Lucca Staiger
|
Staiger with Germany in 2014 | |
| No. 8 – Brose Bamberg | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League |
Basketball Bundesliga Euroleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 14, 1988 Blaustein, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Iowa State (2008–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | Alba Berlin |
| 2012–2013 | Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2013–2015 | Bayern Munich |
| 2015–present | Brose Bamberg |
Lucca Staiger (born June 14, 1988) is a German professional basketball player who plays for Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he plays at the shooting guard position. He played collegiate basketball for Iowa State University.
Junior career
Staiger was one of the top junior players in Germany. He led his high school team to the 2005 German High School Championship while averaging 24.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 6.2 assists.[1] He spent his senior season at Decatur Christian High School in Illinois, averaging 13.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game en route to being selected to play in the Illinois Premier Basketball High School All-Star Game.[2] As a high school player, he also competed with the German national basketball team at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
College career
Staiger was declared ineligible for his freshman season with the Cyclones and was forced to sit out the entire season and lose a year of eligibility.[3] He came back strong during his sophomore season, averaging 8.2 points and 24 minutes per game, while slowly becoming a larger part of the rotation throughout the season.[4] He scored a career high 24 points in an early season loss to Drake University while hitting eight three-pointers. He was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week twice during the season.[5]
Following the season, he competed with the senior German national basketball team for the first time at Eurobasket 2009. He averaged 5 points per game over the team's six games, including a team-high 14 in the team's second round game versus Macedonia.[6]
On January 19, 2010, Lucca Staiger announced he was leaving Iowa State, effective immediately, to pursue a professional career in Europe.[7]
Professional career
Coming out of the college, he joined the German BBL team Alba Berlin. In 2012, he joined the league rivals Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg. After just one year, on June 25, 2013, it was announced that he would be joining Bayern Munich.
On July 8, 2015, he signed a contract with Brose Baskets.[8]
References
- ↑ Lucca Staiger at cyclones.com
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- ↑ Lucca Staiger at espn.com
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- ↑ Lucca Staiger at eurobasket.com
- ↑ http://www.gocyclones.com/news.php?ID=2385
- ↑ "Brose Bamberg signs Lucca Staiger". sportando.com. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
External links
- Lucca Staiger at beko-bbl.de
- Lucca Staiger at eurobasket.com
- Lucca Staiger at euroleague.net
- Lucca Staiger on Twitter