Steffen Ewald Hamann (born 14 June 1981) is a former German professional

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player. He played at the point guard position. Hamann was also a member of the

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Professional career

Hamann started his professional career in 1998 at

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's development team TSV Tröster Breitengüßbach. One year later he was a member of the first team

where he played until 2006. From 2006 to 2007 he played on season for Climamio Bologna in Italian

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. After his short stint in

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he returned to

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in January where he played the rest of the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons. In 2008 he joined

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where he played until 2010. In 2010 he signed with Bayern Munich and became the captain of the team. He played there until 2014. In his last season he led Bayern together with star player

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to its first championship since 1955 and to the EuroLeague Top 16 stage. For those achievements the club retired his No. 6 after the season. In his last professional season he played for Baunach Young Pikes in German second division

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International career

Hamann, the former

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of the senior

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, made his national team debut on 22 January 2003, in a game against

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. He played at the

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, and 2011

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s; and at the 2006 and

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s. In

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, he led the German team, together with 13-time

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, to their first Summer Olympic Games since the

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. In all competitions, he averaged 5.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 7 , , 3 , , 15.5 , , .500 , , .333 , , .889 , , 1.6 , , 2.6 , , .6 , , .1 , , 4.7 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;",

, 14 , , 14 , , 26.9 , , .471 , , .324 , , .758 , , 1.9 , , 2.6 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 8.7 , , 6.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;",

, 15 , , 15 , , 17.5 , , .567 , , .320 , , .800 , , 1.4 , , 1.3 , , 1.1 , , .0 , , 4.9 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;",

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Professional career

International career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

External links