Nicolai Simon
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| Player information | ||
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| birthday | 3rd January 1987 | |
| place of birth | Malsch , Germany | |
| size | 190 cm | |
| position | Combo Guard | |
| Clubs as active | ||
 Grüner Stern Keltern –2002 BG Region Karlsruhe 2002–2006 Erdgas Ehingen / Urspringschule 2006–2007 TuS Lichterfelde 2006–2008 ALBA Berlin 2008–2009 Erdgas Ehingen / Urspringschule 2009–2010 Paderborn Baskets 2010–2012 Walter Tigers Tübingen 2012–2014 medi bayreuth 2014– 2017 Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 2017 BG Göttingen 2018–2019 SSV Lokomotive Bernau
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| National team 1 | ||
| Since 2013 | Germany | 6 games |
| 1 As of February 24, 2014 | ||
Nicolai Simon (born January 3, 1987 in Malsch ) is a German basketball player .
Life
He learned to play basketball at Green Star vats and the BG Karlsruhe before he to the basketball boarding Schelklinger Urspringschule changed. There he was able to advance both his basketball and school training under professional conditions and was also introduced to the 1st men's team of TSG Ehingen - the school's cooperation partner.
At the age of 16, Nicolai Simon made his debut there in the 2nd Basketball Bundesliga South and quickly fought for a place in the starting lineup. At the same time, however, the 1.90 m tall guard continued to play in the junior teams of his boarding school and became German champions with the U16 team in 2004. He was able to repeat this with the U18 selection the following year and achieved an average of 33 minutes playing time with the Ehingen Bundesliga basketball players . With that, Simon, who, as one of the best German players of his age group, went through almost all youth national teams, was already a leading player and achieved an average of 12 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
In the following year Nicolai Simon was able to further increase his statistical values with the same playing time and came into the focus of the German top teams. He signed for the 2006/07 season with the German cup winner ALBA Berlin , where he quickly became an important part of the team.
Equipped with a double license, Nicolai Simon led the team of cooperation partner TuS Lichterfelde to stay in the 2nd basketball Bundesliga North and earned an average of eleven minutes of playing time (2.4 points on average) with championship favorites ALBA Berlin in his first season. His first season in the basketball Bundesliga was crowned with the nomination as the best young player (" Rookie of the Year ") of the 2006/07 season. In the 2007/08 season he only made five Bundesliga appearances due to a back injury (tear in the intervertebral disc). In order to gain match practice, he returned to Ehingen on loan in the 2008/09 season and played in the 2. Bundesliga ProB .
On July 24, 2009, he signed a contract with the Paderborn Baskets. There he could not prevent the Baskets from relegating to the 2nd division. In order to continue playing in the basketball Bundesliga, Simon then moved to the Walter Tigers Tübingen for the 2010/2011 season . There he received a two-year contract.
From the 2012/13 season he played for the BBC Bayreuth. His first season at the BBC was the most successful of his time in Bayreuth in terms of statistical values: In 2012/13 he achieved an average of 9.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per use. After his contract expired, Simon moved within the league and signed a contract with the Basketball Löwen Braunschweig for the 2014/2015 season .
In the summer of 2017, he left Braunschweig and switched to the Lower Saxony Bundesliga competitor BG Göttingen . In mid-December 2017 he left the "Veilchen". For the BG, he played ten Bundesliga games with an average of 1.2 per match.
Simon moved with his family to Berlin , at the end of August 2018 he was introduced as a new addition by SSV Lokomotive Bernau (2nd Bundesliga ProB). He played one season for Brandenburg and then left the club for professional reasons.
Awards and Achievements
- 2002 German U16 champion with BG Region Karlsruhe
- 2004 German U16 champion with the Urspring School Schelklingen
- 2005 German U18 champion with the Urspring School Schelklingen
- 2007 Junior Player of the Year in the BBL
Web links
- easyCredit BBL - Nicolai Simon - player profile on the easyCredit Basketball-Bundesliga website
Individual evidence
- ^ Statistics of the German national basketball team
- ↑ Ex-Alba Simon: "I wanted playtime" . ( bz-berlin.de [accessed on February 2, 2017]).
- ↑ Ehinger audience favorite Nicolai Simon returns. Schoenen Dunk (press release: Erdgas Ehingen / Urspringschule), September 11, 2008, accessed on February 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Nicolai Simon comes to Paderborn. Basketball Bundesliga , July 24, 2009, archived from the original on February 10, 2013 ; accessed on June 6, 2012 (press release from Paderborn Baskets).
- ↑ Combo Guard Nicolai Simon strengthens the BBC Bayreuth. BBC Bayreuth , June 6th, 2012, archived from the original on September 3rd, 2012 ; Retrieved June 6, 2012 (press release).
- ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: www.handelsblatt.com/basketball-bggoettingen-holt-nicolai-simon-aus-braunschweig/19992578.html )
- ↑ https://www.bggoettingen.de/mueller-wechselelt-nach-goettingen-simon-nicht-mehr-im-kader/
- ↑ https://www.ssv-lok-bernau.de/bbl-routinier-nicolai-simon-startet-fuer-lok-bernau/
- ↑ https://www.schoenen-dunk.de/news_a102534_ProB_Drei-Abgaenge-bei-LOK-BERNAU-haben-fest.htm
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Simon, Nicolai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd January 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malsch , Germany |