Leon Kratzer

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Leon Kratzer (born 4 February 1997) is a German professional basketball player for Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).^[1][2]

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.

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