Steffen Hamann

Steffen Hamann is a German former professional basketball player who played point guard from the late 1990s until the mid 2010s. Born on 14 June 1981 in Rattelsdorf in Bavaria, he began in the youth and reserve structure of the Bamberg club Brose Baskets, joined its first team in 1999 and stayed until 2006. After a single season with Climamio Bologna in Italy's Serie A he came back to Bamberg, moved to Alba Berlin in 2008 and signed with Bayern Munich in 2010, where he became team captain. In 2014 Bayern won its first national championship since 1955 with Hamann leading the side, and the club retired his number 6 shirt afterwards. He finished his career with Baunach Young Pikes in the second-tier ProA. For Germany he made his national team debut in January 2003 against Macedonia, captained the senior side, played at four EuroBaskets and two FIBA World Cups, and took part in the 2008 Olympic basketball tournament, where Germany, alongside Dirk Nowitzki, returned to the Games for the first time since 1992 and finished tenth.