Denis Wucherer

Denis Wucherer

Wucherer in 2019
Skyliners Frankfurt
Position	Head coach
League	ProA
Personal information
Born	(1973-05-07) 7 May 1973 (age 51) Mainz, West Germany
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
NBA draft	1995: undrafted
Playing career	1991–2007
Position	Shooting guard
Coaching career	2009–present
Career history
As player:
1991–1992	TV Langen
1992–1998	Bayer Giants Leverkusen
1998–2000	Sony Milano
2000–2001	Varese Roosters
2001	DJK Würzburg
2001–2002	Frankfurt Skyliners
2002–2005	Bayer Giants Leverkusen
2005	Benetton Treviso
2005–2007	Telenet Oostende
As coach:
2009–2010	Germany (assistant)
2011–2012	Bayern Munich (assistant)
2013–2017	Gießen 46ers
2017–2018	RheinStars Köln
2018–2021	Baskets Würzburg
2023–present	Skyliners Frankfurt
Career highlights and awards
As a player 4× German League champion (1993–1996) 2× Belgian League champion (2006–2007) 2× German Cup champion (1993, 1995) Italian Cup champion (2005) BBL All-Star Game MVP (2005) As a coach German 2nd League champion (2015) German 2nd League Coach of the Year (2015)
Medals Representing  Germany European Championships 2005 Serbia & Montenegro National team

Denis Wucherer (born 7 May 1973 in Mainz) is a German professional basketball coach and former player. He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall and played shooting guard.

Professional career

As player

Wucherer has played professional basketball in Germany (TV Langen, Bayer Giants Leverkusen, DJK Würzburg and Frankfurt Skyliners), Italy (Sony Milano, Varese Roosters, Benetton Treviso) and Belgium (Telindus BC Oostende). Most notable was his time for the Bayer Giants Leverkusen where he won 6 national titles and was known for triple doubles which he accomplished on several occasions.

As coach

Wucherer coached the Basketball Bundesliga team Gießen 46ers several years before he became head coach for the ProA team RheinStars Köln in 2017.^[1] He later joined s.Oliver Würzburg as head coach.^[2]

German national team

Wucherer has played for the German national basketball team 123 times.^[3] His biggest success there was the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2005.^[4]

Honors

As player:

• 4× German League champion: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–1996
• 2× Belgian League champion: 2005–06, 2006–07
• 2× German Cup champion: 1993, 1995
• Italian Cup champion: 2005

As head coach:

• National Championships:
  • German 2nd League champion: 2014–15

References

1. "Denis Wucherer: "Der Aufstieg ist kein Selbstläufer"" (in German). Köln.Sport/FOCUS Online. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
2. Baskets: Nils Haßfurther wartet noch auf Punkte Stefan Mantel (Main-Post), 31. October 2019. Accessed 30 April 2021.(in German)
3. Büge, Alexander (3 June 2017). "Neuer RheinStars-Coach Denis Wucherer: Als Bruce Willis mich unter den Tisch trank…" (in German). Express.de. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-01-31.