Justus Hollatz (born 21 April 2001) is a German professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague, on loan from Cedevita Olimpija. He plays the point guard position.
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | BSL EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 April 2001 Hamburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | BG Harburg Hittfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Rist Wedel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Hamburg Towers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | →Rist Wedel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Breogán | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Cedevita Olimpija | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | →Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Hollatz was born on 21 April 2001, in the Langenbek district of Hamburg. His basketball journey began through a working group at the Marmstorf elementary school, where he played with his two older brothers Joshua and Jacob on the youth team of BG Harburg Hittfeld.[1] He also played football, and auditioned for the youth team of FC St. Pauli. However, the club was far from his parents' home, which prevented him from taking the opportunity to move to St. Pauli. Since he preferred basketball, Hollatz ultimately gave up football.[2]
Professional career edit
In November 2015, Hollatz made his debut with the youth team of Harburg Hittfeld.[3] Prior to the 2017–18 season, Hollatz moved to club SC Rist Wedel.[4]
For the 2018–19 season, Hollatz transferred to his hometown club Hamburg Towers, where he eventually helped lift them to a title.[5] After the championship winning season, Hollatz signed a three-year contract with Hamburg in May 2019.[6]
Three years later, Hollatz moved to Spanish club Breogán, for the 2022–23 season.[7] During his lone season with the team he averaged 7.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.[8] In June 2023, Hollatz signed with Cedevita Olimpija for the 2023–24 season.[9] However, he was loaned for the season to Anadolu Efes.[10]
National team career edit
In February 2021, Hollatz made his debut with the senior Germany national team, in a EuroBasket 2022 qualifier against Great Britain.[11] In September 2022, Hollatz was one of the members who helped Germany win bronze at EuroBasket 2022, where he averaged 1.3 points and 2.8 assists per game.[12] The following year, Hollatz helped Germany win the 2023 FIBA World Cup, averaging 2 points and 1 assist per game during the competition.[13]
References edit
- ^ "Justus Hollatz – der Jüngste bei den Großen". abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Towers-Talent freut sich auf Bruder-Duell". nwzonline.de (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Basketballstar Justus Hollatz besucht im Zoom-Treffen Hittfelds Basketballer". kreiszeitung-wochenblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Justus Hollatz: Anwärter auf Bundesliga-Nachwuchspreis". scrist.de (in German). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Hamburg Towers mit Eigengewächs Hollatz ganz oben angekommen". ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Justus Hollatz erhält ersten Bundesliga-Vertrag der Towers". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Towers-Spielmacher Hollatz unterschreibt bei neuem Club". abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Justus Hollatz 2022–23 season Río Breogán stats". acb.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Justus Hollatz is coming to Ljubljana!". cedevita.olimpija.com. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Justus Hollatz on loan to Anadolu Efes". cedevita.olimpija.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "DBB-Herren: Niederlage gegen Großbritannien". basketball-bund.de (in German). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Justus Hollatz Eurobasket 2022 profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Justus Hollatz 2023 FIBA World Cup profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
External links edit
- Justus Hollatz at eurobasket.com
- Justus Hollatz at realgm.com