Nelson Weidemann
German basketball player
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| No. 5 – FC Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Basketball Bundesliga EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 25) Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2015 | Alba Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Nürnberg Falcons BC | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | →Brose Bamberg | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | →BG Göttingen | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | →Niners Chemnitz | ||||||||||||||
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Nelson Jeremias Weidemann (born 25 March 1999) is a German professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), and the EuroLeague. He plays the point guard position.
Professional career
Weidemann started his basketball career in the youth system of Alba Berlin.[1] Prior to the 2015–16 season, Weidemann moved to Nürnberg Falcons BC.[2] At the conclusion of Weidemann's lone season with Nürnberg, he moved to the youth team of Bayern Munich for the 2016–17 season.[3] At the end of his first season with the club, Weidemann helped the Bayern Munich U19 team win the junior championship, and was named MVP.[4]
Three years later, Weidemann was to loaned to club Brose Bamberg, heading into the 2019–20 season.[5] At end of the year, Weidemann was on the move once again, as he was loaned to BG Göttingen for the 2020–21 season.[6] After the season, Weidemann was loaned to club Niners Chemnitz for two years, through the 2022–23 campaign.[7]
In June 2023, Weidemann returned to Bayern Munich for the 2023–24 season.[8]
National team career
Weidemann was selected to represent Germany for the first time internationally at the 2015 FIBA U16 European Championship. He would finish the event leading the Germany U16 national team in scoring at 11.5 points per game.[9]
The following year, Weidemann was a member of the Germany U18 national team that reached the semi-finals at the 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship. He averaged 5.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists during the competition.[10]
In 2017, he was chosen to represent Germany at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup. He finished with averages of 5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.[11]
A year later, Weidemann helped the Germany U20 national team win bronze at the 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship. He produced averages of 6.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[12]
In February 2023, Weidemann was called up to the senior Germany national team for the first time. He was selected to the team for Germany's final two matches of their 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifying campaign.[13]
References
- ^ "Nelson Weidemann Jugendstatistik". statistik.basketball-bundesliga.de (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Nelson Weidemann Jugendstatistik". 2basketballbundesliga.de (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Drei Junioren-Nationalspieler verstärken den Bayern-Nachwuchs". 2basketballbundesliga.de (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "TOP4: FC Bayern München neuer NBBL-Champion!". nbbl-basketball.de (in German). Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Leihe mit Option: Bamberg holt Weidemann aus München". basketball.de (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Veilchen leihen Weidemann aus". bggoettingen.de (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Chemnitz angelt sich Nelson Weidemann". chemnitz99.de (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Bayern-Basketballer setzten auf Weidemann und Brankovic". flz.de (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Nelson Weidemann 2015 FIBA U16 European Championship statistics". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Nelson Weidemann 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Nelson Weidemann 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Nelson Weidemann 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Nelson Weidemann 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nelson Weidemann.
- Nelson Weidemann at eurobasket.com
- Nelson Weidemann FIBA profile
