Johannes "Jo" Voigtmann (born 30 September 1992) is a German professional

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player for Bayern Munich of the German

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(BBL) and the

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. He is also a member of the senior German national team. He is 2.11 m tall and he plays at both the

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and center positions.

Professional career

Germany

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Voigtmann played

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in his hometown of

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before turning to basketball. After making noise in the Jena youth ranks, he made his debut in Germany's second-tier

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with Science City Jena during the 2010–11 campaign. In 2012, he signed a 2-year deal with

side Fraport Skyliners. He extended his contract with the Skyliners for 2 more years in 2014. In 2015, he made his first

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appearance. In the 2015–16 season, Voigtmann won the FIBA Europe Cup championship with the Skyliners, after beating Openjobmetis Varese in the cup's final.

Baskonia

In June 2016, Voigtmann signed with Baskonia of the Spanish top-flight

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. In his

debut with Baskonia, Voigtmann scored 12 points in an 85–84 win against

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. In his first EuroLeague season, he averaged 10.1 points, 7 rebounds and 1.7 assists over 33 games. In his first season with Baskonia in the

, he averaged 7.8 points, 1.8 assists and 6 rebounds in 32 games. In the

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he played 33 games of Liga ACB, and averaged 7.8 points, 1.7 assists and 5.2 rebounds. In the 2018–19 ACB season, his last before moving to CSKA, he played 33 games, averaging 9.3 points (career high in Spain), 2.5 assists, and 5.6 rebounds.

CSKA Moscow

On 2 July 2019,

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announced that Voigtmann had signed a 2-year deal with the team with an option for a third year. On 11 June 2021, said option was exercised by the Russian club, keeping Voigtmann in Moscow for another season. Voigtmann played 28 games with CSKA in the 2019–20 EuroLeague, averaging 7.7 points, 1.5 assists and 5.2 rebounds. In his second season at CSKA he played 37 games in the 2020–21 EuroLeague, and averaged 8.5 points, 1.3 assists, and 5 rebounds therein. He played 16 games in the 2019–20 VTB United League, averaging 8.6 points, 1.8 assists and 4 rebounds. In the 2020–21 VTB United League he played 28 games, and averaged 10 points, 2.3 assists and 6 rebounds. On 27 February 2022, upon the outbreak of the

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, he left the team. He said:

"In the current situation, I can't reconcile myself playing for a Russian team. Even if it's just about basketball, it involves symbolism that I think is inappropriate at the moment. The Russian president is responsible for a brutal war, because of which innocent people are dying in Ukraine. Millions of people have to flee their homes, and children, in particular, are losing their homes or even their lives. I just couldn't stay in Russia and carry on as if nothing had happened...."

The team accused him of violating his contract.

Olimpia Milano

On 2 September 2022, Voigtmann signed a two-year contract with

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of the Italian

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(LBA) and the

International career

In 2014, he made his debut in the senior German national team, when he played in the qualifying rounds for EuroBasket 2015.Sb-vision.de
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, by a score of 91–59. He represented Germany at the EuroBasket 2015.

2020 Summer Olympics

Voigtmann helped Germany to qualify for the

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. He scored a jumper in a team-high 13 points for his national team against

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, leading Germany to a 69–67 win. At Tokyo 2020, Germany men's national basketball team managed to reach the quarterfinals, something that had happened only in

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and

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. He was the rebounding leader against

, in their first game in the

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, lost 82–92 by Germany. Voigtmann was Germany's leading scorer and top performer against

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, recording 19 points, grabbing 7 rebounds, and dishing out one assist for a 21 efficiency in Germany's 92–99 win. He grabbed 13 rebounds in Germany's loss to eventual bronze medalist

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, in their third and last game of the

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. Voigtmann played positively at the 2020 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. He averaged 8 rebounds, being the fifth rebounding leader of the tournament. He also shot 35.7 from three. By the end of the tournament, he was ranked among the players who "should be on NBA radars".

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, style="background:#CFECEC;", 28* , , 24 , , 22.2 , , .563 , , .410 , , .571, , 5.2 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .1 , , 7.7 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 37 , , 3 , , 19.3 , , .611 , , .464 , , .863, , 4.9 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , .3 , , 8.5 , , 11.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 20 , , 13 , , 21.1 , , .696 , , .395 , , .800 , , 4.0 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , .4 , , 8.4 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 30 , , 15 , , 15.7 , , .407 , , .320 , , .529 , , 4.0 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .3 , , 4.9 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 34 , , 18 , , 20.2 , , .482 , , .289 , , .676 , , 4.4 , , 2.1 , , .4 , , .4 , , 7.0 , , 9.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 249 , , 130 , , 21.0 , , .507 , , .380 , , .724 , , 5.0 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .3 , , 7.9 , , 10.7

FIBA Europe Cup

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, 17 , , 16 , , 24.2 , , .537 , , .273 , , .733 , , 5.8 , , 2.2 , , .3 , , .8 , , 11.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 17 , , 16 , , 24.2 , , .537 , , .273 , , .733 , , 5.8 , , 2.2 , , .3 , , .8 , , 11.7

FIBA EuroChallenge

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, 17 , , 17 , , 26.3 , , .618 , , .286 , , .794 , , 7.2 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .5 , , 16.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 17 , , 17 , , 26.3 , , .618 , , .286 , , .794 , , 7.2 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .5 , , 16.0

Domestic leagues

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, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 26 , , 9.7 , , .540 , , .000 , , .714 , , 2.1 , , .4 , , .2 , , .1 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 34 , , 21.5 , , .546 , , .462 , , .758 , , 4.9 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .4 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 35 , , 26.0 , , .577 , , .361 , , .792 , , 5.9 , , 2.5 , , .6 , , .9 , , 12.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 36 , , 23.2 , , .579 , , .393 , , .750 , , 5.2 , , 2.2 , , .6 , , .6 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 39 , , 21.6 , , .502 , , .317 , , .647 , , 5.5 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , .5 , , 7.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 43 , , 20.2 , , .509 , , .377 , , .862 , , 5.1 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , .3 , , 7.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 35 , , 23.0 , , .529 , , .389 , , .803 , , 5.6 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .3 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", VTBUL , , 16 , , 18.9 , , .528 , , .487 , , .800 , , 4.0 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .6 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, , style="text-align:center;", VTBUL , , 28 , , 21.5 , , .551 , , .425 , , .760 , , 6.0 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", VTBUL , , 9 , , 18.0 , , .453 , , .400 , , .818 , , 5.4 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .2 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, , style="text-align:center;", LBA , , 34 , , 19.7 , , .533 , , .440 , , .638 , , 4.5 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , .2 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LBA , , 33 , , 17.8 , , .521 , , .328 , , .536 , , 5.1 , , 1.8 , , .4 , , .2 , , 6.4

International

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Honours

* FIBA Europe Cup: 2015–16

Individual awards

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: 2015, 2016 * All-BBL Second Team: 2015–16 * BBL Most Improved Player: 2014–15 * BBL Best German Young Player: 2014–15

References

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