Maik Zirbes (born 29 January 1990) is a German professional
basketball
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player for
Benfica of the
Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
The Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol ( en, Portuguese Basketball League), also known as Liga Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional club basketball league in Portugal.
History
From the 2008–09 season onward, the competit ...
. He also represents the senior
German national basketball team
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in the international competitions. Standing at , he plays the
center
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position.
Early career
Zirbes first played soccer, but opted to focus on basketball when he was 12 years old. He started his basketball career in the youth set up of
TBB Trier
Gladiators Treves, for sponsorship reasons known as Römerstrom Gladiators Trier, is a professional basketball club based in Trier, Germany. The club plays in the ProA. Their home arena is Trier Arena, which has a capacity of 5,495 people. From 19 ...
before signing his first professional contract with TBB at the age of 17. In the 2008–09 campaign, Zirbes was named Most Valuable Player of the German youth league NBBL.
Professional career
Zirbes played with
TBB Trier
Gladiators Treves, for sponsorship reasons known as Römerstrom Gladiators Trier, is a professional basketball club based in Trier, Germany. The club plays in the ProA. Their home arena is Trier Arena, which has a capacity of 5,495 people. From 19 ...
until signing a three-year contract with
Brose Baskets
Brose Bamberg is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia / North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup five times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketba ...
in June 2012.
On 5 August 2014, Zirbes signed a two-year deal with the Serbian team
Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...
. In his first 2014–15 season with the club, Crvena zvezda won the
Adriatic League
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championship, the
Serbian League
The Serbian League () is the third level football league in Serbia. It consists of four groups, namely Belgrade, East, Vojvodina, and West. The winner of each group earns promotion to the Serbian First League.
History
1992–1995
In the summer of ...
championship and the
Radivoj Korać Cup
The Radivoj Korać Cup ( sr, Куп Радивоја Кораћа / Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after a Serbian basketball legend and FIBA Ha ...
. In June 2015, he exercised his player option for the 2015–16 season.
On 13 June 2016, Zirbes signed a two-year contract with the Israeli club
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
. On 24 January 2017, Zirbes returned to Germany and signed with
Bayern Munich
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on loan, till the end of the season. On 30 July 2017 Zirbes signed a two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich.
On 17 July 2018, Zirbes returned to Crvena zvezda. During his one-year stint with
KK Crvena zvezda
Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Црвена звезда, ), commonly referred to as KK Crvena zvezda mts for sponsorship reasons or simply Crvena zvezda, is a men's professional basketball Sports club, ...
, Zirbes averaged 7.7 points and 4 rebounds in just over 15 minutes per game. His best game was on 8 October 2018 in a 87–71 win against
KK Budućnost
KK Budućnost (, ), currently known as Budućnost VOLI () for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball Sports club, club based in Podgorica, Montenegro. The club competes in Montenegrin Basketball League, Adriatic League and EuroCup Bas ...
in the round 2 of the
ABA League
The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...
regular season, where he scored 19 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 22 minutes. After being cut from the roster for the
Basketball League of Serbia
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, on 3 May 2019, Zirbes signed for the
Guangxi Weizhuang of the
National Basketball League (China)
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.
On 26 September 2019, Zirbes signed with
Cedevita Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija ( en, Cedevita Olimpija Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA Le ...
of the
Slovenian League.
On 12 July 2020, Zirbes signed with
Shabab Al Ahli
Shabab Al Ahli, is an Emirati professional basketball team located in Dubai.
The team has competed in both the domestic UAE National Basketball League as well as the international FIBA Asia Champions Cup.
Achievements
* UAE National League ch ...
of the
UAE National Basketball League
The UAE National Basketball League is the top professional basketball league in the United Arab Emirates.
It was founded in 2013.Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...
until the end of 2021, with an option to extend it for the season. He left the Zvezda on 21 June 2022. In August 2022, Zirbes signed for
Benfica of the
Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
The Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol ( en, Portuguese Basketball League), also known as Liga Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional club basketball league in Portugal.
History
From the 2008–09 season onward, the competit ...
.
National team career
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Zirbes represented the German Junior National Teams at the
2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
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and the
2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
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Netherlands and the Czech Rep ...
. He was handed his first
cap
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with the senior
German national basketball team
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in August 2009, when Germany took on
the Netherlands
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. In 2013, Zirbes was a member of Germany's roster at the
2013 EuroBasket, in Slovenia.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
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2012–13
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Bamberg
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, 23 , , 23 , , 19.7 , , .535 , , .000 , , .786 , , 5.0 , , .6 , , .7 , , .4 , , 8.2 , , 7.7
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2013–14
, 10 , , 9 , , 18.8 , , .508 , , .000 , , .652 , , 4.8 , , .7 , , .1 , , .2 , , 8.1 , , 6.7
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2014–15
, style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2",
Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...
, 24 , , 0 , , 13.0 , , .622 , , .000 , , .688 , , 3.3 , , .3 , , .5 , , .4 , , 5.2 , , 6.2
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, style="text-align:left;",
2015–16
, 27 , , 26 , , 25.2 , , .604 , , .000 , , .677 , , 6.1 , , .7 , , .9 , , .6 , , 12.4 , , 14.3
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, style="text-align:left;",
2016–17
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Maccabi
, 15 , , 2 , , 15.2 , , .682 , , .000 , , .780 , , 3.0 , , .3 , , .3 , , .3 , , 8.1 , , 8.1
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, 84 , , 58 , , 19.4 , , .574 , , .000 , , .691 , , 4.8 , , .6 , , .4 , , .4 , , 8.7 , , 9.3
See also
*
List of KK Crvena zvezda players with 100 games played
KK Crvena zvezda is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Crvena zvezda is a part of the Adriatic Basketball Association and competes in the ABA League, EuroCup and in the Basketball League of Serbia. The team play dom ...
References
External links
Maik Zirbesat aba-liga.com
Maik Zirbesat eurobasket.com
Maik Zirbesat euroleague.net
at fiba.com
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1990 births
Living people
ABA League players
Basketball League of Serbia players
Brose Bamberg players
Centers (basketball)
Expatriate basketball people in China
FC Bayern Munich basketball players
German expatriate basketball people in Serbia
German expatriate sportspeople in China
German expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
German men's basketball players
KK Cedevita Olimpija players
KK Crvena zvezda players
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
People from Bernkastel-Wittlich
S.L. Benfica basketball players
Sportspeople from Rhineland-Palatinate