NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted Weight 115 kg Nationality German Name Maik Zirbes Career start 2007 | Role Basketball player Listed weight 115 kg (254 lb) Height 2.07 m Pro career 2007 | |
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League Basketball League of SerbiaAdriatic LeagueEuroleague Similar People Dejan Radonjic, Quincy Miller, Andrea Trinchieri Profiles | ||
Listed height 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||
Regular season round 8 co mvps nando de colo of cska moscow maik zirbes of crvena zvezda
Maik Zirbes (born January 29, 1990) is a German professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He also represents the German national basketball team in the international competitions. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the center position.
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- Regular season round 8 co mvps nando de colo of cska moscow maik zirbes of crvena zvezda
- MAIK ZIRBES CRVENA ZVEZDA EUROLEAGUE RS HIGHLIGHTS
- Early career
- Professional career
- International career
- Career statistics
- References
MAIK ZIRBES (CRVENA ZVEZDA) - EUROLEAGUE RS HIGHLIGHTS
Early career
Zirbes first played soccer, but opted to focus on basketball when he was 12 years old. He started his basketball career in the youth set up of TBB Trier before signing his first professional contract with TBB at the age of 17. In the 2008-09 campaign, Zirbes was named Most Valuable Player of the German youth league NBBL.
Professional career
He played with TBB Trier until signing a three-year contract with Brose Baskets in June 2012.
On August 5, 2014, Zirbes signed a two-year deal with the Serbian team Crvena zvezda. In his first 2014–15 season with the club, Crvena zvezda won the Adriatic League championship, the Serbian League championship and the Radivoj Korać Cup. In June 2015, he exercised his player option for the 2015–16 season.
On June 13, 2016, Zirbes signed a two-year contract with the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. On January 24, 2017, Zirbes returned to Germany and signed with Bayern Munich on loan, till the end of the season.
On July 30, 2017, Zirbes signed a two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich.
International career
He represented the German Junior National Teams at the 2008 U18 European Championships and the 2010 U20 European Championships and was handed his first cap for the German Men's National Team in August 2009, when Germany took on the Netherlands. In 2013, Zirbes was a member of Germany's roster for the European Championships in Slovenia.
Career statistics
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.