coach of the Serbian men’s national basketball team, Svetislav Pešić has previously won several medals as the head coach of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, and Germany. Both his son, Marko, and his son-in-law, Jan Jagla, have played basketball for Germany. In his short career as a player, he went undrafted by the NBA.

Ademola Okulaja

(German Basketball Player Who Played as Power Forward)

Birthdate: July 10, 1975

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

Silke Nowitzki

(Former German Basketball Player)

Birthdate: July 12, 1974

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Oscar da Silva

(Brazilian-German Basketball Player Who Plays as a Power Forward)

Birthdate: September 21, 1998

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Munich, Germany

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

Maodo Lô

(German-Senegalese Basketball Player Who Plays as a Point Guard or Shooting Guard )

Birthdate: December 31, 1992

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Maik Zirbes

(German Basketball Player Who Plays Center)

Birthdate: January 29, 1990

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Traben-Trarbach, Germany

Height: 6'10" (208 cm)

Johannes Voigtmann

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as a Power Forward)

Birthdate: September 30, 1992

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Eisenach, Germany

Height: 6'11" (211 cm)

Elias Harris

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as a Power Forward)

Birthdate: July 6, 1989

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Speyer, West Germany

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Niels Giffey

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as a Small Forward or Shooting Guard)

Birthdate: June 8, 1991

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Berlin Berlin, Germany

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Arnold Van Opstal

(Filipino-German Basketball Player Who Plays Center)

Birthdate: December 15, 1991

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Germany

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

Holger Geschwindner

(Former German Basketball Player and Coach)

Birthdate: September 12, 1945

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Bad Nauheim, Germany

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Ariel Hukporti

(German-Togolese Basketball Player Who Plays Center)

Birthdate: April 12, 2002

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Stralsund, Germany

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Makai Mason

(American-German Basketball Player Who Plays as a Point Guard or Shooting Guard)

Birthdate: May 4, 1995

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Helga Nowitzki

(Former German Basketball Player)

Birthdate: 1940 AD

Birthplace: German

Robin Benzing

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as a Small Forward or Power Forward)

Birthdate: May 1, 1989

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany

Height: 6'10" (208 cm)

Danilo Barthel

(German Basketball Player Who Plays Center or as Power Forward )

Birthdate: October 24, 1991

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany

Height: 6'10" (208 cm)

Kostja Mushidi

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as a Shooting Guard)

Birthdate: June 18, 1998

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Uccle, Belgium

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Willi Daume

(German Basketball Player)

Birthdate: May 24, 1913

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Hückeswagen, Germany

Died: May 20, 1996

Bryce Taylor

(Former American-German Basketball Player Who Played as a Shooting Guard)

Birthdate: September 27, 1986

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Demond Greene

(German-American Basketball Coach and Former Player)

Birthdate: June 15, 1979

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Fort Hood, Texas, United States

German-American basketball coach Demond Greene was born in the US, to an African-American father and a German mother. He is also a former player who has represented teams such as Bayern Munich and DJK Würzburg. An Olympian, he was also part of the EuroBasket silver medal-winning German squad in 2005.

Alex King

(Former German Basketball Player Who Played as Small Forward or Power Forward)

Birthdate: February 20, 1985

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Ansbach, Germany

Boniface N'Dong

(Former Senegalese Basketball Player Who Played Center)

Birthdate: September 3, 1977

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: M'Bour, Senegal

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Andreas Obst

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as Shooting Guard or Point Guard)

Birthdate: July 13, 1996

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Halle, Saxony-Anhalt Halle, Germany

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Henrik R

(German Basketball Coach and Former Player)

Birthdate: March 4, 1969

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Offenbach am Main, Hesse, West Germany

Henrik R is a German basketball coach who is credited with bringing in European players into the North Carolina basketball program. A former player, Henrik helped Germany win the gold medal at the 1993 EuroBasket and the bronze medal at the 2002 FIBA World Cup. Henrik R was a seven-time German League champion and four-time German Cup winner.

Gavin Schilling

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as Power Forward)

Birthdate: November 10, 1995

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Munich, Germany

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

Marie Gulich

(German Basketball Player Who Plays Center)

Birthdate: May 28, 1994

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Altenkirchen, Germany

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Ismet Akpınar

(Turkish-German Basketball Player Who Plays as Point Guard or Shooting Guard)

Birthdate: May 22, 1995

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Anton Gavel

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: October 24, 1984

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Košice, Slovakia

Slovak-German basketball player Anton Gavel had a flourishing career as a point guard and is best known for his association with Bayern Munich. The 6’2” sports star has also been a 5-time BBL champion. While he initially represented the Slovak national team, he later switched to the German national team.

Joshiko Saibou

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as a Point Guard)

Birthdate: March 7, 1990

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Cologne, Germany

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Andrej Mangold

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as Point Guard)

Birthdate: January 14, 1987

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Hannover, Germany

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Heiko Schaffartzik

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as Point Guard or Shooting Guard)

Birthdate: January 3, 1984

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Johannes Thiemann

(German Basketball Player Who Plays as a Power Forward or Center)

Birthdate: February 9, 1994

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Trier, Germany

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

Jan Jagla

(Former German Basketball Player Who Played as Power Forward)

Birthdate: June 25, 1981

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Dalibor Bagarić

(Former Croatian German Basketball Player Who Played Center)

Birthdate: February 7, 1980

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Munich, West Germany

Height: 7'1" (216 cm)

Dirk Bauermann

(German Basketball Coach and Former Player)

Birthdate: December 10, 1957

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Oberhausen, West Germany

German basketball coach Dirk Bauermann initially played for BBC Krefeld and then began his coaching career as an assistant coach with Fresno State. Throughout his illustrious coaching career, he has been associated with countless teams, such as Germany, Tunisia, Poland, Iran, and clubs such as Bayern Munich.