Denis Wucherer (born 7 May 1973 in

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) is a German professional

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and former player. He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall and played

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Professional career

As player

Wucherer has played professional basketball in Germany (

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, Bayer Giants Leverkusen,

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and

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), Italy ( Sony Milano,

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, Benetton Treviso) and Belgium ( Telindus BC Oostende). Most notable was his time for the Bayer Giants Leverkusen where he won 6 national titles and was known for triple doubles which he accomplished on several occasions.

As coach

Wucherer coached the

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team Gießen 46ers several years before he became head coach for the ProA team RheinStars Köln in 2017. He later joined

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German national team

Wucherer has played for the German national basketball team 123 times. His biggest success there was the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2005.

Honors

As player: *4× German League champion: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–1996 *2× Belgian League champion: 2005–06, 2006–07 *2×

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champion: 1993, 1995 *

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champion: 2005 As head coach: *National Championships: ** German 2nd League champion: 2014–15

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wucherer, Denis 1973 births Living people German basketball coaches German men's basketball players Gießen 46ers coaches S.Oliver Würzburg coaches Shooting guards Sportspeople from Mainz RheinStars Köln coaches