In the fight for the playoff places, Hamburg's basketball players have made a notable commitment.
Forward Johannes Richter comes from league rivals.
Johannes Richter moves to the
Hamburg Towers.
The forward is supposed to
replace
the injured
Hendrik Drescher
and
Hans Brase
.
Contract
until the end of the current season 2020/21.
Hamburg - The
Hamburg Towers
reacted
to the injuries of
Hendrik Drescher
and
Hans Brase
and
struck
the transfer market.
With
Johannes Richter
, an experienced forward is coming to the Hanseatic city of Hamburg and will be available to the “towers” in the
basketball Bundesliga
from next week
.
Basketball team: |
Hamburg Towers |
Arena: |
edel-optics.de Arena (Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg) |
Head coach: |
Pedro Calles |
Manager: |
Marvin Willoughby |
League: |
Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) |
Capacity: |
3,400 |
“We were a bit surprised when we found out that Johannes was available in the current phase.
He is a seasoned BBL professional and is currently playing the best season of his career so far.
We hope that he can quickly integrate into the team and build on it directly at the Towers, ”said
sporting director Marvin Willoughby
.
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Hamburg Towers coach Pedro Calles shows full commitment on the sidelines.
(24hamburg.de assembly)
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Head coach
Pedro Calles
is also enthusiastic: “He has been playing in the BBL for a number of years and can be used in both major positions.
Since he was
also fully involved in training and
matches
at
Giessen
, I expect him to be in good shape.
The point now is that he can absorb as much information as possible in a short time.
I am very confident that Johannes can help the team with our development. "
Richter is initially planned for the center position.
In the current season he played 14 games for the
JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers
- eleven games in the main round and three in the Magenta Sport BBL Pokal qualification.
With an average of 9.4 points, Richter is the
fourth best German point collector
in his position.
We welcome Johannes Richter as the new Big Man in Hamburg City, Digga!
The Franconian will join his new team in the coming week.
Moin Moin, Johannes: https://t.co/M2THPaS24F |
#HamburgTowers #MorethanBasketball #TowersFamily |
📷: Andreas Bez pic.twitter.com/8anjYTVENw
- Hamburg Towers (@hamburgtowers) January 8, 2021
Hamburg Towers: Personnel Johannes Richter sealed - that's what the big man says
“I am very much looking forward to this exciting task.
They not only play a very modern
basketball game
, but are a very exciting project overall, ”says the
2.05 meter tall native of Middle Franconia
, who
will move to Hamburg
with his
wife
and son who was born in December.
Player: |
Johannes Richter |
Birthday: |
December 06, 1993 |
Position: |
Power forward |
Size: |
2.05 meters |
Origin: |
Germany |
In total, Johannes Richter completed
184 BBL games
for Bamberg, Frankfurt, Bonn, Gotha, Würzburg and most recently Gießen.
“I'll train here on my own a few more times.
I will definitely
watch the
game
against Merlins Crailsheim
on
Sunday
at
Magenta Sport
and
keep my
fingers crossed ”, said Johannes Richter before arriving in the Hanseatic city on Monday.
In the last game against Rasta Vechta, Hamburg Towers * were able to score well.
And while sports director Martin Willoughby is already hot for the play-offs *, which will start on May 11, 2021, they now have to prove themselves in a top basketball game on Sunday *.
*
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