Hansi_Gnad
Hansi Gnad
German basketball player and coach
Hans-Jürgen "Hansi" Gnad (born 4 June 1963) is a retired German professional basketball player and coach. He represented the senior German national basketball team, and played in the German League team Bayer Giants Leverkusen (1995–1997, 1999–2001).[1] He also worked as the head coach of the Giants Düsseldorf.
 Gnad in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Bayer Giants Leverkusen | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | ProA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1963-06-04) June 4, 1963 (age 60) Darmstadt, West Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| College | Alaska Anchorage (1983–1987) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1987: 3rd round, 57th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1987–2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 33, 50 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2003–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Saturn Köln | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Bayreuth | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Billy Desio | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Alba Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Brandt Hagen | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Scaligera Verona | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Brandt Hagen | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Germany (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Giants Düsseldorf | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Germany (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Bayer Giants Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Gnad played college basketball at the University of Alaska Anchorage. In 2001, Gnad was named to the inaugural Alaska Anchorage sports hall of fame.[2]
Gnad was he drafted in the 3rd round of the 1987 NBA draft, by the Philadelphia 76ers. Instead of signing with Philadelphia, Gnad returned to Germany, and began playing professional with BSC Saturn Köln. His player rights were selected in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft, by the Miami Heat, with whom he also did not play.
Gnad was one of the leaders of the senior German national basketball team for 10 years, including captaining it at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also helped lead the German squad to win the gold medal at the 1993 EuroBasket.
Gnad is married to handball player Silke Gnad.[3]
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 2018-19 | 31 | 29 | 2 | .9355 | Won German ProB championship |
| Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 2019-20 | 27 | 14 | 13 | .5185 | |
| Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 2020-21 | 35 | 23 | 12 | .6571 | |
| Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 2021-22 | 32 | 19 | 13 | .5938 | |
| Career | 125 | 85 | 40 | .6800 | ||
- "Bayer Giants Leverkusen profile" (in German). Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- "Seawolf Hall of Fame debuts with 7-person inaugural class". goseawolves.com. July 24, 2001. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- "Olympic memories from Seawolf Hall of Famer Hansi Gnad". University of Alaska Anchorage. August 15, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2023.