Misan Haldin (born 7 July 1982 as Eyinmisan Edward Ogharanemeye Nikagbatse) is a German former
basketball
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player. He played for clubs in Germany, Greece and Italy.
Professional career
Haldin started his professional career at
TuS Lichterfelde Berlin, then a
farm team
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of
ALBA Berlin. At the 2000 international
Albert Schweitzer Youth Tournament, he was the best scorer overall.
[Portrait on the official website of the German basketball federation]
Haldin signed a contract with ALBA, but did not play for them as he wanted to play for a top club on a European level.
After nearly one year without playing in any official game, he signed with
Olympiacos Piraeus.
After playing for the Italian club
Snaidero Udine for half a year, Haldin returned to Germany to play for
Mitteldeutscher, with which he won the
EuroCup Challenge
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. He was automatically eligible for the
2004 NBA Draft
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, but was not drafted.
Haldin then moved to Italy again, playing for
Sedima Roseto and
Vertical Vision Cantù in the first division. At the beginning of 2006, he signed for second division club
Premiata Montegranaro, with which he got promoted to the first division.
Haldin returned to Germany, but was waived by the
Köln 99ers
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in March 2008, after testing positive on
THC
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, although he was not officially suspended as he did not play during that time due to an injury. Another spell in Italy followed, this time playing for
Pallacanestro Varese and winning the
Legadue
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championship. He returned to professional sports in 2011, when he was acquired by the
LTi Gießen 46ers. However, he was again waived during the season.
National team career
Haldin won the bronze medal as a member of the senior
German squad at the
2002 FIBA World Championship
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, dunking over
Yao Ming during the competition.
He also took part in the
EuroBasket 2005
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, winning the silver medal. The German national team's head coach,
Dirk Bauermann
Dirk Bauermann (born 10 December 1957) is a German professional basketball coach.
Playing career
Bauermann played club basketball in the German senior club of BBC Krefeld, from 1975 to 1981.
Club coaching career
Bauermann was an assistant coach ...
, cut his name off the roster for the
2008 Olympics qualification, after his drug abuse incident
.
Personal life
He was born in
Berlin
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(Germany) to Nigerian dad and Finnish mom,
[ Dietmar Wenck]
Nikagbatse spielt mit den Extremen
(Berliner Morgenpost
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, September 2, 2002) and his sister
Roli-Ann is a member of the German women's national team. In 2012, they adopted their mother's name, Haldin.
[Nikagbatse heißt jetzt Haldin]
January 17, 2012
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haldin, Misan
1982 births
Living people
Basketball players from Berlin
2002 FIBA World Championship players
Alba Berlin players
German men's basketball players
German people of Finnish descent
German sportspeople of Nigerian descent
Gießen 46ers players
Greek Basket League players
Köln 99ers players
Mitteldeutscher BC players
Olympiacos B.C. players
Pallalcesto Amatori Udine players
Pallacanestro Cantù players
Pallacanestro Varese players
Point guards
Roseto Sharks players
Sutor Basket Montegranaro players
German expatriate basketball people in Italy
German expatriate basketball people in Greece