Malte Delow
German basketball player
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| No. 6 – Alba Berlin | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 23) Berlin, Germany |
| Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–present | Alba Berlin |
| 2017–2018 | →SSV Lokomotive Bernau |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Malte Delow (born 22 April 2001) is a German professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), and the EuroLeague. He plays the small forward position.
Early life
Delow was born on 22 April 2001, in Berlin. Delow mostly played football growing up, before making the switch to basketball. After only a few months of playing basketball for the first time, Delow tried out for the youth team of Alba Berlin, where he eventually joined the club.[1] Delow went through the youth system of Alba Berlin, winning two titles, at the U16 and U19 level.[2]
Professional career
During the 2017–18 season, Delow was loaned to second division club SSV Lokomotive Bernau, where he spent the first few seasons to begin his career. Prior to the 2019–20 season, Delow rejoined Alba Berlin, where he made his debut. He scored six points, in their victory against Vechta.[3] At the conclusion of Delow's first season with the club, he helped the team capture their ninth Bundesliga title.[4]
A year later, in June 2021, Delow signed his first professional contract with Alba Berlin through the 2024–25 season.[5]
National team career
Delow's first opportunity to represent Germany in international competition, came at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship. During the event with the Germany U18 national team, Delow finished with averages of 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.[6]
Two years later, Delow represented the Germany U20 national team, at the 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers competition. He completed the event with averages of 4.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.[7] In July 2023, Delow was selected to play in an international U23 tournament with Germany.[8]
The following year, in February 2024, Delow was selected to the senior Germany national team for the first time. He made his debut in a EuroBasket 2025 qualifier, scoring 13 points against Montenegro.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Malte Delow, ALBA: "I'm still a fan as well"". euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Malte Delow weiter für LOK BERNAU auf Korbjagd". ssv-lok-bernau.de (in German). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Auftaktsieg in der Basketball-Bundesliga: Alba Berlin hat beim 101:78 gegen Vechta Spaß". tagesspiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Alba Berlin ist deutscher Basketball-Meister". rbb24.de (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "ALBA locks up Berliner Delow through 2025". euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Malte Delow 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Malte Delow 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "GLOBL JAM: U23-Herren auf Platz 3". basketball-bund.de (in German). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "DBB-Herren: Auftaktsieg in EM-Qualifikation". basketball-bund.de (in German). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Malte Delow EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Malte Delow.
- Malte Delow at eurobasket.com
- Malte Delow FIBA profile
