Famous German Basketball Players

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1 Dirk Nowitzki

Famous As: Basketball Player

Birthdate: June 19, 1978

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Würzburg, West 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.

2 Shawn Bradley

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: March 22, 1972

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Landstuhl, West Germany

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3 Moritz Wagner

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: April 26, 1997

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

4 Detlef Schrempf

Famous As: Basketball Player

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.

5 Daniel Theis

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: April 4, 1992

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Salzgitter, Germany

6 Chris Kaman

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: April 28, 1982

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan

7 Adolph Rupp

Famous As: Basketball coach

Birthdate: September 2, 1901

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Halstead, Kansas, U.S

Died: December 10, 1977

8 Isaac Bonga

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: November 8, 1999

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Neuwied, Germany

9 Franz Wagner

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: August 27, 2001

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

10 Isaiah Hartenstein

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: May 5, 1998

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Eugene, Oregon, United States

11 Satou Sabally

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: April 25, 1998

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

12 Maxi Kleber

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: January 29, 1992

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany

13 Paul Zipser

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: February 18, 1994

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany

14 Tibor Pleiß

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: November 2, 1989

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany

15 Christian Standhardinger

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: July 4, 1989

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Munich, Germany

16 Ademola Okulaja

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: July 10, 1975

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria

17 Silke Nowitzki

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: July 12, 1974

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany

18 Svetislav Pešić

Famous As: Basketball coach

Birthdate: August 28, 1949

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia

19 Maik Zirbes

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: January 29, 1990

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Traben-Trarbach, Germany

20 Arnold Van Opstal

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: December 15, 1991

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Germany

21 Maodo Lô

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: December 31, 1992

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

22 Elias Harris

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: July 6, 1989

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Speyer, West Germany

23 Oscar da Silva

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: September 21, 1998

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Munich, Germany

24 Johannes Voigtmann

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: September 30, 1992

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Eisenach, Germany

25 Holger Geschwindner

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: September 12, 1945

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Bad Nauheim, Germany

26 Niels Giffey

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: June 8, 1991

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Berlin Berlin, Germany

27 Makai Mason

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: May 4, 1995

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States

28 Kostja Mushidi

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: June 18, 1998

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Uccle, Belgium

29 Helga Nowitzki

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: 1940 AD

Birthplace: German

30 Danilo Barthel

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: October 24, 1991

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany

31 Bryce Taylor

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: September 27, 1986

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States

32 Marie Gulich

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: May 28, 1994

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Altenkirchen, Germany

33 Demond Greene

Famous As: Basketball coach

Birthdate: June 15, 1979

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Fort Hood, Texas, United States

34 Robin Benzing

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: May 1, 1989

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany

35 Willi Daume

Famous As: Sports administrator

Birthdate: May 24, 1913

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Hückeswagen, Germany

Died: May 20, 1996

36 Alex King

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: February 20, 1985

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Ansbach, Germany

37 Dalibor Bagarić

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: February 7, 1980

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Munich, West Germany

38 Anton Gavel

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: October 24, 1984

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Košice, Slovakia

39 Andrej Mangold

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: January 14, 1987

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Hannover, Germany

40 Dirk Bauermann

Famous As: Basketball coach

Birthdate: December 10, 1957

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Oberhausen, West Germany

41 Heiko Schaffartzik

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: January 3, 1984

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

42 Henrik R

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: March 4, 1969

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Offenbach am Main, Hesse, West Germany

43 Gavin Schilling

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: November 10, 1995

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Munich, Germany

44 Jan Jagla

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: June 25, 1981

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

45 Ismet Akpınar

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: May 22, 1995

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany

46 Lucca Staiger

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: June 14, 1988

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Blaustein, Germany

47 Boniface N'Dong

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: September 3, 1977

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: M'Bour, Senegal

48 Markus Kattner

Famous As: Business consultant

Birthdate: September 24, 1970

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Bayreuth, West Germany

49 Joshiko Saibou

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: March 7, 1990

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Cologne, Germany

50 Michael Koch

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: January 13, 1966

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Lich, Germany Lich, Hesse, Germany