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Christian Karl Standhardinger (born on (1989-07-04)July 4, 1989) is a Filipino-German professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[1] He was selected first overall by the San Miguel Beermen in the 2017 PBA draft making him the oldest first overall pick.

Christian Standhardinger

Standhardinger with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in 2021
No. 34 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Position	Power forward / Center
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1989-07-04) July 4, 1989 (age 33) Munich, West Germany
Nationality	Filipino / German
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Erdgas Ehingen (Ehingen, Germany)
College	Nebraska (2009–2011) Hawaii (2012–2014)
NBA draft	2014 / Undrafted
PBA draft	2017 Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the San Miguel Beermen
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
2006–2009	Ehingen Urspring
2014–2015	Mitteldeutscher BC
2015–2017	Rasta Vechta
2017–2018	Hong Kong Eastern
2018–2019	San Miguel Beermen
2019–2020	NorthPort Batang Pier
2021–present	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Career highlights and awards
3× PBA champion (2019 Philippine, 2019 Commissioner's, 2021 Governors') PBA Best Player of the Conference (2019 Governors') PBA Mythical First Team (2019) PBA Mythical Second Team (2021) PBA All-Defensive Team (2020) PBA All-Rookie Team (2018) ProA MVP (2016) BBL All-Star (2015) ProB Most Improved Player (2008) All-ProB First Team (2008)
Medals Men’s basketball Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team 2019 Philippines Team

Early life

Standhardinger was born on July 4, 1989, in Munich,[2] in then West Germany to a Filipino mother. His mother, Elizabeth Santos Hermoso traces her roots to the town of Angono, Rizal. Growing up in Germany, Standhardinger's maternal grandfather, Boy Hermoso, who played in the Philippines' CYMCA basketball championship in the 1950s introduced him to the sport of basketball.[3]

College career

Standhardinger began his first 2 years of college basketball at Nebraska. During his freshman season, he had to sit out the first 15 games due to NCAA's ruling since he played for a professional team in Germany before heading to the United States for college.[4] He averaged 8.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in 16 games as a freshman. During his sophomore year, Standhardinger was suspended by his coach Doc Sadler after playing only 6 games into the season for academic reasons.[5] Standhardinger eventually left the team. He continued his junior and senior years playing for Hawaii.[6]

Professional career

Ehingen Urspring (2006–2009)

He started his professional career in the Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule in the ProA of 2. Basketball Bundesliga in 2006. He played for the Urspring until 2009.[7][8][9]

2014 NBA draft

Christian Standhardinger went undrafted in the 2014 NBA Draft making him an unrestricted free agent.[10]

Mitteldeutscher BC (2014–2015)

Standhardinger signed a contract with Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[11] In his first season, he was selected as a reserve for the BBL All-Star Game.[12]

SC Rasta Vechta (2015–2017)

On 2015, Standhardinger returned to ProA and signed with the SC Rasta Vechta during offseason where he won his first MVP award.[13]

Hong Kong Eastern (2017–2018)

Standhardinger signed a contract with Hong Kong Eastern of the ASEAN Basketball League as their Heritage import.[14] On December 3, 2017, Standhardinger scored 40 points and pulled down 17 rebounds winning over Mono Vampire, 112-105.[15]

San Miguel Beermen (2018–2019)

On October 29, 2017, Standhardinger was selected 1st overall in the 2017 PBA draft by the San Miguel Beermen.[16] He missed the entire 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup while he played out his contract with the Hong Kong Eastern in the Asean Basketball League.[17] On May 9, 2018, Standhardinger played his first game with the Beermen during their 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup opener against the Meralco Bolts. San Miguel lost the game 93-85. Standhardinger posted four points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in his debut.[18]

With his frequent use of brute strength and barreling plays toward the basket, he has been dubbed as "The Bulldozer".[19]

NorthPort Batang Pier (2019–2020)

On October 14, 2019, Standhardinger was traded to the NorthPort Batang Pier in exchange for Moala Tautuaa.[20]

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2021–present)

On March 5, 2021, Standhardinger was traded to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in exchange for Greg Slaughter.[21] On January 5, 2022, Standhardinger signed a three-year contract extension with Barangay Ginebra.[22]

Career statistics

PBA

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	Bold	Career high

As of the end of 2021 season[23]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	San Miguel	27	26.8	.559	.000	.657	9.3	1.5	.8	.3	16.1
2019	San Miguel	58	24.8	.541	.000	.639	6.9	1.4	.9	.2	12.3
	NorthPort
2020	NorthPort	10	37.5	.494	.333	.494	12.0	3.8	1.3	.1	19.9
2021	Barangay Ginebra	36	35.3	.516	–	.531	9.4	2.6	.7	.1	14.6
Career		131	29.1	.526	.125	.593	8.5	2.0	.9	.2	14.3

NCAA

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	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Nebraska	16	—	15.4	.409	.375	.783	3.8	0.8	0.6	0.1	8.1
2010–11	Nebraska	6	—	17.7	.463	.000	.760	5.5	0.7	0.2	0.2	9.5
2011–12	Hawaii	32	—	30.1	.510	.333	.644	7.9	1.3	1.4	0.5	15.8
2012–13	Hawaii	31	—	31.9	.474	.277	.768	8.4	1.5	1.4	0.7	18.1
Career		85	—	27.1	.482	.301	.725	7.1	1.2	1.2	0.5	14.7

National team career

In 2007, Standhardinger played for the national under-18 team of Germany.[24]

Standhardinger is eligible to play for the Philippines but only as a naturalized player since he acquired his Philippine passport after he became 16 years old.[3] In June 2017, Standhardinger joined the national men's basketball team of the Philippines.[25] He played with the team at the 2017 William Jones Cup and the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[26]

After Andray Blatche pulled out for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup due to security concerns over the militant situation in the host country Lebanon,[27] Standhardinger replaced him as the Philippine team's naturalized player.[28]

Standhardinger played with the Philippine team at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[25] They won the gold medal after beating Indonesia 94-55, Standhardinger scored 11 points in the gold medal game.[29]

In June 2018, Standhardinger suited up for the Philippines for the FIBA 3x3 World Cup which the country hosted despite a lingering knee injury.[30] They finished the tournament at 11th place.

On August 5, 2018, Standhardinger was selected to be a part of the Philippine team for the 2018 Asian Games played between August 14 to September 1, 2018.[31] They finished the tournament at 5th place.

Weeks after the 2018 Asian Games, Standhardinger suited up for the revamped Philippine team under Coach Yeng Guiao. On September 13, 2018, Standhardinger had 30 points and 12 rebounds against Iran for his FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers debut.[32]

References

На других языках

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[de] Christian Standhardinger

Christian Karl Standhardinger (* 4. Juli 1989 in München) ist ein deutsch-philippinischer Basketballspieler.

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- [en] Christian Standhardinger

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