Leon Kratzer
Leon Kratzer (born 4 February 1997) is a German professional basketball player for Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[1][2]
No. 21 – Telekom Baskets Bonn | |
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Position | Center |
League | Basketball Bundesliga |
Personal information | |
Born | Bayreuth, Germany | 4 February 1997
Nationality | German |
Listed height | 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) |
Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2015 | Baunach Young Pikes |
2015–2018 | Brose Bamberg |
2015–2017 | →Baunach Young Pikes |
2017–2018 | →s.Oliver Würzburg |
2018–2020 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
2020–present | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career
The son of former professional basketball player Marc Suhr, a 7-foot center who won four caps for the German men's national team during his career, Kratzer started out with BBC Bayreuth’s youth team at age 12,[3] moving on to the Brose Bamberg youth program in 2012. Representing Bamberg's development squad Baunach Young Pikes, he made his debut in Germany's third-tier ProB during the 2013-14 season, helping the team win promotion to ProA that year. Kratzer made his first appearances in Germany's top-flight Basketball Bundesliga for Bamberg in the 2016-17 campaign, while still being a regular in the reserve team. Averaging 14.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks a game for Baunach in 2016-17,[4] he garnered ProA Player of the Year honors.[5]
Looking to take the next step in his career and to gain more playing time in the Bundesliga, he signed on loan for s.Oliver Würzburg in June 2017.[6]
On November 20, 2018, he has signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7]
On July 31, 2020, he has signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[8]
International career
Kratzer represented the German junior national teams at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championships, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championships, 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships and 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships.
References
- "easyCredit - 19664 Leon KRATZER". www.easycredit-bbl.de.
- "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com.
- "#25 Leon Kratzer - Brose Bamberg". www.brosebamberg.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- "2. Basketball-Bundesliga | Spieler". www.zweite-basketball-bundesliga.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- "Leon Kratzer wechselt nach Würzburg". inFranken.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- "Brose Bamberg verleiht Leon Kratzer nach Würzburg - Brose Bamberg". www.brosebamberg.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- "Basketball-Talent Leon Kratzer wechselt von Bamberg nach Frankfurt" (in German). FNP.de. November 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "Von Frankfurt nach Bonn: Leon Kratzer kommt zu den Baskets". Sportando. July 31, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.