Brevin Pritzl

Brevin Pritzl (born October 10, 1996) is an American basketball player for Hakro Merlins Crailsheim in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest professional league in Germany. Pritzl previously played for Leuven Bears in the Belgium and Netherlands basketball league, BNXT League, Tamiš of the Basketball League of Serbia and for Team FOG Naestved in the Danish basketball league, Basketligaen. Pritzl played college basketball for Wisconsin.

Brevin Pritzl
Pritzl with the Leuven Bears in 2023
No. 0 – Crailsheim Merlins
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1996-10-09) October 9, 1996
De Pere, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolDe Pere (De Pere, Wisconsin)
CollegeWisconsin (2015–2020)
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021Tamiš
2021–2022Team FOG Naestved
2022-2023Leuven Bears
2023-2024Crailsheim Merlins

High school career

Pritzl attended De Pere High School in De Pere, Wisconsin. He finished as the leading scorer with 1,720 points.[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brevin Pritzl
SG		 De Pere, Wisconsin De Pere 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 23, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 48   Rivals: 79
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2013.

College career

Pritzl hardly played as a redshirt freshman. He started 21 games as a redshirt sophomore, averaging 8.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Pritzl averaged 4.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game as a junior.[1] As a senior, Pritzl averaged 8.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, helping Wisconsin finish 14–6 in the Big Ten and 21-10 overall. Pritzl shot 37.0% from behind the arc, third-best on the team behind Micah Potter and D'Mitrik Trice.[2] The team won eight straight games before the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

College 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  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Wisconsin 104.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
2016–17 Wisconsin 2408.1.342.238.7371.10.10.30.01.9
2017–18 Wisconsin 322129.3.397.356.8553.81.00.80.28.9
2018–19 Wisconsin 34019.6.463.410.8332.40.50.10.34.8
2019–20 Wisconsin 31721.7.389.370.8503.70.70.20.58.0
Career 1222821.7.403.366.8332.80.60.50.16.1

Source:[4]

Professional career

On July 27, 2020, Pritzl has signed with Tamiš of the Basketball League of Serbia.[2] Pritzl scored 42 points in a game on December 26, 2020.[5] In August 2021, Pritzl signed with Team FOG Naestved from Naestved, Denmark to play in the Danish basketball league, Basketligaen[6] April 2022, Pritzl signed with Leuven Bears from Leuven, to play in the Belgium and the Netherlands basketball league, BNXT League[7] June 2023, Pritzl signed with Harko Merlins from Crailsheim, to play in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL),[8]

Eurocup
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2020–21 Tamiš 302928.350.039.689.02.52.0.6.113.411.4
2021–22 Team FOG Naestved 282831.148.643.597.45.32.01.316.619.9
2022–23 Leuven Bears 311425.146.041.384.22.61.4.9.316.516.2

Personal

Brevin's father, Brian, played college basketball at St. Norbert and Brevin's older brother, Brandon, played college basketball at Hillsdale College and is the current assistant men's basketball coach for the Toledo Rockets team. Brevin earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in December 2018 and master's degree in educational leadership and policy analysis in December 2019.

References
  1. Potrykus, Jeff (March 3, 2020). "Shooting star? UW's Brevin Pritzl focused on scoring early but gradually developed his game and confidence". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. Potrykus, Jeff (July 27, 2020). "Former Wisconsin guard Brevin Pritzl heading to Serbia to play professional basketball". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. Griffin, Burke (May 13, 2020). "Former Badger Brevin Pritzl looks to the future and reflects on the past". We Are Green Bay. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  4. "Sports-Reference.com".
  5. Low, Asher (December 27, 2020). "Wisconsin alumnus Brevin Pritzl scores 42 points in overtime win for his new Serbian pro team". USA Today Sports.
  6. Gonen, Yasin. "New American added to Team FOG Naestved".
  7. "Brevin Pritzl, new reinforcement for next year".
  8. "New Shooting Guard for Harko Merlins".
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