Robin Benzing Explained

Robin Benzing
Height M:2.11
Weight Kg:108
Position:Small forward / power forward
Birth Date:1 May 1989
Birth Place:Seeheim-Jugenheim, West Germany
League:Basketball Bundesliga
Team:Gießen 46ers
Number:12
Draft Year:2011
Career Start:2005
Years1:2005–2008
Team1:TV Langen
Years2:2009–2011
Team2:ratiopharm Ulm
Years3:2011–2015
Team3:Bayern Munich
Years4:2015–2017
Team4:Zaragoza
Years5:2017–2018
Team5:S.Oliver Würzburg
Years6:2018–2019
Team6:Beşiktaş
Years7:2019–2021
Team7:Zaragoza
Years8:2021–2022
Team8:Fortitudo Bologna
Years9:2022–2023
Team9:Peñarol
Years10:2023–present
Team10:Giessen 46ers
Highlights:

Robin Clemens Benzing (born 25 January 1989) is a German professional basketball player for Giessen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga. He is also a member of the Germany national basketball team. Standing at, he plays at the small forward position.

Professional career

Benzing played in Germany with TV Langen in the second-tier TV Langen until 2009. In 2008, he had signed a letter of intent with the University of Michigan,[1] but eventually did not join the Wolverines due to NCAA initial eligibility requirements.[2]

From 2009 to 2011, Benzing played for Ratiopharm Ulm in Germany's Basketball Bundesliga, followed by a four-year stint at Bayern Munich. On 30 June 2015 he signed a two-year deal with CAI Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB.[3] After two years playing in Spain, he returned to his home country in September 2017, signing a three-year contract with S.Oliver Würzburg.[4] Benzing averaged 17.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in the 2017-18 season. On 4 September he signed a one-month deal with Beşiktaş, with an option for nine additional months.[5]

On 27 July 2019 he signed a one-year deal with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[6] Benzing re-signed with the team on 11 June 2020.[7]

On 10 August 2021 Benzig signed with Fortitudo Bologna in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[8]

In November 2022, Benzing joined Peñarol of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB).[9]

For the 2023/24 season, Benzing returned to Germany to join the Giessen 46ers in the German ProA.[10]

German national team

Benzing has been a member of the German national under-18 and German national under-20 teams. He played in the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he was the tournament's leading scorer with 22.2 points per game. In 2009, he made his debut for the senior Germany national basketball team in the EuroBasket 2009. He also played the EuroBasket 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

In 2021, Benzing helped his national team to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics (which were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic). He scored 13 points in the qualifying tournament's final, in a 75-64 victory against Brazil.[11]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Bayern Munich| 24 || 15 || 16.1 || .427 || .352 || .872 || 1.8 || .6 || .6 || .1 || 6.4 || 4.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| 8 || 8 || 21.9 || .431 || .381 || .786 || 2.6 || .9 || .8 || .4 || 7.9 || 7.8|- class="sortbottom"| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| Career| 32 || 23 || 17.6 || .429 || .360 || .849 || 2.0 || .7 || .6 || .2 || 6.8 || 5.3

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: German player Benzing signs with Michigan men's basketball team. MLive.com. 2017-09-15. en-US.
  2. News: Recruit Benzing Will Not Enroll at Michigan. University of Michigan Athletics. 2017-09-15. en.
  3. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/166231/robin-benzing-signs-with-cai-zaragoza.html Robin Benzing signs with CAI Zaragoza
  4. Web site: Kapitän der deutschen Nationalmannschaft bis 2020 verpflichtet: soliver-wuerzburg.de. www.soliver-wuerzburg.de. en. 2017-09-15.
  5. Web site: Robin Benzing signs with Besiktas a one-month deal with option for nine more months . Sportando . September 4, 2018.
  6. News: Zaragoza announces Robin Benzing . 27 July 2019 . Sportando.com . 27 July 2019 .
  7. Web site: Casademont Zaragoza re-signs Robin Benzing . Sportando . June 11, 2020 . June 11, 2020.
  8. Web site: Robin Benzing è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo! . fortitudo103.it . 10 August 2021 . Italian .
  9. Web site: Anidos . Roberto . 2022-11-27 . Robin Benzing ficha por el Peñarol de Montevideo . 2023-02-02 . Piratasdelbasket . es.
  10. Web site: Basketball: Gießen 46ers verpflichten Ex-Nationalspieler Robin Benzing . 27 July 2023 . German .
  11. Web site: Luka Doncic, Slovenia 'fought really, really hard' en route to securing country's first Olympics berth in men's basketball. ESPN. 9 July 2021. https://archive.today/20210709101222/https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31761387/luka-doncic-slovenia-fought-really-really-hard-en-route-securing-country-first-olympics-berth-men-basketball. 9 July 2021.