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Steffen Hamann

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Steffen Hamann
Personal information
Born (1981-06-14) 14 June 1981 (age 43)
Rattelsdorf, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Listed height6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career1998–2015
PositionPoint guard
Career history
1998–2006Brose Baskets
2006–2007Climamio Bologna
2007–2008Brose Baskets
2008–2010Alba Berlin
2010–2014Bayern Munich
2014–2015Baunach Young Pikes
Career highlights and awards

Steffen Ewald Hamann (born 14 June 1981) is a former German professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. Hamann was also a member of the German national basketball team.

Professional career

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Hamann started his professional career in 1998 at Brose Baskets's development team TSV Tröster Breitengüßbach. One year later he was a member of the first team Brose Baskets where he played until 2006.

From 2006 to 2007 he played on season for Climamio Bologna in Italian Serie A. After his short stint in Italy he returned to Bamberg in January where he played the rest of the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons. In 2008 he joined Alba Berlin where he played until 2010.

In 2010 he signed with Bayern Munich and became the captain of the team. He played there until 2014. In his last season he led Bayern together with star player Malcolm Delaney to its first championship since 1955 and to the EuroLeague Top 16 stage. For those achievements the club retired his No. 6 after the season.

In his last professional season he played for Baunach Young Pikes in German second division ProA.

National team career

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Hamann, the former captain of the senior German national team, made his national team debut on 22 January 2003, in a game against Macedonia. He played at the 2003, 2007, 2009, and 2011 EuroBaskets; and at the 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Cups.

In 2008, he led the German team, together with 13-time NBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki, to their first Summer Olympic Games since the 1992 Summer Olympics. In all competitions, he averaged 5.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2005–06 Bamberg 10 6 18.0 .516 .250 .714 2.5 1.3 .6 .0 5.8 5.6
2006–07 Bologna 7 3 15.5 .500 .333 .889 1.6 2.6 .6 .1 4.7 5.3
2007–08 Bamberg 14 14 26.9 .471 .324 .758 1.9 2.6 1.1 .2 8.7 6.9
2008–09 Alba Berlin 15 15 17.5 .567 .320 .800 1.4 1.3 1.1 .0 4.9 4.2
2013–14 Bayern 12 0 6.7 .250 .000 .500 .5 1.3 .0 .0 .3 .2
Career 58 38 17.4 .497 .304 .755 1.6 1.8 .7 .1 5.0 4.5
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
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Bayern Munich captain
2010–2014
Succeeded by