Björn Meyer-Schomann

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Björn Meyer-Schomann (born October 29, 1970 in Oldenburg ) is a German former basketball player. The 2.00-meter-tall winger was active in the basketball Bundesliga for Braunschweig, Bayreuth, Rhöndorf and Hamburg , among others . He also played in the German junior and Bundeswehr national team.

career

Meyer-Schomann, who was nicknamed "BJ" when he was a player, began playing basketball at the age of six, but also did swimming at a proficiency level before he concentrated on basketball at the age of 13. He grew up in Oldenburg and played in the Oldenburg TB . In the A youth he was third in the German championship with the OTB. In 1988 he went to the United States for a year and played in a high school in the state of California .

After his return he made the jump to the Oldenburg second division squad. After graduating from high school, he did his military service and played in the Bundeswehr national team. Meyer-Schomann moved to Bundesliga promoted SG Braunschweig in 1991 and to BG Steiner Bayreuth in 1992 , with whom he became champion of the 2nd Bundesliga South and was promoted to the Bundesliga in his first season under coach Tom Schneeman .

In 1995 he went from Bayreuth to the Bundesliga competitor Rhöndorfer TV , for whom he also played in the EuroCup European Cup . In 1998 Meyer-Schomann moved to BCJ Hamburg and rose to the Bundesliga with the "Tigers" in the 1998/99 season. At the BCJ he played until 2001 and then still under class at the Halstenbeker Turnerschaft and the BG Hamburg West.

In addition to his basketball career, Meyer-Schomann completed a law degree and worked as a lawyer after graduating.

Web links and sources

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ From CHRISTIAN JESS: Tiger with a good eye. Retrieved February 14, 2017 .
  2. ^ Klaus Kertscher: Former OTB basketball players in exposed positions . In: Oldenburger TB (Hrsg.): Mitteilungen . Oldenburg September 2014, p. 4 .
  3. ^ BBC Bayreuth eV - Basketball on fire. Retrieved February 14, 2017 .
  4. ^ Bjoern Meyer-Schomann. Retrieved February 14, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Meyer-Schomann, Björn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Oldenburg