Danilo Barthel

Danilo Barthel

Barthel with Germany in 2016
No. 22 FC Bayern Munich
Position Power forward / Center
League Basketball Bundesliga
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1991-10-24) October 24, 1991
Heidelberg, Germany
Nationality German
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2011 USC Heidelberg
2011–2016 Fraport Skyliners
2016–present Bayern Munich
Career highlights and awards

Danilo Timon Barthel (born October 24, 1991) is a German professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[1]

Professional career

Barthel began his professional career in his hometown with USC Heidelberg back in 2008. On June 23, 2011, he signed with Fraport Skyliners.

In the 2013–14 season he played 34 league games for Frankfurt, averaging 11.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 28.1 minutes per game. For the season, he was named the League's BBL Most Improved Player.

With Frankfurt he won the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup in a final against Openjobmetis Varese.

On July 6, 2016, he signed a two-year deal with Bayern Munich.[2]

International career

Barthel has been a member of the German national under-18 and German national under-20 teams. He played in the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2010 and 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship and helped the German team to fifth place in 2011, averaging 4.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists.

On 27 July 2014, he made his debut for the senior Germany national basketball team in a game against Finland.

References

  1. "Danilo Barthel Basketball Player Profile,". www.eurobasket.com.
  2. "Danilo Barthel moves to Bayern Munich". sportando.com. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.


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