.jpg) Zirbes withGermany in 2017 | |
| No. 33 – Gladiators Trier | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1990-01-29)29 January 1990 (age 36) Traben-Trarbach, West Germany |
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 121 kg (267 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2012 | TBB Trier |
| 2010 | →Saar-Pfalz Braves |
| 2012–2014 | Brose Baskets |
| 2014–2016 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2017 | →Bayern Munich |
| 2017–2018 | Bayern Munich |
| 2018–2019 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2019 | Guangxi Rhinos |
| 2019–2020 | Cedevita Olimpija |
| 2020–2021 | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 2021–2022 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2022–2023 | Benfica |
| 2023–present | Gladiators Trier |
| Career highlights | |
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Maik Zirbes (born 29 January 1990[1]) is a German professionalbasketball player forGladiators Trier of theBasketball Bundesliga. He also represents the seniorGerman national basketball team in the international competitions. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays thecenter position.
Zirbes first played soccer, but opted to focus on basketball when he was 12 years old. He started his basketball career in the youth set up ofTBB Trier before signing his first professional contract with TBB at the age of 17.[2] In the 2008–09 campaign, Zirbes was named Most Valuable Player of the German youth league NBBL.[3]
Zirbes played withTBB Trier until signing a three-year contract withBrose Baskets in June 2012.[4]
On 5 August 2014, Zirbes signed a two-year deal with the Serbian teamCrvena zvezda.[5] In his first 2014–15 season with the club, Crvena zvezda won theAdriatic League championship, theSerbian League championship and theRadivoj Korać Cup. In June 2015, he exercised his player option for the 2015–16 season.[6]
On 13 June 2016, Zirbes signed a two-year contract with the Israeli clubMaccabi Tel Aviv.[7] On 24 January 2017, Zirbes returned to Germany and signed withBayern Munich on loan, till the end of the season.[8] On 30 July 2017 Zirbes signed a two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich.[9]
On 17 July 2018, Zirbes returned to Crvena zvezda.[10][11] During his one-year stint withKK Crvena zvezda, Zirbes averaged 7.7 points and 4 rebounds in just over 15 minutes per game. His best game was on 8 October 2018 in a 87–71 win againstKK Budućnost in the round 2 of theABA League regular season, where he scored 19 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 22 minutes. After being cut from the roster for theBasketball League of Serbia, on 3 May 2019, Zirbes signed for theGuangxi Rhinos of theNational Basketball League (China).[12]
On 26 September 2019, Zirbes signed withCedevita Olimpija of theSlovenian League.[13]
On 12 July 2020, Zirbes signed withShabab Al Ahli of theUAE National Basketball League.[14] On 15 September 2021, he signed withCrvena zvezda until the end of 2021, with an option to extend it for the season.[15] He left the Zvezda on 21 June 2022.[16] In August 2022, Zirbes signed forBenfica of theLiga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.[17] In September 2023, he signed withGladiators Trier of the GermanProA.[18]
Zirbes represented the German Junior National Teams at the2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship[19] and the2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[20] He was handed his firstcap with the seniorGerman national basketball team in August 2009, when Germany took onthe Netherlands.[21] In 2013, Zirbes was a member of Germany's roster at the2013 EuroBasket, in Slovenia.[22]
| 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 | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Bamberg | 23 | 23 | 19.7 | .535 | .000 | .786 | 5.0 | .6 | .7 | .4 | 8.2 | 7.7 |
| 2013–14 | 10 | 9 | 18.8 | .508 | .000 | .652 | 4.8 | .7 | .1 | .2 | 8.1 | 6.7 | |
| 2014–15 | Crvena zvezda | 24 | 0 | 13.0 | .622 | .000 | .688 | 3.3 | .3 | .5 | .4 | 5.2 | 6.2 |
| 2015–16 | 27 | 26 | 25.2 | .604 | .000 | .677 | 6.1 | .7 | .9 | .6 | 12.4 | 14.3 | |
| 2016–17 | Maccabi | 15 | 2 | 15.2 | .682 | .000 | .780 | 3.0 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Career | 84 | 58 | 19.4 | .574 | .000 | .691 | 4.8 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 8.7 | 9.3 | |
