GIFFEY Niels

Date of Birth: 8 Jun 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 2.00/6'6''

Place of birth: BERLIN

Birth Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Men GER Germany	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group B #02 GER Germany 82 ITA Italy 92	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group B #13 NGR Nigeria 92 GER Germany 99	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group B #27 AUS Australia 89 GER Germany 76	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Quarterfinal #38 SLO Slovenia 94 GER Germany 70	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
18	Men	2019	People's Republic of China

Occupation:

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA

Languages spoken:

English, German

Zalgiris Kaunas [Lithuania] since 2021/22

Martin Schiller [club], AUT; Henrik Rodl [national], GER

Position style:

Small forward (basketball-bund.de, 01 Jan 2021)

2013 for Germany (basketball-bund.de, 01 Jan 2021)

National league:

Lithuanian Basketball League [LTU] (basketball.de, 18 Jun 2021)

General Interest

General
FROM BERLIN TO KAUNAS
After spending his entire professional career at the Alba Berlin club in Germany, in 2021 he joined Zalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania. "Anyone who knows me knows how important this city [Berlin], the club, the fans and especially my team are to me and how deeply I am anchored here in my neighbourhood. Over the years I have matured from BBL [Basketball Bundesliga] rookie to captain and have been given more and more responsibility and trust. The job is done. Now I am ready for a new challenge and a new chapter." (basketball.de, 18 Jun 2021)

PLAYING IN THE USA
In 2010 he moved to the United States of America to study and play basketball at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. He graduated in 2014 and entered the NBA draft that year, but he was not selected by a team. He subsequently returned to Germany and rejoined Alba Berlin, where he had played as a youth. (basketball.realgm.com, 01 Jan 2021; uconnhuskies.com, 01 Jan 2014)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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