Martin Breunig

Martin Phong Ni Watt Breunig (born 18 February 1992) is a German professional basketball player for Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga.

Martin Breunig
Breunig with Baskets Bonn in 2019.
No. 8 – Mitteldeutscher BC
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992
Leverkusen, Germany
NationalityGerman / Thai
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. John's Northwestern Military Academy
(Delafield, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2017–2020Telekom Baskets Bonn
2020–2022EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2022–presentMitteldeutscher BC
Career highlights and awards

Amateur career

Breunig, son of a Thai mother and a German father, played football before he came to basketball. In the U14, he joined the youth section of the 04 Leverkusen TSV Bayer.[1] He played for his hometown club until 2010, including on the side of Mathis Mönninghoff, Tim Unterluggauer and Till-Joscha Jönke in the U19 Bundesliga NBBL.[2] He decided to continue his career in the United States. In the 2010–11 season Breunig joined St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin and then moved to the University of Washington, where he studied and played from 2011 to 2013.[3] Then he transferred to Montana, sitting out the 2013–14 season per NCAA rules.[4]

While Breunig was a bench player at Washington, he became a star player at Montana. He was named to the First Team All-Big Sky Conference as a junior and was the sixth highest scorer in the Big Sky Conference, averaging 16.7 points per-game.[5] He was the highest scoring two-year player in Montana history. Breunig was named team MVP and repeated on the First Team All-Big Sky as a senior.[6]

Professional career

Breunig started his professional career by signing in June 2016, a two-year contract with the Bundesliga club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.[6] However, this contract was dissolved after just one year, Breunig moved within the league to the Telekom Baskets Bonn.[7] During the 2019–20 season, he averaged 11.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. On July 20, 2020, he has signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[8]

On September 5, 2022, he signed with Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga.[9]

National team

Breunig played for the German U16 and U18 national team. With the U16 he won the B Championships in Sarajevo in 2008.[10] In 2010, he took part in the U18 selection at the European Championships in Lithuania.[4]

Statistics
SEASON AVERAGES
SEASON TEAM MIN FGM-FGA FG% 3PM-3PA 3P% FTM-FTA FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS
2015-16 MONT 30.5 6.9-11.1 .621 0.1-0.3 .300 5.0-7.1 .708 9.0 1.5 1.1 0.7 3.3 2.2 18.9
2014-15 MONT 30.1 6.7-11.3 .593 0.1-0.4 .154 3.3-4.4 .738 7.3 1.9 0.8 0.5 3.4 2.4 16.7
2012-13 WASH 5.6 0.0-0.3 .000 0.0-0.2 .000 0.1-0.2 .500 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1
2011-12 WASH 6.0 0.7-1.3 .536 0.0-0.2 .250 0.2-0.3 .714 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.6 1.7

References
  1. "Telekom Baskets - Vom Stürmer zum Center". General-Anzeiger Bonn (in German). August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  2. "Teams der NBBL - Gruppe Nordost". NBBL Basketball (in German). Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  3. "Martin Breunig Bio - University of Washington Official Athletic Site". GoHuskies.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. "Montana lands Washington transfer Breunig". May 20, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  5. "Martin Breunig - 2014-15". GoGriz.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  6. "Breunig returns home to play professionally". GoGriz.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  7. "Telekom Baskets: DiLeo bleibt, Richter geht, Breunig kommt". 31 May 2017.
  8. "Ewe Oldenburg offically [sic] signs Martin Breunig". Sportando. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. "Martin Breunig verstärkt SYNTAINICS MBC". syntainics-mbc.de (in German). September 5, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  10. "Martin Breunig U16 European Championship Men (2008)". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
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