Heiko Schaffartzik

Heiko Schaffartzik (born 3 January 1984)[1] is a German professional basketball player for Hamburg Towers of the German Basketball Bundesliga. Schaffartzik is also a member of the Germany national basketball team.

Heiko Schaffartzik
Schaffartzik with Germany in 2014
No. 8 – Hamburg Towers
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born3 January 1984 (1984-01-03) (age 37)
Berlin, Germany
NationalityGerman
Listed height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2006 / Undrafted
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2004Alba Berlin
2004–2005Gießen 64ers
2005–2006Sellbytel Baskets Nürnberg
2006–2007EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2007–2008EnBW Ludwigsburg
2008–2009LTi Gießen 46ers
2009–2010New Yorker Phantoms
2010–2011Türk Telekom
2011–2013Alba Berlin
2013–2015Bayern Munich
2015–2016Limoges CSP
2016–2018Nanterre 92
2019–presentHamburg Towers
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

In 2011 Schaffartzik signed a contract with Alba Berlin.[2] In the 2012–13 season, he played his first season in the Euroleague, he averaged 6.2 points per game in the competition.

On August 1, 2013, Schaffartzik signed a two-year contract with Bayern Munich.[3] In the 2013–14, he won the Basketball Bundesliga with Bayern, after his team beat Alba 3–1 in the Finals.

On September 28, 2015, Limoges CSP announced it had signed Schaffartzik.[4]

In June 2016, Schaffartzik signed a one-year contract with Nanterre 92.[5] On April 22, 2017, Schaffartzik won the French Cup after beating Le Mans Sarthe Basket 79–96 in the Final.[6] He was named the French Basketball Cup Final MVP after scoring 24 points in the Final.[7] On April 25, Schaffartzik won the FIBA Europe Cup with Nanterre, as the team beat Élan Chalon on aggregate over two legs.[8]

On June 12, 2017, Schaffartzik re-signed with Nanterre 92 for one more season.[9]

On July 2, 2018, Schaffartzik signed a one-year contract with Tecnyconta Zaragoza.[10][11] On August 10, 2018, Schaffartzik parted ways with Tecnyconta Zaragoza after the injury suffered in the right knee in a pre-season training and whose recovery did not allow him to play at the beginning of the season.[12]

On September 16, 2019, he has signed with Hamburg Towers of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [13]

German national team

Schaffartzik has also been a member of the senior German national basketball team. Schaffatzik played at the EuroBasket 2009, EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2013 and EuroBasket 2015.[14] He also played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Statistics
Tournaments with  Germany
Year Pos. PPG RPG APG
EuroBasket
2009
11
12.7
2.0
3.8
2011
9
10.6
3.3
3.9
2013
17
13.4
3.2
6.8
2015
18
3.8
2.0
3.0
FIBA Basketball World Cup
2010
17
9.4
2.4
2.8
Source: FIBA.com

Personal

Schaffartzik was cured of leukemia when he was a child. He now visits sick children every year with his team in the hospital where he was treated.[15]

Honours
Alba Berlin
Bayern Munich

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 Alba Berlin 21120.7.339.341.917.92.6.1.06.25.2
2013–14 Bayern Munich 22120.8.407.329.8571.82.8.3.05.95.6
2014–15 Bayern Munich 10221.8.509.462.8242.32.8.5.08.89.6
Career
53520.9.399.360.8731.52.7.3.06.66.2

References
  1. "Heiko Schaffartzik profile". Eurobasket2009.org. Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  2. Alba BERLIN adds guard Schaffartzik
  3. "Bayern Munich officially land Heiko Schaffartzik". Sportando. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. Heiko Schaffartzik au Limoges CSP (in French)
  5. Heiko Schaffartzik is a new player of Nanterre 92
  6. Schaffartzik led Nanterre to the French Cup
  7. Nanterre, pot de fer
  8. Nanterre 92 crowned 2017 FIBA Europe Cup champions
  9. Nanterre 92 signs Heiko Schaffartzik to a contract extension
  10. "ACB.COM - Heiko Schaffartzik, veteranía en el puesto de base de Tecnyconta Zaragoza". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  11. "Heiko Schaffartzik inks with Zaragoza". Sportando. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  12. "ACB.COM - Tecnyconta Zaragoza no podrá contar con Heiko Schaffartzik". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  13. "Heiko Schaffartzik joins Hamburg". Sportando. September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  14. EuroBasket 2009 Profile
  15. "Leukämie war wie eine Verletzung"
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