Ingo Freyer is a German professional basketball coach and former national team player.
 Freyer with Heidelberg in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 February 1971 Wolfsburg, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1989–2004 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| –1991 | SC Rist Wedel |
| 1991–1995 | Alba Berlin |
| 1995–1997 | Brandt Hagen |
| 1997 | JuveCaserta Basket |
| 1998 | SSV Ulm |
| 1998–2001 | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| 2001–2002 | BG Ludwigsburg |
| 2002–2003 | TSV Quakenbrück |
| 2003–2004 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
| As coach: | |
| 2004–2007 | SC Rist Wedel |
| 2007–2016 | Phoenix Hagen |
| 2017–2020 | Gießen 46ers |
| 2022 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2023 | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| 2024 | MLP Academics Heidelberg |
Professional career edit
As player edit
Freyer earned 39 caps for the German men's national team.[1] He participated in the 1995 European Championships. At the club level, he won the 1994–95 FIBA Korać Cup with Alba Berlin.[2] Later in his career, he sealed promotion to the German Basketball Bundesliga three times (with SSV Weißenfels, Ludwigsburg and Quakenbrück).[3]
As coach edit
Freyer led Phoenix Hagen to promotion to the German top-tier Basketball Bundesliga in 2009.[4] In November 2016, Hagen had its Bundesliga license revoked,[5] Freyer left the team.[4]
Freyer's high-intensity[6] and fast-paced style of play[7] became his trademark.
In 2022 (Baskets Oldenburg), 2023 (Mitteldeutscher BC) and 2024 (MLP Academics Heidelberg), Freyer saved Bundesliga teams from relegation.[8]
Miscellaneous edit
References edit
- ^ "Spiele von Ingo Freyer (39)". mahr.sb-vision.de. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Ingo Freyer". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Neuer Headcoach: Ingo Freyer ersetzt Igor Jovovic". Mitteldeutscher BC. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ a b "Nach Lizenzentzug: Trainer Ingo Freyer verlässt Phoenix Hagen". Sport 1 (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Basketball-Bundesliga entzieht Phoenix Hagen die Lizenz". www.op-online.de (in German). 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Wolfgang Gärtner (27 March 2019). "46ers-Coach Ingo Freyer lebt Intensität vor". Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Ingo Freyer übernimmt die EWE Baskets Oldenburg". Ingo Freyer übernimmt die EWE Baskets Oldenburg (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "BBL: Auch Heidelberg trennt sich von Retter Freyer". Sport 1 (in German). 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Alex Gaiser (1 August 2012). "Phoenix-Trainer Freyer ist für Eurosport am Olympia-Mikro". Westfalenpost (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2024.