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The Germany men's national basketball team (german: Deutsche Basketballnationalmannschaft or ''Die Mannschaft'') represents
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in international
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competition. The team is directed by the
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(''Deutscher Basketball Bund''), the governing body for basketball in Germany. Currently, Germany is ranked 8th in the
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. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by
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due to Allied occupation. The (DBB) were representing the
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(named West Germany from 1949 to 1990), while the East Germany team represented the German Demorcratic Republic (1952–1990). The two would later merge, after
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in 1990. Germany's greatest achievements to date have been competing in 25 appearances at the EuroBasket, winning gold in
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, silver in 2005, and bronze in
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. Germany have also made six appearances at the FIBA World Cup, with their best result coming in 2002, when the team won bronze. At the
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, in Germany's six appearances, their top performances are three quarter-final finishes (
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, 1992,
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).


History


Early years (1934–1939)

Germany became members of
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in 1934. After declining to enter the first ever EuroBasket in 1935, the national team would make their debut presence on the international stage at the 1936 Olympic Games as hosts in Berlin. It was also the first basketball tournament held at the Olympics. Entering the
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, Germany played their first match against Switzerland, which the team would lose 25–18. The loss would send the team toward the consolation bracket to finish out the event. After the tournament, Germany failed to participate at the 1937 and 1939 editions of the EuroBasket, due to the continued rise of
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during the late 1930s.


Post war Germany (1946–1990)

Following
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, along with Germany's involvement, the team was banned from participating in international competitions until 1950. The country was also split into
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and
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, after the end of Allied occupation in 1949. Also in 1949, in October of that year, the
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was founded. The East Germany national team eventually became members of FIBA in 1952. At the end of their international suspension, West Germany entered the
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held in
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. The team would open their stint at the tournament with two heavy losses, before earning their first ever victory in the competition against
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25–69. With a record of (1–2) after the preliminary phase, West Germany could not advance, and were sent into the classification phase. There, the team lost four out of their five matches, with their only win coming against
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47–39. West Germany would finish the event in 12th place in the then 18 team field. Two years later, West Germany made their second appearance at the tournament for
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in
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. The team would once again complete the preliminary phase at a record of (1–2), this time with their lone victory against Sweden 37–65. Entering the classification rounds, West Germany would pick up two more wins, along with three more losses. At an overall record of (3–5), the team would finish out the competition in 14th place. After subpar performances in their first two appearances at the top continental tournament, West Germany would only reach the competition four times ( 1955,
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,
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, 1965) in their next nine attempts over 16 years. The best result for the national team during that period, would be their 13th place finish at the event in 1957. West Germany made it back to the European Championship as hosts in 1971. The team ultimately went quietly at the event, as they were denied making it passed the preliminary round once again. A year later, West Germany hosted the 1972 Olympic Games held in
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. It was the second time the Olympic event was held on German soil. The team began the
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in Group B, where they would lose their first two matches, before defeating the
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93–74. West Germany, however, would only go (2–2) in their next four games of the group stage, before being relegated to the classification bracket. There, they would lose two more games before being eliminated. After the Olympics, West Germany failed to qualify for a major international competition for the rest of the 1970s. Nine years after West Germany played in their last international tournament, the team would qualify for the
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. Although they would only prevail in one game in the group stage, a 66–51 win against
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; and having to close out their tournament appearance in the classification phase. Two years later, the team made it back on to the continental stage at
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. Led by a young core of players such as
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,
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and others, West Germany entered the competition placed in Group B. Behind posting a (2–2) record in their first four group stage matches, the team defeated
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77–70 in their final game of the round. However, finishing in a second place tie with the
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, prevented the team from advancing; due to their loss against them earlier in the tournament. In 1984, West Germany made their third appearance at the
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, after replacing the
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; who initiated a boycott on the event for political reasons. At the tournament, the team would make it to the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time, before succumbing to the eventual gold medalists
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(which featured a young Michael Jordan). Behind the encouraging performance by the team at the prior Olympics, West Germany as hosts of
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, looked to build on the momentum. The first game was against the Netherlands, where the team completely dominated from start to finish in a 104–79 win. At a record of (1–0), West Germany went on to split their next four games of the group stage to reach the quarter-finals. There, the team would come up short against
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, to shift their focus to the classification rounds. West Germany won both of their matches in the phase, to complete a 5th place finish at the event. The ensuing year, West Germany competed at the 1986 FIBA World Cup, after gaining qualification through a European qualifying tournament. Making their first appearance at the competition, and without key players Detlef Schrempf and Uwe Blab due to NBA players being ineligible to participate in international competitions at the time, West Germany failed to make it out of the group stage. In 1987, West Germany would enter their last event during the 1980s. At
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, the team only managed to procure slightly better results, as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.


German reunification

After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the reunification of Germany in 1990, a unified Germany national team qualified for its first tournament at the 1992 Olympic Games. With FIBA lifting their rule that prevented NBA players from competing in international competitions, veterans
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and
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were able to represent the national team for the first time since 1985. Being placed in Group A at the
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, Germany earned their first victory against hosts
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83–74. After barely escaping with a win in their second game versus
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63–64, the team were up against the juggernauts of the event to that point in the
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. However, Germany was heavily defeated by the famed "Dream Team" 111–68. After the loss, the national team dropped their next two games of the group stage, but secured their spot into the quarter-finals. There, Germany lost against the Unified team representing the former Soviet Union 83–76, to finish out the tournament in the classification round. At
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, Germany entered the tournament as hosts. After Detlef Schrempf retired from international competition following the prior Olympics, expectations for the team heading toward the event were tempered. However, Germany quickly impressed, as they made it all the way to the quarter-finals to defeat Spain 77–79 in overtime to reach the semis for the first time. After a 76–73 win over
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, the team was a win away from winning it all. In the final, Germany won their first European title 71–70 against
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. Additionally, the steady play by Christian Welp during the event earned himself
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. Following Germany's triumph, the FIBA World Cup in
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, and the next two editions of the EuroBasket (
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,
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), saw the team fail to make it passed the group stage.


The Nowitzki era (1999–2015)

Prior to Germany's arrival at the EuroBasket in
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, the team selected 21 year old prodigy
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of the Dallas Mavericks to represent the senior national team for the first time. In their opening game of the tournament, Nowitzki led Germany with 21 points and 5 rebounds, to narrowly defeat
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59–58. After a ten point loss in their second game to Lithuania, the team got back on track with a 68–77 win versus the
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to enter the quarter-finals. However, Germany would lose in the round to
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78–68, to finish the competition in the classification phase. After missing out on reaching the 2000 Olympics, Germany entered the
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. First up for the team was
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, where Dirk Nowitzki poured in (33 points and 12 rebounds) to lead Germany to a 92–71 victory. Following the win, Germany won two out of their next three games to advance. In the quarter-finals against
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, Nowitzki's 32 points helped the team into the semis against
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. There, Germany's run at the event would come to a close, after losing a tough battle to the hosts 78–79. With the bronze medal still attainable, even behind Nowitzki's tournament high (43 points and 15 rebounds), Germany was outlasted by the
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led
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90–99. At the 2002 FIBA World Cup, Germany was placed into Group C to begin the competition. The first game for the team was a wire-to-wire victory over China 76–88, with Dirk Nowitzki leading the way once again with (30 points and 8 rebounds). After the win, Germany would make it all the way to the quarter-finals with a rematch versus Spain, who they lost to in the bronze medal game at EuroBasket 2001. The team would ultimately prevail in a come-from-behind win 62–70, to reach the semis. There, Germany came up short against
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80–86, and having to play in the third place game. Germany went on to earn their first medal at the World Cup, by defeating
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94–117. Moreover, national team star Dirk Nowitzki was named tournament
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. A year later, at
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, Germany suffered its worst performance at the competition since the 1997 edition. The team failed to reach the knockout stage, and also missed out on the 2004 Olympics in the process, as the event was also a qualifier. After Germany stumbled through the EuroBasket in 2003, the team entered the tournament in 2005 with renewed ambition. Making it through the preliminary phase, and the playoff, the team was back into the quarter-finals once again. Germany would then display an all-around effort, with four players in double figures to eliminate
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62–76. In the semi-finals, Dirk Nowitzki who played the entire 40 minutes, recording (27 points and 7 rebounds) willed Germany past Spain 73–74 into the final for the first time in 12 years. However, the team would lose in the title game against the more experienced
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78–62. Even in defeat, the clutch play by Nowitzki throughout the competition got him the
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award. Entering the
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, Germany won three out of their first four games, and were tied for second place in Group B with
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. With one game left in the phase, which was against Angola, Dirk Nowitzki put up his personal tournament record of (47 points) in a 103–108 triple overtime win to secure second place. Although after moving passed
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78–77 in the Round of 16, the team would get eliminated in the quarter-finals by a
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85–65. At
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, Germany once again made it through to the quarter-finals, but were embarrassed in the round by hosts Spain 83–55; and ousted from the tournament. During the 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Germany seized qualification to the 2008 Olympic Games, after grabbing the final spot by defeating
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82–96. The team, however, exhibited no urgency after their opening victory in the competition against Angola. Germany would finish with a record of (1–4), and fail to make it out of the preliminary phase. At
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, and this time without Dirk Nowitzki, the national team continued their subpar play; and missed out on reaching the quarter-finals. For qualification to the
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, Germany gained entrance into the tournament by receiving a wild card. However, they were quickly eliminated from the event, after posting a (2–3) record in the group phase. The following year, at
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, Nowitzki rejoined the national team for the first time since the 2008 Olympics. Drawn in Group B to begin the competition, Germany displayed dominance in their first game against
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91–64. The team would eventually pickup two more wins in the round to finish at (3–2), and advance toward the second group phase. There, Germany struggled, winning only one game versus Turkey to have their tournament end. After failing to qualify for the 2012 Olympics, Germany entered the
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. Although without the services of an ageing Dirk Nowitzki, expectations for the team were limited. Placed in Group A, Germany started off the tournament with a surprise win over
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74–80. However, after the brilliance demonstrated in the opening match, the team endured losses in three of their next four games in the round to be eliminated. For
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, Germany was named as one of four co-hosts for the event. With Dirk Nowitzki making a return to the team for the first time since 2011, there was hope he could once again help Germany for a deep run. Drawn into
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at the Euro finals, seen by many as the "Group of Death" entering the tournament, Germany prevailed in their first match against
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71–65. After the win, the team would have the misfortune of losing their last four matches of the preliminary round by seven points or less in each game to close out the event (1–4). Following the tough tournament for Germany, national team legend Dirk Nowitzki announced his retirement from international competition.


Schröder takes over (2017–present)

With the disappointment of the previous EuroBasket in the rear-view, Germany did come away from the competition with some positives. The team uncovered rising phenom point guard Dennis Schröder, who led Germany in scoring and assists at the event in 2015. During qualifying for the
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, Germany put away
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in their first game 101–74, before their derby with
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. Entering the match, the energetic Austria crowd helped their side hold the lead for majority of the contest, but Germany would make a final push in the fourth quarter to steal the away game 59–61. After their resilient win in Austria, the team went on to garner a (4–2) record to secure qualification. At the tournament, Germany finished second in
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with a (3–2) record, and advanced into the Round of 16. There, they defeated rivals
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in a back-and-forth battle 84–81. Although in their quarter-finals match, the team came up short against the eventual bronze medalist
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84–72. While Germany's run did not end the way they wanted, the immense efforts of Dennis Schröder stood out. He finished number two in scoring at the competition for the second consecutive EuroBasket. In European Qualifiers for the
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, Germany opened up their World Cup qualifying campaign with a victory at home against
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79–70. Following the win, Germany swept through the first round of qualifiers at (6–0) to advance. During the second and final round, the team easily trounced
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43–86 in the first game. Against
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in game two, with a chance to clinch qualification to the World Cup with four games remaining, Germany rallied from 23 points down to eventually win in overtime 112–98. At the World Cup finals for the first time since 2010, Germany was drawn into Group F to begin the event. However, after two narrow loses to France and
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, Germany easily defeated
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96–62. With a record of (1–2) in group play, the team could not advance, and were sent into the classification phase to finish out the competition. Two years later, Germany went undefeated (4–0) during the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Split, Croatia, to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. At the
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, which was delayed until 2021 due to the
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, Germany finished (1–2) in the preliminary phase. However, with the team being ranked as one of the best third place finishers of the three groups, it was enough to advance. In the quarter-finals, Germany would progress no further, as they were eliminated in the round by Slovenia 86–70. At the
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, Germany co-hosted the competition for the second time. With Dennis Schröder back in the fold for the national team, after missing out on the 2020 Olympics, Germany entered the event with high hopes. Prior to Germany's
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opener against
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, the
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held a ceremony to honour national team icon
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, where his number 14 jersey was officially retired. After the conclusion of pre-game festivities, Germany would go on to capitalise on the emotions of the evening to win 63–76. Following Germany's victory over Bosnia and Herzegivina in game two, the team prevailed in a tough double overtime battle versus Lithuania 107–109. At a record of (3–0), the team would suffer their first defeat of the competition to Slovenia, before closing out the group stage with a win against
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. After eliminating
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in the
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, Germany were up against Giannis Antetokounmpo and
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in the quarter-finals. However, behind Germany's torrid shooting game, the team emphatically secured their place into the semi-finals for the first time in 17 years; with a 107–96 victory. There, the team would come up short against
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91–96. Although with the bronze medal still in reach, Germany would defeat
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82–69, to finish the tournament.


Competitive record


FIBA World Cup


Olympic Games


EuroBasket


Results and fixtures


2021


2022


2023


Team


Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 11 and 14 November 2022 against
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and
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.


Depth chart


Head coach history

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International influence

In Germany, professional basketball is known for developing players whose parents or grandparents are immigrants. The national team routinely uses many players who have family roots in Africa, Eastern Europe, United States or others, but have grown up in Germany, speak fluent German and are native Germans. Some examples are: *African-German:
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, Misan Haldin, Misan Nikagbatse, Ademola Okulaja, Dennis Schröder, Marvin Willoughby, Maodo Lô, Isaac Bonga *American-German: Shawn Bradley, Robert Garrett (basketball), Robert Garrett, Stefano Garris, Demond Greene, Elias Harris, Frank Hudson (basketball), Frank Hudson, Chris Kaman, Patrick King (basketball), Patrick King, Mike Knörr, James Marsh (basketball), James Marsh, Christopher McNaughton, Jens-Uwe Gordon, Nick Weiler-Babb *Brazilian-German: Dominik Bahiense de Mello *Canadian-German: Michael Jackel *Croatian-German: Stipo Papić, Dražan Tomić *Polish-German: Konrad Wysocki *Russian-German: Dominik Bahiense de Mello, Kostja Mushidi *Serbian-German: Vladimir Bogojević, Marko Pešić *Turkish-German: Teoman Öztürk, Mithat Demirel, İsmet Akpınar *Moroccan-German: Yassin Idbihi While most German players develop through the club system, several players over the years have played college basketball, U.S. college basketball. Past and present national team players who have done so include: *
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– Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball, Indiana *Shawn Bradley – BYU Cougars men's basketball, BYU (born in Germany, was raised in Utah, making a college basketball career a natural progression) *Patrick Femerling – Washington Huskies men's basketball, Washington *Niels Giffey – UConn Huskies men's basketball, UConn *Hansi Gnad – Alaska Anchorage Seawolves, Alaska-Anchorage (Division II Program) *Elias Harris – Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball, Gonzaga *Johannes Herber – West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball, West Virginia *Frank Hudson (basketball), Frank Hudson – Rowan Profs, Glassboro State/National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA (born in Germany) *Jan Jagla, Jan-Hendrik Jagla – Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball, Penn State *Patrick King (basketball), Patrick King – Bucknell Bison men's basketball, Bucknell *Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff – Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball, Hawaii *Mike Knörr – Texas A&M–Commerce Lions men's basketball, East Texas State (now known as Texas A&M–Commerce) *Alexander Kühl – Charlotte 49ers men's basketball, UNC Charlotte *Jens Kujawa – Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, Illinois *Jürgen Malbeck – Hawaii Pacific Sharks, Hawaiʻi Pacific/NAIA *James Marsh (basketball), James Marsh – Davidson Wildcats men's basketball, Davidson *Rolf Mayr – Duquesne Dukes men's basketball, Duquesne *Christopher McNaughton – Bucknell *Sven Meyer (basketball), Sven Meyer – Oregon Ducks men's basketball, Oregon *Mathis Mönninghoff – Gonzaga *Detlef Musch – Davidson *Arnd Neuhaus – Duquesne *Kai Nürnberger – Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball, Southern Illinois *Ademola Okulaja – North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, North Carolina *Michael Pappert – University of Redlands, Redlands (Division III) *Ulrich Peters (basketball), Ulrich Peters a.k.a. Ulrich Trogele – Wichita State Shockers men's basketball, Wichita State (raised in the U.S.) *Henrik Rödl – North Carolina *
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– Washington *Julian Sensley – Hawaii (born to a German mother and raised in the U.S.) *Lucca Staiger – Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball, Iowa State *Marc Suhr – UConn *Gerrit Terdenge – Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball, Fresno State *Franz Wagner (basketball), Franz Wagner – Michigan Wolverines men's basketball, Michigan *Moritz Wagner (basketball), Moritz Wagner – Michigan * Christian Welp – Washington *Kirsten Zöllner – Albany Great Danes men's basketball, Albany


Notable players

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*Gunther Behnke *
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– Former NBA player *Shawn Bradley – Former NBA player; American with dual citizenship through jus sanguinis *Mithat Demirel *Patrick Femerling – Had the most caps for the national team with (221) *Hansi Gnad *Henning Harnisch – Currently vice president of Alba Berlin *Mike Jackel *Chris Kaman – Former NBA player; American with dual citizenship, born and raised in the U.S., German citizenship through jus sanguinis *Michael Koch (basketball), Michael Koch – Currently a professional basketball Head coach *Jens Kujawa *
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– Former NBA star, 2011 NBA Champion, 2011 NBA Finals MVP, 2007 NBA MVP, 13× NBA All-Star, MVP of the 2002 FIBA World Championship, 2002 World Cup and the EuroBasket 2005. His national team number 14 has now been retired, and a replica of the jersey is hung from the rafters at all home national team games. *Kai Nürnberger *Ademola Okulaja – Former player at North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, North Carolina *Tibor Pleiß *Henrik Rödl – Former player at North Carolina and Alba Berlin *
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– The first German NBA star, former player of the Seattle SuperSonics, 3× NBA All-Star, 2× NBA Sixth Man of the Year * Dennis Schröder – Current NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers *Daniel Theis – Current NBA player for the Indiana Pacers * Christian Welp – Former NBA player; hit the winning free throw (completing a 3-point-play) in the
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final, and named tournament MVP *Denis Wucherer


Past rosters

;As Germany Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 Olympic Games: finished 17th among 21 teams 1 Bernhard Cuiper, 2 Robert Duis, 3 Karl Endres, 4 Emil Göing, 5 Otto Kuchenbecker, 6 Emil Lohbeck, 7 Hans Niclaus, 8 Kurt Oleska, 9 Siegfried Reischies, 10 Heinz Steinschulte (Coach: Hugo Murero) ---- ;As West Germany 1951 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 17 teams 3 Kurt Siebenhaar, 4 Ulrich Konz, 5 Felix Diefenbach, 6 Wolfgang Heinker, 7 Rudi Hohner, 8 Rudolf Beyerlein, 9 Franz Kronberger, 10 Willi Leissler, 11 Markus Bernhard, 12 Gunter Piontek, 13 Oskar Roth, 14 Theodor Schober, 15 Harald Muller, 16 Arthur Stolz (Coach: Theo Clausen) ---- 1953 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 17 teams 3 Kurt Siebenhaar, 4 Theodor Schober, 5 Richard Mahrwald, 6 Gunter Piontek, 7 Friedrich Mahlo, 8 Hans Bayer, 10 Hartmut Kruger, 11 Oskar Roth, 12 Rolf Heinker, 13 Gerd Konzag, 14 Rudolf Beyerlein, 15 Richard Griese, 16 Markus Bernhard (Coach: Anton Kartak) ---- 1955 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 18 teams 4 K. Pfeiffer, 5 L. Waldowski, 6 R. Vogt, 7 Rudolf Beyerlein, 8 E. Friebel, 9 Kurt Siebenhaar, 10 Theodor Schober, 11 Oskar Roth, 12 Arthur Stolz, 13 U. Schmitt, 14 Harald Muller, 15 Richard Griese, 16 K. Brehm (Coach: Anton Kartak) ---- 1957 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 16 teams 3 Auxer, 4 Lamade, 5 Horst Stein, 6 R. Vogt, 7 Arthur Stolz, 8 Rigauer, 9 Gerhard Biller, 10 Ottmar, 11 Hans Brydniak, 12 Peter, 14 Klaus Schulz, 15 Richard Griese, 16 Scherer (Coach: Theodor Vychodil) ---- 1961 EuroBasket: finished 16th among 19 teams 4 Hans Gruttner, 5 Horst Stein, 6 Richard Pull, 7 Arthur Stolz, 8 Hannes Neumann, 9 Hans Brydniak, 10 Klaus Weinand, 11 Oskar Roth, 12 Gerhard Biller, 13 Volker Heindel, 14 Klaus Schulz, 15 Jürgen Langhoff (Coach: Branimir Volfer) ---- 1965 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams 4 Klaus Urmitzer, 5 Heinz Neef, 6 Hans-Dieter Niedlich, 7 Dietmar Kienast, 8 Hannes Neumann, 9 Bernd Roder, 10 Klaus Weinand, 11 Dieter Sarodnik, 12 Klaus Jungnickel, 13 Udo Wolfram, 14 Klaus Schulz, 15 Jorg Kruger (Coach: Yakovos Bilek) ---- 1971 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams 4 Helmut Uhlig, 5 Rolf Dieter, 6 Dieter Pfeiffer, 7 Jurgen Loibl, 8 Gerd Brand, 9 Rainer Pethran, 10 Jochen Pollex, 11 Klaus Urmitzer, 12 Holger Geschwindner, 13 Jürgen Wohlers, 14 Dietrich Keller, 15 Norbert Thimm (Coach: Theodor Schober) ---- Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 16 teams 4 Helmut Uhlig, 5 Klaus Weinand, 6 Dieter Kuprella, 7 Karl Ampt, 8 Hans-Jörg Krüger, 9 Rainer Pethran, 10 Jochen Pollex, 11 Joachim Linnemann, 12 Holger Geschwindner, 13 Jürgen Wohlers, 14 Dietrich Keller, 15 Norbert Thimm (Coach: Theodor Schober) ---- 1981 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 12 teams 4 Hans-Gunther Ludwig, 5 Joseph Waniek, 6 Sebastian Brunnert, 7 Matthias Strauss, 8 Jorg Heidrich, 9 Klaus Zander, 10 Michael Pappert, 11 Volkert Asshoff, 12 Holger Arpe, 13 Lutz Wadehn, 14 Armin Sowa, 15 Ingo Mendel (Coach: Terry Schofield) ---- 1983 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams 4 Christoph Körner, 5 Frank Hudson, 6 Uwe Brauer, 7 Matthias Strauss, 8 Ulrich Peters (basketball), Ulrich Peters, 9 Klaus Zander, 10 Michael Pappert, 11 Armin Sowa, 12
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, 13
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, 14 Lutz Wadehn, 15 Gunther Behnke (Coach: Chris Lee) ---- Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 12 teams 4 Christoph Körner, 5 Vladimir Kadlec, 6 Uwe Brauer, 7 Uwe Sauer (basketball), Uwe Sauer, 8 Ulrich Peters (basketball), Ulrich Peters, 9 Klaus Zander, 10 Michael Pappert, 11 Armin Sowa, 12
Detlef Schrempf Detlef Schrempf (born January 21, 1963) is a German-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies from 1981 to 1985, and was drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) by the ...
, 13
Uwe Blab Uwe Konstantin Blab (born March 26, 1962) is a German former professional basketball player who had a five-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). High School and College Blab attended Effingham High School in Illinois, which ...
, 14 Ingo Mendel, Christian Welp (Coach: Ralph Klein (coach), Ralph Klein) ---- 1985 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams 4 Ulrich Peters (basketball), Ulrich Peters, 5 Stephan Baeck, 6 Christoph Körner, 7 Uwe Sauer (basketball), Uwe Sauer, 8 Michael Jackel, 9 Christian Welp, 10
Uwe Blab Uwe Konstantin Blab (born March 26, 1962) is a German former professional basketball player who had a five-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). High School and College Blab attended Effingham High School in Illinois, which ...
, 11 Armin Sowa, 12
Detlef Schrempf Detlef Schrempf (born January 21, 1963) is a German-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies from 1981 to 1985, and was drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) by the ...
, 13 Lutz Wadehn, 14 Burkhard Schröder, 15 Gunther Behnke (Coach: Ralph Klein (coach), Ralph Klein) ---- 1986 FIBA World Cup: finished 13th among 24 teams 4 Ralf Risse, 5 Armin Andres, 6 Michael Koch (basketball), Michael Koch, 7 Jan Villwock, 8 Rainer Greunke, 9 Holger Arpe, 10 Christian Welp, 11 Armin Sowa, 12 Hansi Gnad, 13 Lutz Wadehn, 14 Gunther Behnke, 15 Burkhard Schröder (Coach: Ralph Klein (coach), Ralph Klein) ---- 1987 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams 4 Armin Andres, 5 Christoph Körner, 6 Michael Koch (basketball), Michael Koch, 7 Henning Harnisch, 8 Jens Kujawa, 9 Christian Welp, 10 Sven Meyer, 11 Michael Pappert, 12 Hansi Gnad, 13 Lutz Wadehn, 14 Gunther Behnke, 15 Michael Jackel (Coach: Ralph Klein (coach), Ralph Klein) ---- ;As Germany Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 12 teams 4 Gunther Behnke, 5 Henrik Rödl, 6 Armin Andres, 7 Stephan Baeck, 8 Arndt Neuhaus, 9 Henning Harnisch, 10
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, 12 Hansi Gnad, 13 Kai Nurnberger, 14 Jens Kujawa, 15 Michael Jackel (Coach: Svetislav Pešić) ---- 1993 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams 4 Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff, 5 Henrik Rödl, 6 Michael Koch (basketball), Michael Koch, 7 Christian Welp (
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), 8 Teoman Öztürk, 9 Henning Harnisch, 10 Gunther Behnke, 11 Stephan Baeck, 12 Hansi Gnad, 13 Kai Nürnberger, 14 Jens Kujawa, 15 Michael Jackel (Coach: Svetislav Pešić) ---- 1994 FIBA World Championship, 1994 FIBA World Cup: finished 12th among 16 teams 4 Henning Harnisch, 5 Michael Koch (basketball), Michael Koch, 6 Sascha Hupmann, 7 Henrik Rödl, 8 Hansi Gnad, 9 Gunther Behnke, 10 Kai Nurnberger, 11 Patrick King, 12 Detlef Musch, 13 Arndt Neuhaus, 14 Oliver Herkelmann, 15 Mike Knorr (Coach: Dirk Bauermann) ---- 1995 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 14 teams 4 Ingo Freyer, 5 Henrik Rödl, 6 Michael Koch (basketball), Michael Koch, 7 Detlef Musch, 8 Denis Wucherer, 9 Christian Welp, 10 Teoman Öztürk, 11 Patrick King, 12 Hansi Gnad, 13 Kai Nürnberger, 14 Ademola Okulaja, 15 Michael Knörr (Coach: Vladislav Lučić) ---- 1997 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams 4 Henrik Rödl, 5 Jörg Lütcke, 6 Gerrit Terdenge, 7 Vladimir Bogojević, 8 Denis Wucherer, 9 Henning Harnisch, 10 Sascha Hupmann, 11 Jürgen Malbeck, 12 Patrick Femerling, 13 Ademola Okulaja, 14 Tim Nees, 15 Alexander Kühl (Coach: Vladislav Lučić) ---- 1999 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams 4 Henrik Rödl, 5 Jörg Lütcke, 6 Kai Nürnberger, 7 Vladimir Bogojević, 8 Denis Wucherer, 9 Drazan Tomic, 10 Patrick Femerling, 11 Gerrit Terdenge, 12
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, 13 Ademola Okulaja, 14 Tim Nees, 15
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(Coach: Henrik Dettmann) ---- 2001 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams 4 Mithat Demirel, 5 Ademola Okulaja, 6 Robert Garrett (basketball), Robert Garrett, 7 Marko Pešić, 8 Stefano Garris, 9 Drazan Tomic, 10 Marvin Willoughby, 11 Stipo Papić, 12
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, 13 Patrick Femerling, 14
Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (, ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the gre ...
, 15 Shawn Bradley (Coach: Henrik Dettmann) ---- 2002 FIBA World Cup: finished 3rd among 16 teams 4 Mithat Demirel, 5 Ademola Okulaja, 6 Jörg Lütcke, 7 Marko Pešić, 8 Pascal Roller, 9 Henrik Rödl, 10 Misan Haldin, 11 Stefano Garris, 12
Stephen Arigbabu Stephen Olumide Arigbabu (born 15 February 1972) is a German professional basketball coach and former player. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall. Arigbabu played at the center position. Professional career During his professional career, Arigba ...
, 13 Patrick Femerling, 14
Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (, ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the gre ...
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MVP In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
), 15 Robert Maras (Coach: Henrik Dettmann) ---- 2003 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams 4 Mithat Demirel, 5 Ademola Okulaja, 6 Jörg Lütcke, 7 Marko Pešić, 8 Sven Schultze, 9 Steffen Hamann, 10 Misan Haldin, 11 Stefano Garris, 12
Stephen Arigbabu Stephen Olumide Arigbabu (born 15 February 1972) is a German professional basketball coach and former player. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall. Arigbabu played at the center position. Professional career During his professional career, Arigba ...
, 13 Patrick Femerling, 14
Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (, ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the gre ...
, 15 Robert Maras (Coach: Henrik Dettmann) ---- 2005 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams 4 Mithat Demirel, 5 Robert Garrett (basketball), Robert Garrett, 6 Demond Greene, 7 Marko Pešić, 8 Denis Wucherer, 9 Pascal Roller, 10 Misan Haldin, 11 Sven Schultze, 12
Stephen Arigbabu Stephen Olumide Arigbabu (born 15 February 1972) is a German professional basketball coach and former player. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall. Arigbabu played at the center position. Professional career During his professional career, Arigba ...
, 13 Patrick Femerling, 14
Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (, ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the gre ...
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MVP In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
), 15 Robert Maras (Coach: Dirk Bauermann) ----
2006 FIBA World Cup The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by ...
: finished 8th among 24 teams 4 Mithat Demirel, 5 Ademola Okulaja, 6 Sven Schultze, 7 Robert Garrett (basketball), Robert Garrett, 8 Johannes Herber, 9 Steffen Hamann, 10 Demond Greene, 11 Pascal Roller, 12 Guido Grünheid, 13 Patrick Femerling, 14
Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (, ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the gre ...
, 15 Jan Jagla (Coach: Dirk Bauermann) ---- 2007 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams 4 Mithat Demirel, 5 Ademola Okulaja, 6
Stephen Arigbabu Stephen Olumide Arigbabu (born 15 February 1972) is a German professional basketball coach and former player. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall. Arigbabu played at the center position. Professional career During his professional career, Arigba ...
, 7 Robert Garrett (basketball), Robert Garrett, 8 Johannes Herber, 9 Steffen Hamann, 10 Demond Greene, 11 Pascal Roller, 12 Guido Grünheid, 13 Patrick Femerling, 14
Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (, ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the gre ...
, 15 Jan Jagla (Coach: Dirk Bauermann) ---- 2008 Olympic Games: finished 10th among 12 teams 4 Tim Ohlbrecht, 5 Philip Zwiener, 6 Sven Schultze, 7 Robert Garrett (basketball), Robert Garrett, 8 Konrad Wysocki, 9 Steffen Hamann, 10 Demond Greene, 11 Pascal Roller, 12 Chris Kaman, 13 Patrick Femerling, 14
Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (, ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the gre ...
, 15 Jan Jagla (Coach: Dirk Bauermann) ---- 2009 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams 4 Lucca Staiger, 5 Heiko Schaffartzik, 6 Sven Schultze, 7 Tim Ohlbrecht, 8 Konrad Wysocki, 9 Steffen Hamann, 10 Demond Greene, 11 Tibor Pleiß, 12 Elias Harris, 13 Patrick Femerling, 14 Robin Benzing, 15 Jan Jagla (Coach: Dirk Bauermann) ----
2010 FIBA World Cup The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...
: finished 17th among 24 teams 4 Lucca Staiger, 5 Heiko Schaffartzik, 6 Per Günther, 7 Tim Ohlbrecht, 8 Christopher McNaughton, 9 Steffen Hamann, 10 Demond Greene, 11 Tibor Pleiß, 12 Elias Harris, 13 Philipp Schwethelm, 14 Robin Benzing, 15 Jan Jagla (Coach: Dirk Bauermann) ---- 2011 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 24 teams 4 Robin Benzing, 5 Johannes Herber, 6 Steffen Hamann, 7 Sven Schultze, 8 Heiko Schaffartzik, 9 Tim Ohlbrecht, 10 Philipp Schwethelm, 11 Tibor Pleiß, 12 Chris Kaman, 13 Lucca Staiger, 14
Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (, ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the gre ...
, 15 Jan-Hendrik Jagla (Coach: Dirk Bauermann) ---- 2013 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 24 teams 4 Alex King (basketball), Alex King, 5 Niels Giffey, 6 Per Günther, 7 Philip Zwiener, 8 Heiko Schaffartzik (C), 9 Karsten Tadda, 10 Lucca Staiger, 11 Tibor Pleiß, 12 Robin Benzing, 13 Bastian Doreth, 14 Andreas Seiferth, 15 Maik Zirbes (Coach: Frank Menz) ---- 2015 EuroBasket: finished 18th among 24 teams 4 Maodo Lô, 5 Niels Giffey, 7 Alex King (basketball), Alex King, 8 Heiko Schaffartzik (C), Karsten Tadda, 9 Tibor Pleiß, 12 Robin Benzing, 14
Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (, ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the gre ...
, 17 Dennis Schröder, 21 Paul Zipser, 25 Anton Gavel, 77 Johannes Voigtmann (Coach: Chris Fleming (basketball), Chris Fleming) ---- 2017 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 24 teams 4 Maodo Lô, 7 Johannes Voigtmann, 8 Lucca Staiger, 9 Karsten Tadda, 10 Daniel Theis, 12 Robin Benzing (C), 17 Dennis Schröder, 18 İsmet Akpınar, 22 Danilo Barthel, 32 Johannes Thiemann, 33 Patrick Heckmann, 55 Isaiah Hartenstein (Coach: Chris Fleming (basketball), Chris Fleming) ---- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, 2019 FIBA World Cup: finished 18th among 32 teams 4 Maodo Lô, 5 Niels Giffey, 7 Johannes Voigtmann, 8 İsmet Akpınar, 10 Daniel Theis, 12 Robin Benzing (C), 17 Dennis Schröder, 21 Paul Zipser, 22 Danilo Barthel, 24 Maxi Kleber, 32 Johannes Thiemann, 42 Andreas Obst (Coach: Henrik Rödl) ----
2020 Olympic Games The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
: finished 8th among 12 teams 0 Isaac Bonga, 1 Joshiko Saibou, 4 Maodo Lô, 5 Niels Giffey, 6 Jan Niklas Wimberg, Jan Wimberg, 7 Johannes Voigtmann, 12 Robin Benzing (C),
13 Moritz Wagner (basketball), Moritz Wagner, 19 Lukas Wank, 22 Danilo Barthel, 32 Johannes Thiemann, 42 Andreas Obst (Coach: Henrik Rödl) ---- 2022 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 24 teams 4 Maodo Lô, 5 Niels Giffey, 6 Nick Weiler-Babb, 7 Johannes Voigtmann, 9 Franz Wagner (basketball), Franz Wagner, 10 Daniel Theis, 17 Dennis Schröder (C),
18 Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann, 21 Justus Hollatz, 32 Johannes Thiemann, 42 Andreas Obst, 43 Christian Sengfelder
(Coach: Gordon Herbert)


Media coverage

Germany's matches are currently televised by Deutsche Telekom.


Kit supplier


Manufacturer

*2014–present: Peak Sport Products, Peak


Sponsor

*2014–present: ING DiBa


See also

*Sport in Germany *Germany women's national basketball team *Germany men's national under-20 basketball team *Germany men's national under-19 basketball team *Germany men's national under-17 basketball team *Germany men's national 3x3 team


Notes


References


External links

*
Germany FIBA profileGermany National Team – Men
at Eurobasket.com

at FIBA Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Germany National Basketball Team Germany national basketball team Basketball teams in Germany Men's national basketball teams FIBA EuroBasket-winning countries 1934 establishments in Germany