Maik Zirbes

Maik Zirbes (born January 29, 1990[1]) is a German professional basketball player for Shabab Al Ahli of the UAE National Basketball League. He also represents the senior German national basketball team in the international competitions. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the center position.

Maik Zirbes
Zirbes with Germany in 2017
Shabab Al Ahli
PositionCenter
LeagueUAE National Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-01-29) January 29, 1990
Traben-Trarbach, Germany
NationalityGerman
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight121 kg (267 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2012TBB Trier
2010→Saar-Pfalz Braves
2012–2014Brose Baskets
2014–2016Crvena zvezda
2016–2017Maccabi Tel Aviv
2017→Bayern Munich
2017–2018Bayern Munich
2018–2019Crvena zvezda
2019Guangxi Weizhuang
2019–2020Cedevita Olimpija
2020–presentShabab Al Ahli
Career highlights and awards

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.[2] In the 2008–09 campaign, Zirbes was named Most Valuable Player of the German youth league NBBL.[3]

Professional career

Zirbes played with TBB Trier until signing a three-year contract with Brose Baskets in June 2012.[4]

On August 5, 2014, Zirbes signed a two-year deal with the Serbian team Crvena zvezda.[5] 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.[6]

On June 13, 2016, Zirbes signed a two-year contract with the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[7] On January 24, 2017, Zirbes returned to Germany and signed with Bayern Munich on loan, till the end of the season.[8] On July 30, 2017, Zirbes signed a two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich.[9]

On July 17, 2018, he returned to Crvena zvezda.[10][11] During his one year stint with KK Crvena zvezda, Zirbes averaged 7.7 points and 4 rebounds in just over 15 minutes per game. His best game was on October 8, 2018 in a 87–71 win against KK Budućnost in the round 2 of the ABA League regular season, where he scored 19 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 22 minutes. After being cut from the roster for the Basketball League of Serbia, on May 3, 2019, Zirbes signed for the Guangxi Weizhuang of the National Basketball League (China).

On September 26, 2019, he has signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League. [12]

On July 12, 2020, he has signed with Shabab Al Ahli of the UAE National Basketball League.[13]

National team career
Zirbes playing with Germany during the EuroBasket 2015 qualifiers in August 2014

Zirbes represented the German Junior National Teams at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship[14] and the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[15] He was handed his first cap with the senior German national basketball team in August 2009, when Germany took on the Netherlands.[16] In 2013, Zirbes was a member of Germany's roster at the 2013 EuroBasket, in Slovenia.[17]

Career 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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

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.

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Bamberg 232319.7.535.000.7865.0.6.7.48.27.7
2013–14 10918.8.508.000.6524.8.7.1.28.16.7
2014–15 Crvena zvezda 24013.0.622.000.6883.3.3.5.45.26.2
2015–16 272625.2.604.000.6776.1.7.9.612.414.3
2016–17 Maccabi 15215.2.682.000.7803.0.3.3.38.18.1
Career 845819.4.574.000.6914.8.6.4.48.79.3

See also

References
  1. "Maik Zirbes | EuroBasket 2015". www.eurobasket2015.org. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  2. ""Was du tust, tu es zu 100 Prozent!" | inFranken.de". inFranken.de. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  3. "Awards der Nachwuchs Basketball Bundesliga - NBBL". NBBL und JBBL (in German). Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  4. "Brose Baskets inks big man Zirbes". Euroleague.net. June 21, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  5. "Cirbes potpisao za Zvezdu". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on August 7, 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Maik Zirbes doesn't opt out, remains with Crvena Zvezda". sportando.com. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  7. "Maccabi signs frontcourt duo Miller, Zirbes". Euroleague.net. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  8. "Maik Zirbes officially joins Bayern Munich". sportando.com. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  9. "Maik Zirbes stays in Munich". sportando.com. July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  10. "Maik Zirbes back at Crvena zvezda mts". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  11. "Crvena Zvezda brings back Zirbes". eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  12. "Maik Zirbes joins KK Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana". Sportando. September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  13. "Maik Zirbes signs with Shabab Al Ahli". Sportando. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  14. "Maik Zirbes | U18 European Championship Men (2008) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  15. "Maik Zirbes | U20 European Championship Men (2010) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  16. "DBB-Herren unterliegen der Niederlande «  Deutscher Basketball Bund". www.basketball-bund.de. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  17. "Maik Zirbes | EuroBasket (2013) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
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