Martin Seiferth (born 18 September 1990) is a retired German professional

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player who played until 2020 for the

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of the German

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league. He formerly played for

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of the

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. Prior to his professional career, Seiferth played with the

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and

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men's basketball teams. He commonly plays the role as a

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, transforming into an elite shot-blocker in the

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. Seiferth redshirted his sophomore year in college due to

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transfer rules. The first club he competed with was Marzahner Basket Bären, joining in 2006. Seiferth helped the Alba Berlin youth team win the Nachwuchs Basketball Bundesliga League (NBBL) in the 2008–09 season after finishing as runners-up at the conclusion of the team's preceding year.

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Martin Seiferth
at euroleague.net 1990 births Living people Alba Berlin players Centers (basketball) Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball players German expatriate basketball people in the United States German men's basketball players Niners Chemnitz players Oregon Ducks men's basketball players Paderborn Baskets players Basketball players from Berlin USC Heidelberg players {{Germany-basketball-bio-stub