Alexander Kühl

Alexander Kühl, also written Kuehl, is a German former professional basketball player, born on 7 January 1973 in Rendsburg, then in West Germany. Listed at 7 feet 2 inches and about 300 pounds, he spent two years at Palm Beach Community College, where he started 64 straight games and was named to the All-Southern Conference junior college team, before moving to Charlotte for 1995 to 1997. A broken foot cost him much of his junior season, but he returned to start 31 games as a senior and finished ninth on the school's career blocked shots list with 65. Turning professional in Europe, he played about six years for seven teams in Germany, Greece, Italy and France, beginning with Bayer Leverkusen in 1997-98 and ending in 2003 with CSP Limoges. He also played for the German national team in 1996 and 1997, including EuroBasket 1997 in Barcelona.