Detlef Schrempf

Detlef Schrempf
Schrempf in 2016
Personal information
Born (1963-01-21) January 21, 1963 (age 61)
Leverkusen, West Germany
NationalityGerman / American
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentralia (Centralia, Washington)
CollegeWashington (1981–1985)
NBA draft1985: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career1985–2001
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Number32, 11, 12
Coaching career2005–2007
Career history
As player:
19851989Dallas Mavericks
19891993Indiana Pacers
19931999Seattle SuperSonics
19992001Portland Trail Blazers
As coach:
20052007Seattle SuperSonics (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points15,761 (13.9 ppg)
Rebounds7,023 (6.2 rpg)
Assists3,833 (3.4 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
FIBA Hall of Fame

Detlef Schrempf (born January 21, 1963) is a German-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies from 1981 to 1985, and was drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft, with the eighth overall pick. He was an All-NBA Third Team member in 1995, a three-time NBA All-Star, the first European player ever to achieve this award, and the NBA Sixth Man of the Year twice.

Schrempf played in the NBA for 16 seasons, including stints with the Indiana Pacers, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Portland Trail Blazers.[1] In 1996, he reached the NBA Finals with the SuperSonics. He played for the West German, and later German, national team in the 1984 and 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1983 and 1985 EuroBasket championships. Schrempf was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2021.[2]

  1. ^ "Detlef Schrempf Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Detlef Schrempf". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved June 14, 2021.