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Robin Clemens Benzing (born 1 May 1989) is a German professional basketball player for Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He is also a member of the Germany national basketball team. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he plays at the small forward position.

Robin Benzing

Benzing with Germany in 2017
No. 12 – Fortitudo Bologna
Position	Small forward / Power forward
League	Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born	(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 33) Seeheim-Jugenheim, West Germany
Nationality	German
Listed height	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	108 kg (238 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2011 / Undrafted
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2008	TV Langen
2009–2011	ratiopharm Ulm
2011–2015	Bayern Munich
2015–2017	Zaragoza
2017–2018	S.Oliver Würzburg
2018–2019	Beşiktaş
2019–2021	Zaragoza
2021–present	Fortitudo Bologna
Career highlights and awards
BBL champion (2014) 6× BBL All-Star (2010–2014, 2018) 2x All-BBL First Team (2010, 2018) All-BBL Second Team (2011) BBL Most Effective Player (2018)

Professional career

Benzing played in Germany with TV Langen in the second-tier TV Langen until 2009. In 2008, he had signed a letter of intent with the University of Michigan,[1] but eventually did not join the Wolverines due to NCAA initial eligibility requirements.[2]

From 2009 to 2011, Benzing played for Ratiopharm Ulm in Germany's Basketball Bundesliga, followed by a four-year stint at Bayern Munich. On 30 June 2015 he signed a two-year deal with CAI Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB.[3] After two years playing in Spain, he returned to his home country in September 2017, signing a three-year contract with S.Oliver Würzburg.[4] Benzing averaged 17.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in the 2017-18 season. On 4 September he signed a one-month deal with Beşiktaş, with an option for nine additional months.[5]

On 27 July 2019 he signed a one-year deal with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[6] Benzing re-signed with the team on 11 June 2020.[7]

On 10 August 2021 Benzig signed with Fortitudo Bologna in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[8]

German national team

Benzing has been a member of the German national under-18 and German national under-20 teams. He played in the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he was the tournament's leading scorer with 22.2 points per game. In 2009, he made his debut for the senior Germany national basketball team in the EuroBasket 2009. He also played the EuroBasket 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

In 2021, Benzing helped his national team to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics (which were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic). He scored 13 points in the qualifying tournament's final, in a 75-64 victory against Brazil.[9]

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
2013–14	Bayern Munich	24	15	16.1	.427	.352	.872	1.8	.6	.6	.1	6.4	4.5
2014–15		8	8	21.9	.431	.381	.786	2.6	.9	.8	.4	7.9	7.8
Career		32	23	17.6	.429	.360	.849	2.0	.7	.6	.2	6.8	5.3

References

External links

• Official website
• Robin Benzing at draftexpress.com
• Robin Benzing at eurobasket.com
• Robin Benzing at euroleague.net

На других языках

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- [en] Robin Benzing

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[ru] Бенцинг, Робин

Робин Бенцинг (нем. Robin Benzing; 1 мая 1989, Зехайм-Югенхайм, Германия) — немецкий профессиональный баскетболист, играющий на позиции легкого форварда, а также при необходимости тяжелого форварда, выступающий за команду высшего испанского дивизиона Лиги ACB «Сарагосу». Капитан сборной Германии по баскетболу (146 матчей).

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