Nick Weiler-Babb
American-German basketball player
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Nick Weiler-Babb (born December 12, 1995) is an American-born naturalized German professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Iowa State.
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EuroLeague
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| No. 8 – Anadolu Efes | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | BSL EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 12, 1995 Topeka, Kansas, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / German | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Martin (Arlington, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2019–2020 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
Weiler-Babb, born in Topeka, Kansas and moved to Texas when he was young.[2] He is the son of Mike Babb, who owns Babb Brothers BBQ and Blues in Dallas, Texas.[3] He is the younger brother of professional basketball player Chris Babb. Weiler-Babb attended Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. As a senior, he averaged 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists per game.[4] On August 11, 2013, Weiler-Babb committed to Arkansas over offers from SMU and Texas A&M.[5]
College career
As a freshman, Weiler-Babb averaged 0.7 points and 0.8 rebounds per game in 4.7 minutes per game for the Razorbacks. Following the season, he decided to transfer to Iowa State and sat out the 2015–16 season as a redshirt.[6] Weiler-Babb averaged 4.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game as a redshirt sophomore.[7] On November 16, 2017, Weiler-Babb recorded a career-high 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a 104–98 win against Appalachian State.[8] He was named MVP of the Puerto Rico Tipoff as well as Big 12 player of the week.[9] As a junior, Weiler-Babb averaged 11.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, shooting 44.7% from the floor and 32.3% from three-point range.[10] He missed the final six games of the season due to knee tendonitis and a back injury.[3] Weiler-Babb averaged 9.1 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game as a senior on a team that won the Big 12 Tournament.[11] He was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.[12]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Weiler-Babb played for the Miami Heat in the NBA Summer League.[10] On July 27, 2019, Weiler-Babb signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[13] He posted a triple-double of 10 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in a 94–80 home win against Telekom Baskets Bonn on October 5.[14]
On July 24, 2020, Weiler-Babb signed a two-year deal with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague.[15] On July 8, 2022, he re-signed with the club until the end of the 2023–24 season.[16] He won the 2023 BBL-Pokal with Bayern and was named the tournament's MVP.[17] On July 10, 2024, Weiler-Babb renewed his contract with Bayern for an additional two seasons.[18] On April 16, 2025, he was named the 2024-2025 EuroLeague Best Defender, making history as the first player from Bayern to win this award.[19]
On July 1, 2025, he signed with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[20]
National team career
Born in the United States, Weiler-Babb is of German descent through his mother.[21] After obtaining German citizenship in the summer of 2022, he got called up to the German national basketball team by head coach Gordon Herbert.[22] He represented Germany at the EuroBasket 2022, helping the team to a historic third-place finish.[23]
Career statistics
| 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 |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2020–21 | Bayern Munich | 33 | 13 | 23.6 | .348 | .340 | .807 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .2 | 6.3 | 7.1 |
| 2021–22 | 29 | 16 | 26.2 | .427 | .292 | .875 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .2 | 6.2 | 9.2 | |
| 2022–23 | 11 | 8 | 26.1 | .388 | .370 | .667 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .5 | 8.3 | 8.6 | |
| 2023–24 | 34 | 4 | 21.7 | .438 | .387 | .850 | 3.2 | 2.1 | .7 | .1 | 6.2 | 7.4 | |
| Career | 127 | 58 | 24.2 | .391 | .343 | .823 | 3.5 | 2.3 | .9 | .2 | 6.6 | 7.8 | |
Domestic leagues
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2019–20 |  Riesen Ludwigsburg | BBL | 30 | 30.5 | .399 | .326 | .827 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .2 | 13.3 |
| 2020–21 | Bayern Munich | BBL | 22 | 28.0 | .467 | .421 | .689 | 4.2 | 3.2 | .9 | .6 | 11.1 |
| 2021–22 | Bayern Munich | BBL | 39 | 23.9 | .490 | .383 | .844 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .1 | 8.6 |
| 2022–23 | Bayern Munich | BBL | 34 | 22.8 | .430 | .420 | .750 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .0 | 7.9 |
| 2023–24 | Bayern Munich | BBL | 33 | 19.5 | .407 | .417 | .818 | 3.1 | 2.1 | .8 | .1 | 5.8 |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2014–15 | Arkansas | 26 | 0 | 4.8 | .318 | .333 | 1.000 | .8 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 0.7 |
| 2015–16 | Iowa State |  Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2016–17 | Iowa State | 35 | 0 | 16.5 | .451 | .308 | .707 | 3.1 | 1.6 | .8 | .1 | 4.0 |
| 2017–18 | Iowa State | 22 | 20 | 36.0 | .447 | .323 | .759 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 1.3 | .4 | 11.3 |
| 2018–19 | Iowa State | 35 | 35 | 34.4 | .402 | .356 | .768 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .3 | 9.1 |
| Career | 118 | 55 | 22.8 | .422 | .340 | .755 | 3.9 | 3.0 | .9 | .2 | 6.1 | |