Ingo Freyer is a German professional basketball coach and former national team player.

Ingo Freyer
Freyer with Heidelberg in 2024
Personal information
Born (1971-02-07) 7 February 1971 (age 53)
Wolfsburg, West Germany
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
Playing career1989–2004
PositionShooting guard
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As player:
–1991SC Rist Wedel
1991–1995Alba Berlin
1995–1997Brandt Hagen
1997JuveCaserta Basket
1998SSV Ulm
1998–2001Mitteldeutscher BC
2001–2002BG Ludwigsburg
2002–2003TSV Quakenbrück
2003–2004Eisbären Bremerhaven
As coach:
2004–2007SC Rist Wedel
2007–2016Phoenix Hagen
2017–2020Gießen 46ers
2022EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2023Mitteldeutscher BC
2024MLP Academics Heidelberg

Professional career

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As player

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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

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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

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In the past, Freyer was a commentary for Eurosport.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Spiele von Ingo Freyer (39)". mahr.sb-vision.de. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  2. ^ "Ingo Freyer". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  3. ^ "Neuer Headcoach: Ingo Freyer ersetzt Igor Jovovic". Mitteldeutscher BC. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  4. ^ a b "Nach Lizenzentzug: Trainer Ingo Freyer verlässt Phoenix Hagen". Sport 1 (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  5. ^ "Basketball-Bundesliga entzieht Phoenix Hagen die Lizenz". www.op-online.de (in German). 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  6. ^ Wolfgang Gärtner (27 March 2019). "46ers-Coach Ingo Freyer lebt Intensität vor". Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Ingo Freyer übernimmt die EWE Baskets Oldenburg". Ingo Freyer übernimmt die EWE Baskets Oldenburg (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  8. ^ "BBL: Auch Heidelberg trennt sich von Retter Freyer". Sport 1 (in German). 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  9. ^ Alex Gaiser (1 August 2012). "Phoenix-Trainer Freyer ist für Eurosport am Olympia-Mikro". Westfalenpost (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2024.