Nick Weiler-Babb (born December 12, 1995) is an American-born naturalized German professional

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player for

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

of the German

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(BBL) and the

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. He played

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for

Iowa State Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State be ...

Early life

Weiler-Babb, born in

Topeka, Kansas Topeka ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeastern Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 cen ...

and moved to Texas when he was young. He is the son of Mike Babb, who owns Babb Brothers BBQ and Blues in

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. He is the younger brother of professional basketball player

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. Weiler-Babb attended Martin High School in

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. As a senior, he averaged 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists per game. On August 11, 2013, Weiler-Babb committed to

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over offers from SMU and

Texas A&M Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

College career

As a freshman, Weiler-Babb averaged 0.7 points and 0.8 rebounds per game in 4.7 minutes per game for the Razorbacks. Following the season, he decided to transfer to

and sat out the 2015–16 season as a redshirt. Weiler-Babb averaged 4.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game as a redshirt sophomore. On November 16, 2017, Weiler-Babb recorded a career-high 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a 104–98 win against

Appalachian State Appalachian State University (), or App State, is a public research university in Boone, North Carolina, United States. It was founded as a teachers' college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dou ...

. He was named MVP of the Puerto Rico Tipoff as well as

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player of the week. As a junior, Weiler-Babb averaged 11.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, shooting 44.7% from the floor and 32.3% from three-point range. He missed the final six games of the season due to knee tendonitis and a back injury. Weiler-Babb averaged 9.1 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game as a senior on a team that won the Big 12 Tournament. He was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Weiler-Babb played for the

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in the NBA Summer League. On July 27, 2019, Weiler-Babb signed with

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 ...

of the German

. He posted a

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of 10 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in a 94–80 home win against

Telekom Baskets Bonn Telekom Baskets Bonn is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, which is German basketball league system, the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's s ...

on October 5. On July 24, 2020, Weiler-Babb signed a two-year deal with

of the

(BBL) and the

. On July 8, 2022, he re-signed with the club until the end of the 2023–24 season. He won the 2023

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with Bayern and was named the tournament's MVP. On July 10, 2024, Weiler-Babb renewed his contract with Bayern for an additional two seasons.

National team career

Born in the United States, Weiler-Babb is of German descent through his mother. After obtaining German citizenship in the summer of 2022, he got called up to the

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by head coach

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. He represented Germany at the

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, helping the team to a historic third-place finish.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 33 , , 13 , , 23.6 , , .348 , , .340 , , .807 , , 3.2 , , 2.2 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 6.3 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 29 , , 16 , , 26.2 , , .427 , , .292 , , .875 , , 4.2 , , 2.9 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 6.2 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, 11 , , 8 , , 26.1 , , .388 , , .370 , , .667 , , 3.7 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 8.3 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 34 , , 4 , , 21.7 , , .438 , , .387 , , .850 , , 3.2 , , 2.1 , , .7 , , .1 , , 6.2 , , 7.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 127 , , 58 , , 24.2 , , .391 , , .343 , , .823 , , 3.5 , , 2.3 , , .9 , , .2 , , 6.6 , , 7.8

Domestic leagues

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, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 30 , , 30.5 , , .399 , , .326 , , .827 , , 5.0 , , 2.6 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 13.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 22 , , 28.0 , , .467 , , .421 , , .689 , , 4.2 , , 3.2 , , .9 , , .6 , , 11.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 39 , , 23.9 , , .490 , , .383 , , .844 , , 3.9 , , 2.9 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 34 , , 22.8 , , .430 , , .420 , , .750 , , 3.4 , , 2.4 , , 1.1 , , .0 , , 7.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 33 , , 19.5 , , .407 , , .417 , , .818 , , 3.1 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .1 , , 5.8

College

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, 26 , , 0 , , 4.8 , , .318 , , .333 , , 1.000 , , .8 , , .5 , , .2 , , .1 , , 0.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:center;" colspan="11",

Redshirt , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

, 35 , , 0 , , 16.5 , , .451 , , .308 , , .707 , , 3.1 , , 1.6 , , .8 , , .1 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, 22 , , 20 , , 36.0 , , .447 , , .323 , , .759 , , 7.0 , , 6.8 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , 11.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, 35 , , 35 , , 34.4 , , .402 , , .356 , , .768 , , 5.0 , , 4.0 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , 9.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 118 , , 55 , , 22.8 , , .422 , , .340 , , .755 , , 3.9 , , 3.0 , , .9 , , .2 , , 6.1

References

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