Introduction
Tim Ohlbrecht (born August 30, 1988) is a German professional basketball player for ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Pro career
Ohlbrecht began his professional playing career with the German League club Bayer Giants Leverkusen, during the 2005–06 season. He then signed with the German League club Brose Baskets Bamberg in 2006. He was loaned to TSV Breitengüßbach, where he played in both the German 2nd Division, and the German 3rd Division, from 2006 to 2008. He was also loaned to Nürnberger BC, where he played in the German 2nd Division, during the 2007–08 season.
Ohlbrecht, due to his age, was available for the 2010 NBA draft, but subsequently went undrafted. Ohlbrecht then signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn for the 2010–11 season. In the summer of 2011, he signed with Skyliners Frankfurt for the 2011–12 season.
In November 2012, Ohlbrecht was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. On February 4, 2013, he was named to the Prospects All-Star team for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game. On February 25, 2013, he was signed to a multi-year deal by the NBA's Houston Rockets. The Rockets sent Ohlbrecht back to the Vipers as a D-League assignee on April 9, 2013. On July 15, 2013, he was waived by the Rockets.
On July 16, 2013, he was claimed off of waivers by the Philadelphia 76ers. However, he was later waived by the 76ers on October 16.
On November 30, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. On March 1, 2014, he was traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
On August 5, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with ratiopharm Ulm.
On July 27, 2015, he signed with the Russian club Yenisey Krasnoyarsk for the 2015–16 season.
On June 30, 2016, Ohlbrecht returned to ratiopharm Ulm, signing a two-year contract.
German national team
Ohlbrecht made his debut with the senior men's German national basketball team in 2008. He participated, together with Dirk Nowitzki, in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Ohlbrecht played again for Germany at the FIBA EuroBasket 2009, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and the FIBA EuroBasket 2011.
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Houston | 3 | 0 | 3.9 | .333 | – | 1.000 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 3 | 0 | 3.9 | .333 | – | 1.000 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 1.0 | |