Johannes Thiemann (born February 9, 1994) is a German professional

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player for

Gunma Crane Thunders The Gunma Crane Thunders are a professional basketball team that compete in the first division of the Japanese B.League. They are based in Ōta, Gunma. It is said that the shape of Gunma Prefecture resembles the shape of a dancing crane. The tea ...

of the Japanese

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. He previously played for

Alba Berlin Alba Berlin is a 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 Uber Arena and c ...

Professional career

On June 3, 2016, Thiemann signed a two-year deal with

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg BG Ludwigsburg, for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (), is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of basketball in Germany. Fo ...

. During the 2020–21 season, he averaged 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game with Alba Berlin. Thiemann re-signed a three-year deal with the team on June 21, 2021. On July 13, 2024, Thiemann parted ways with Alba after six years.

International career

In 2016, Thiemann was selected for the

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, to play in the qualification rounds for the

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. Thiemann played with Germany at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo. He averaged 6.5 points per game and helped his country reach the quarterfinals. He won the 2023 FIBA World Cup with the German national basketball team.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 31 , , 9 , , 18.9 , , .448 , , .377 , , .800 , , 3.8 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , , , 7.7 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 23 , , 9 , , 18.6 , , .469 , , .308 , , .600 , , 3.5 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , , , 6.9 , , 8.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 28 , , 4 , , 17.8 , , .473 , , .231 , , .795 , , 4.1 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , .1 , , 8.0 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 29 , , 24 , , 25.0 , , .484 , , .344 , , .786 , , 5.2 , , 1.9 , , .9 , , .1 , , 12.7 , , 16.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 127 , , 49 , , 19.4 , , .476 , , .338 , , .761 , , 4.1 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .0 , , 8.6 , , 10.8

EuroCup

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, 20 , , 0 , , 12.5 , , .554 , , .200 , , .717 , , 2.2 , , .3 , , .7 , , ''.1 , , 5.1 , , 5.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 22 , , 0 , , 11.5 , , .554 , , .200 , , .717 , , 2.0 , , .3 , , .6 , , .0 , , 4.6 , , 4.5

Basketball Champions League

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Riesen Ludwigsburg BG Ludwigsburg, for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (), is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of basketball in Germany. Fou ...

, 20 , , 18 , , 17.3 , , .547 , , .400 , , .753 , , 4.3 , , .3 , , .5 , , .2 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , 12 , , 12 , , 18.6 , , .554 , , .600 , , .760 , , 5.4 , , .5 , , .3 , , .1 , , 11.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 32 , , 30 , , 17.8 , , .550 , , .500 , , .756 , , 4.7 , , .4 , , .4 , , .2 , , 10.0

Domestic leagues

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ProA The ProA is the German basketball league system, second-tier Sports league, league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 16 teams. Officially the ProA is part of the ''2. Basketball Bundesliga'', which consists of the t ...

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, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 32 , , 20.2 , , .517 , , .208 , , .829 , , 4.4 , , 1.8 , , .8 , , .2 , , 12.1

Personal life

Thiemann was born in Germany to a

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ian father and German mother.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thiemann, Johannes 1994 births Living people 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Alba Berlin players Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Baunach Young Pikes players Bamberg Baskets players Centers (basketball) FIBA Basketball World Cup–winning players German men's basketball players German people of Cameroonian descent Olympic basketball players for Germany Power forwards Riesen Ludwigsburg players Sportspeople from Trier Basketball players from Rhineland-Palatinate Sportspeople of Cameroonian descent Gunma Crane Thunders players German expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate basketball people in Japan 21st-century German sportsmen