Tibor Pleiß is a German professional basketball player who plays at the center position and stands 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m). He was born on 2 November 1989 in Bergisch Gladbach, near Cologne, and began his professional career at 17 with RheinEnergie Köln in the German Bundesliga in 2006. He went on to play for Brose Baskets in Germany and for Saski Baskonia and FC Barcelona in Spain, and in 2015 signed with the Utah Jazz, which gave him a brief stint in the NBA. He then returned to Europe with Galatasaray, Valencia Basket, Anadolu Efes, Trapani Shark and Panathinaikos, and in December 2025 signed with Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga. He has been a regular member of the German national team since his senior debut at EuroBasket 2009, and also played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey, where he started at center, and at EuroBasket 2011 and EuroBasket 2013.
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is a German professional basketball player
Competed In: National Basketball Association, Professional athletic career, NBA
He made his NBA debut on 30 October in a 99-71 win over the Philadelphia 76ers
Competed In: FIBA Basketball World Cup, German national team
the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey, where he was the starting center for Germany
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