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Danilo Timon Barthel (born 24 October 1991) is a German professional
Barthel began his professional career in his hometown with
basketball
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player who last played for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League
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(BSL) and the EuroLeague.
Professional career
Barthel began his professional career in his hometown with USC Heidelberg
USC Heidelberg, for sponsorship reasons named MLP Academics Heidelberg, is a professional basketball club from Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The club's men's senior team currently plays in the German first division Basketball Bundeslig ...
in 2008. On 23 June 2011 he signed with Fraport Skyliners
The Skyliners Frankfurt, currently known as Fraport Skyliners for sponsorship reasons, are a professional basketball club based in Frankfurt, Germany. Their home arena is Ballsporthalle.
The club has played in the Basketball Bundesliga sinc ...
.
In the 2013–14 season he played 34 league games for Frankfurt, averaging 11.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 28.1 minutes per game. For the season, he was named the League's BBL Most Improved Player.
With Frankfurt he won the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup
The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA's European-wide second level. Clubs mainly qualify for the competition based on their performance in natio ...
in a final against Openjobmetis Varese.
On 6 July 2016 he signed a two-year deal with Bayern Munich. On 17 June 2018 Barthel won his first BBL championship with Bayern after defeating Alba Berlin 3–2 in the finals. Barthel was named the Finals MVP after the decisive game five. Over five finals games, he averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds on 70.8% shooting from the field.
On 13 July 2020 Barthel signed his first contract outside of Germany, accepting an offer from top Turkish side Fenerbahçe Istanbul. On 20 June 2022 Barthel parted ways with the Turkish club.
International career
Barthel has been a member of the German national under-18 and German national under-20 teams. He played in the2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. The competition was held in Metz and nearby Hagondange, France, from July 23 to August 2 and featured 16 teams. Serbia won the title after be ...
and the 2010 and 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition featured 16 teams, held in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain from July 14–24. Spain became a champion for the first time.
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and helped the German team to fifth place in 2011, averaging 4.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists.
On 27 July 2014, he made his debut for the senior Germany national basketball team
The Germany men's national basketball team (german: Deutsche Basketballnationalmannschaft or ''Die Mannschaft'') represents Germany in international basketball competition. The team is directed by the German Basketball Federation (''Deutscher B ...
in a game against Finland
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. Barthel played with Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
in Tokyo.
References
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