Paul Zipser
| No. 16 – FC Bayern Munich | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga Euroleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 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 | |
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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.
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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, and regional competition if applicable.
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
- BBL All-Star: 2016
- BBL Best German Young Player: 2016
International
- Albert Schweitzer Tournament
- 2012 All-Tournament Team
References
External links
- Paul Zipser at beko-bbl.de
- Paul Zipser at draftexpress.com
- Paul Zipser at eurobasket.com
- Paul Zipser at euroleague.net
