Danilo Timon Barthel (born 24 October 1991) is a German professional basketball player who last played for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague.

Professional career

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Barthel began his professional career in his hometown with USC Heidelberg in 2008. On 23 June 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 6 July 2016 he signed a two-year deal with

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

. On 17 June 2018 Barthel won his first BBL championship with Bayern after defeating

Alba Berlin Alba Berlin is a German professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Mercedes ...

3–2 in the finals. Barthel was named the Finals MVP after the decisive game five. Over five finals games, he averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds on 70.8% shooting from the field. On 13 July 2020 Barthel signed his first contract outside of Germany, accepting an offer from top Turkish side Fenerbahçe Istanbul. On 20 June 2022 Barthel parted ways with the Turkish club.

International career

Barthel has been a member of the German national under-18 and German national under-20 teams. He played in the

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and the

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and

2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition featured 16 teams, held in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain from July 14–24. Spain became a champion for the first time. Par ...

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. Barthel played with Germany at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo.

References

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