Malte Delow (born 22 April 2001) is a German professional

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player for

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of the German

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(BBL), and the

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. He plays the

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position.

Early life

Delow was born on 22 April 2001, in

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. Delow mostly played

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growing up, before making the switch to basketball. After only a few months of playing basketball for the first time, Delow tried out for the youth team of

, where he eventually joined the club. Delow went through the youth system of Alba Berlin, winning two titles, at the U16 and U19 level.

Professional career

During the 2017–18 season, Delow was loaned to second division club SSV Lokomotive Bernau, where he spent the first few seasons to begin his career. Prior to the 2019–20 season, Delow rejoined Alba Berlin, where he made his debut. He scored six points, in their victory against

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. At the conclusion of Delow's first season with the club, he helped the team capture their ninth Bundesliga title. A year later, in June 2021, Delow signed his first professional contract with Alba Berlin through the 2024–25 season.

National team career

Delow's first opportunity to represent Germany in international competition, came at the

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. During the event with the Germany U18 national team, Delow finished with averages of 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. Two years later, Delow represented the Germany U20 national team, at the

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competition. He completed the event with averages of 4.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. In July 2023, Delow was selected to play in an international U23 tournament with Germany. The following year, in February 2024, Delow was selected to the senior Germany national team for the first time. He made his debut in a EuroBasket 2025 qualifier, scoring 13 points against

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 6 , , 0 , , 4.2 , , .600 , , .500 , , , , , , .2 , , .2 , , , , 1.2 , , 0.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 23 , , 2 , , 8.3 , , .385 , , .267 , , .667 , , .9 , , .5 , , .4 , , , , 1.6 , , 0.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 30 , , 15 , , 14.2 , , .395 , , .406 , , .846 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , .4 , , , , 2.9 , , 1.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 25 , , 4 , , 14.3 , , .513 , , .368 , , .571 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .1 , , 3.9 , , 3.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 34 , , 8 , , 16.9 , , .390 , , .323 , , .783 , , 2.3 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .1 , , 5.2 , , 4.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 118 , , 29 , , 13.3 , , .420 , , .344 , , .761 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .0 , , 3.4 , , 2.7

Domestic leagues

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, , 4 , , 13.2 , , .125 , , .143 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 1.2 , , , , 0.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;", Lok. Bernau , , style="text-align:center;",

, , 25 , , 19.1 , , .393 , , .333 , , .846 , , 2.8 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , .3 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;", Lok. Bernau , , style="text-align:center;",

, , 15 , , 27.8 , , .365 , , .325 , , .719 , , 4.1 , , 3.9 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 9.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 14 , , 8.3 , , .286 , , .286 , , 1.000 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , .3 , , .1 , , 1.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;", Lok. Bernau , , style="text-align:center;",

, , 8 , , 28.0 , , .381 , , .373 , , .550 , , 6.6 , , 2.5 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , 11.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 38 , , 12.8 , , .410 , , .235 , , .692 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .6 , , .1 , , 2.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;", Lok. Bernau , , style="text-align:center;",

, , 9 , , 21.7 , , .375 , , .280 , , .700 , , 4.2 , , 3.7 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 34 , , 17.2 , , .469 , , .383 , , .826 , , 2.5 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , .2 , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 34 , , 17.2 , , .450 , , .365 , , .759 , , 2.7 , , 2.0 , , .7 , , .1 , , 5.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 46 , , 19.5 , , .438 , , .295 , , .843 , , 2.7 , , 2.4 , , .5 , , .2 , , 6.5

References

External links

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