Bennet Hundt (born 20 August 1998) is a German professional

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player for

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of the

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. He has represented Germany in several youth international tournaments.

Early career

Hundt grew up in

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. He began his youth career at TuS Lichterfelde, competing in the Jugend Basketball Bundesliga, the German under-16 league. In the 2014–15 season, he played for Dalton High School in Dalton, Georgia, where he was an

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. He lived with school board member Rick Fromm as his host family. After one year, Hundt joined

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and split playing time between the main club in the

(BBL) and the EuroCup, and its affiliated

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team, SSV Lokomotive Bernau.

Professional career

On 25 June 2019, Hundt signed a one-year contract with

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of the BBL. On 6 June 2020, he scored a career-high 30 points, shooting 5-of-9 from three-point range, in an 89–78 win over Crailsheim Merlins in the preliminary round of the 2020 BBL Final Tournament. On 10 July 2020, Hundt signed a one-year contract with Brose Bamberg of the BBL. On 2 June 2021 he signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the

. On 9 January 2023 he transferred to the MLP Academics Heidelberg of the

National team career

Hundt represented Germany in several youth international tournaments. In 2014, he averaged 3.2 points and 1.7 assists per game at the U16 FIBA European Championships. He won a bronze medal at the

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Chemnitz Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany a ...

. In February 2020, Hundt made his senior national team debut at the EuroBasket qualification stage.

Personal life

Hundt's father Oliver and mother played basketball at the professional level in Germany. His older brother, Jannes, also plays the sport professionally.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hundt, Bennet 1998 births Living people Basketball players from Berlin Alba Berlin players BG Göttingen players EWE Baskets Oldenburg players German expatriate basketball people in the United States German men's basketball players Point guards Riesen Ludwigsburg players USC Heidelberg players