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Niels Giffey (born 8 June 1991) is a German professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions. He also represents the Germany national team.

Niels Giffey

Giffey with Alba Berlin in 2021
No. 7 – FC Bayern Munich
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
League	Basketball Bundesliga EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	8 June 1991 (1991-06-08) (age 31) Berlin, Germany
Nationality	German
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Heinrich Schliemann (Berlin, Germany)
College	UConn (2010–2014)
NBA draft	2014 / Undrafted
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2021	Alba Berlin
2021–2022	Žalgiris Kaunas
2022	Murcia
2022–present	Bayern Munich
Career highlights and awards
King Mindaugas Cup winner (2022) 2x BBL champion (2020, 2021) 2x German Cup champion (2016, 2020) German Supercup champion (2014) 2× NCAA champion (2011, 2014)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Germany EuroBasket 2022 Germany

He played collegiately for the University of Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team. In his freshman year, he was part of the team that won the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. He was again one of UConn's key players when they won the NCAA tournament for a second time in four years in 2014. Giffey and his UConn teammates Shabazz Napier and Tyler Olander are the only Division I men's basketball players in history to have won national championships as freshmen and seniors.[1]

Early life

Giffey was born on 9 June 1991 in Berlin.[2] He is the son of Frank and Christine Giffey. He attended Heinrich-Schliemann-Oberschule gymnasium and competed for the club team Alba Berlin.[3]

College career

Giffey committed to play basketball at the University of Connecticut under coach Jim Calhoun. As a freshman, he was a reserve on the squad which won the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. After winning the tournament, he said, “It was such an emotional time for me, that this university, this team, became such a big part of my heart and became so close to me that it never crossed my mind to leave this place. I always felt it was about being a student-athlete at UConn. This school gave me so much when I won my national championship with this team.”[4] Giffey scored four points and grabbed six rebounds in the championship game against Butler. On the season, he averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 9.9 minutes per game.[3]

As a sophomore, Giffey averaged 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. He missed the first game of the season after hyper extending his elbow in the preseason.[3]

As a junior, he averaged 4.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.[3] He injured his knee in a game against Cincinnati on 3 March 2013 and missed the remainder of the season.[5]

In the semifinal game of the 2014 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Giffey scored a career-high 24 points, including six three-pointers, to help Connecticut defeat Memphis 72–53 on 14 March 2014.[6]

Professional career

Following graduation, Giffey played on the 2014 Memphis Grizzlies summer league team and then the Utah Jazz summer league team.[7] On 15 July 2014, the German team Alba Berlin announced that they had signed him for three seasons.[8]

On 29 July 2019, Giffey extended his contract with Alba for two more seasons, until 2022.[9] Serving as the Berlin team captain, Giffey won the German national championship[10] as well as the German Cup competition in 2020.[11] During the 2020–21 season, he averaged 8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

On 18 June 2021, Giffey signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[12] On 17 June 2022, he parted ways with the club.[13]

On 11 October 2022, Giffey signed a short-term deal with UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB.[14]

Honours and titles

Team

Alba Berlin

• 2x Basketball Bundesliga: 2019–20, 2020–21
• 2× BBL-Pokal: 2016, 2020[15]
• German Supercup: 2014

UCONN

• 2× NCAA champion: 2011, 2014

Career statistics

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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2014–15	Alba Berlin	24	15	15.2	.443	.396	.400	2.3	.2	.5	.1	4.9	2.6
2019–20		28	8	18.8	.486	.478	.851	2.2	1.2	.8	.3	8.8	7.6
2020–21		24	5	20.0	.487	.418	.792	2.9	1.4	.8	.4	8.1	8.3
2021–22	Žalgiris Kaunas	28	5	16.3	.430	.345	.882	2.7	.8	.6	.1	5.6	5.1
Career		104	33	17.6	.466	.412	.809	2.5	.9	.7	.2	6.9	5.9

References

External links

• Niels Giffey at draftexpress.com
• Niels Giffey at eurobasket.com
• Niels Giffey at euroleague.net (archive)
• Niels Gifey at euroleaguebasketball.net
• Niels Gifey at realgm.com

На других языках

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[de] Niels Giffey

Niels Giffey (* 8. Juni 1991 in Berlin) ist ein deutscher Basketballspieler.

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- [en] Niels Giffey

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[es] Niels Giffey

Niels Giffey (Berlín, 8 de junio de 1991) es un jugador alemán de baloncesto. Mide 2,00 metros de altura y ocupa la posición de Alero. Pertenece a la plantilla del UCAM Murcia de la liga ACB española. Es internacional absoluto con Alemania. Es el segundo jugador alemán de la historia en ganar la NCAA dos veces.

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[ru] Гиффей, Нильс

Нильс Гиффей (нем. Niels Giffey; родился 8 июня 1991 года в Берлине, Германия) — немецкий профессиональный баскетболист, играющий на позиции лёгкого форварда. Является двукратным чемпионом NCAA (в 2011 и 2014 годах). Наравне с партнёрами по студенческой команде «Коннектикут Хаскис» Шабаззом Напьером и Тайлером Оландером является единственным игроком в истории первого дивизиона студенческого баскетбола в США, которому удавалось выигрывать чемпионат NCAA на первом и четвёртом (последнем) курсе обучения.

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