Hansi Gnad

Hansi Gnad
	Gnad in 2019
Bayer Giants Leverkusen
Position	Head coach
League	ProA
Personal information
Born	June 4, 1963 (age 58); Darmstadt, West Germany
Nationality	German
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	Alaska Anchorage (1983–1987)
NBA draft	1987 / Round: 3 / Pick: 57th overall
	Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1987–2003
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	33, 50
Coaching career	2003–present
Career history
As player:
1987–1989	Saturn Köln
1989–1990	Bayreuth
1990–1993
1993–1994	Alba Berlin
1994–1995	Brandt Hagen
1995–1997	Bayer Leverkusen
1997–1999	Scaligera Verona
1999	Real Madrid
1999–2001	Bayer Leverkusen
2001–2003	Brandt Hagen
As coach:
2003–2008	Bayer Giants Leverkusen (assistant)
2008	Germany (assistant)
2009–2010	Giants Düsseldorf
2011	Germany (assistant)
2015–2018	Bayer Giants Leverkusen (assistant)
2018–present	Bayer Giants Leverkusen
Career highlights and awards
	As player FIBA Korać Cup champion (1998); 2× German League champion (1988, 1996); German Player of the Year (1989); Consensus first-team Division II All-American (1987); No. 33 retired by Alaska Anchorage;
Men's basketball
Representing Germany
EuroBasket

Hans-Jürgen "Hansi" Gnad (born 4 June 1963) is a retired German professional basketball player and coach. He represented the senior German national basketball team, and played in the German League team Bayer Giants Leverkusen (1995–1997, 1999–2001).^[1] He also worked as the head coach of the Giants Düsseldorf.

College career[]

Gnad played college basketball at the University of Alaska Anchorage. In 2001, Gnad was named to the inaugural Alaska Anchorage sports hall of fame.^[2]

Professional career[]

Gnad was he drafted in the 3rd round of the 1987 NBA Draft, by the Philadelphia 76ers. Instead of signing with Philadelphia, Gnad returned to Germany, and began playing professional with BSC Saturn Köln. His player rights were selected in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft, by the Miami Heat, with whom he also did not play.

National team career[]

Gnad was one of the leaders of the senior German national basketball team for 10 years, including captaining it at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also helped lead the German squad to win the gold medal at the 1993 EuroBasket.

Personal life[]

Gnad is married to handball player Silke Gnad.

References[]

^ Bayer Giants Leverkusen profile Archived 2004-08-14 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
^ Seawolf Hall of Fame debuts with 7-person inaugural class goseawolves.com

External links[]

Italian League profile

[1] Bayer Giants Leverkusen profile Archived 2004-08-14 at the Wayback Machine (in German)

[2] Seawolf Hall of Fame debuts with 7-person inaugural class goseawolves.com

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