André Murillo

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Basketball player
André Murillo
Player information
Full name André Christian Murillo
birthday May 18, 1990
place of birth Bremerhaven , Germany
size 200 cm
Weight 105 kg
position Power forward
High school El Toro High School
college Biola University
league 2. Bundesliga ProB
Jersey number 22nd
Clubs as active
2004–2008 El Toro High School 2008–2010 Concordia University Irvine 2011–2014 Biola University 2014–2015 Hamburg Towers 2015–2017 Rostock SeawolvesUnited StatesUnited States
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André Christian Murillo (born May 18, 1990 in Bremerhaven ) is an American - German basketball player. He last played for the Rostock Seawolves in the 2nd Bundesliga ProB .

career

Murillo, son of a German mother and a US soldier, first grew up in Bremerhaven , when he was twelve years old he moved to California with his parents . In his youth he played basketball, football, baseball and soccer.

He ultimately chose basketball as his main sport and played at El Toro High School in the town of Lake Forest, California in southern California. In 2008 he began his college career at Concordia University Irvine, also in California . With the "CIU Eagles" he reached in the playoffs of the College Football NAIA in 2009 the round of eight teams, in 2010 it reached the last sixteen.

On April 25, 2009, Murillo was stabbed in the chest with a knife during an argument at a party. The blade hit the pericardium and internal bleeding was found in the lungs. He was in the hospital for three and a half weeks, five days of which in intensive care, and had to undergo several operations.

In 2011, Murillo moved to Biola University near Los Angeles and, with the team, also nicknamed "Eagles", was one of the top eight NAIA teams in its first season (2011/12). In his final season (2013/14) he posted the best statistical values ​​of his university basketball career (15.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 basket assists per game).

In July 2014 Murillo signed his first professional contract with the Hamburg Towers from the 2nd Bundesliga ProA and was part of the Hanseatic squad in their first season in the club's history. He wore the Hamburg jersey in 32 ProA games and averaged 4.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per use.

After a season in the second division Murillo went to the Rostock Seawolves in the third highest German season, the 2. Bundesliga ProB, for the 2015/16 season . In his first Rostock season, Murillo posted an average of 12.3 points and seven rebounds per encounter. He was able to increase the former value in the 2016/17 season when he scored 15.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game before he had to end the season prematurely in February 2017 due to an ankle injury.

Private life

On May 19, 2018, Murillo married his long-time partner, the American singer-songwriter and Grammy Awards winner Tori Kelly , in California in the presence of friends and family.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ERIKA I. RITCHIE: 'I think,' he gasped, 'I got stabbed.' In: The Orange County Register . ( ocregister.com [accessed February 8, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Game of Life. In: Wiro Aktuell, edition 01/2017, p. 6. Retrieved on February 8, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Filed 3/18/16 P. v. Wahidi CA4 / 3. Retrieved February 8, 2017 .
  4. ↑ DakStats WebSync. Retrieved February 8, 2017 .
  5. ↑ 2. Basketball Bundesliga | Hamburg Towers sign Kone and Murillo. Retrieved February 8, 2017 (German).
  6. ↑ SEAWOLVES sign ProA-experienced German-Americans - ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES. Retrieved February 8, 2017 .
  7. ^ End of the season for André Murillo. Retrieved February 8, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Tori Kelly shares wedding photo in gorgeous lace gown on Instagram . In: Mail Online . ( dailymail.co.uk [accessed September 25, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Murillo, André
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Murillo, André Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-German basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremerhaven