Paul Zipser

Paul Zipser
No. 16 FC Bayern Munich
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League Basketball Bundesliga
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994
Heidelberg, Germany
Nationality German
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2012 USC Heidelberg
2013–present FC Bayern Munich
Career highlights and awards

Paul Viktor Louis Zipser (born February 18, 1994) is a German professional basketball player who plays for FC Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Professional career

Zipser began his professional career in his hometown with USC Heidelberg back in 2010. In 2011–12 he averaged 7.9 points 3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.[1] After only 2 games in 2012–13 season due to an injury, on January 18 2013, he signed a four-year deal with FC Bayern Munich.[2]

On April 21 2015, he entered the 2015 NBA draft as an early-entrant,[3] only to withdraw from it later.[4]

International career

Zipser has been a member of the German national under-16 and German national under-18 teams. He played in the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, 2011 and 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. In 2012 he also played in Albert Schweitzer Tournament and was named to the All-Tournament Team, averaging 14.6 points, 5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

On 30 July 2015, he made his debut for the senior Germany national basketball team in a game against Austria. On FIBA EuroBasket 2015 he averaged 5.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Bayern 5 0 7.7 .458 .333 1.000 1.0 .6 .8 .0 4.2 2.8
2014–15 3 1 12.7 .500 .500 .000 1.7 .3 .3 .3 3.3 1.7
Career 8 1 9.3 .474 .396 1.000 1.3 0.5 0.6 .2 3.9 2.4

Awards and honors

Team

Individual

International

References

  1. "Paul Zipser Basketball Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. "Bayern Munich signs Paul Zipser to a four-year deal". sportando.com. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. Carchia, E. "Paul Zipser enters the 2015 NBA Draft". Sportando.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. "Paul Zipser withdraws from the 2015 NBA Draft". sportando.com. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

External links

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