Tibor Pleiß

German basketball player (born 1989) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tibor Pleiß (/plaɪs/, alternative spelling Pleiss; born 2 November 1989) is a German professional basketball player for Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Standing 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m), he plays at the center position. He is also a regular member of the German national team.

PositionCenter
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Born (1989-11-02) 2 November 1989 (age 36)
Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany
Listed height7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
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Tibor Pleiß
Pleiß with Valencia in 2018
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PositionCenter
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1989-11-02) 2 November 1989 (age 36)
Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany
Listed height7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight256 lb (116 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2010: 2nd round, 31st overall pick
Drafted byNew Jersey Nets
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2009RheinEnergie Köln / Köln 99ers
2009–2012Brose Baskets
2012–2014Baskonia
2014–2015FC Barcelona
2015–2016Utah Jazz
2015–2016→ Idaho Stampede
2016–2017Galatasaray
2017–2018Valencia
2018–2024Anadolu Efes
2024–2025Trapani Shark
2025Panathinaikos
2025–presentRasta Vechta
Career highlights
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Early life, family and education

Pleiß was born in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany,[1] near Cologne.

Professional athletic career

Europe

Pleiß played for RheinEnergie Köln[1] (a year later they changed their name to Köln 99ers) of the German Bundesliga as a 17-year-old in 2006. He played with the club for three years, playing in the 2008 EuroCup. After the season ended, he joined the Brose Baskets where he played for three years.

On 24 June 2012, Pleiß left Germany and signed a four-year contract with the Spanish club Saski Baskonia, one of the top teams of the Liga ACB.[2] In the 2013–14 season, he averaged 12.4 points on 58.3 percent shooting and 6.0 rebounds in 21.8 minutes per game. He left Baskonia after two years.

On 11 August 2014, he signed a two-year contract with the Spanish club FC Barcelona.[3] In the 2014–15 ACB season, he averaged 5.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game while shooting 62.3 percent from the floor. In July 2015, he broke the contract with Barcelona, in order to sign in the NBA.[4]

NBA

Pleiß declared for the 2010 NBA draft.[5] He was drafted by the New Jersey Nets, who traded his rights to the Atlanta Hawks.[6] The Hawks then sold his rights to the Oklahoma City Thunder.[7] In February 2015, his draft rights were traded to the Utah Jazz as part of a three-team trade.[8]

On 14 July 2015, Pleiß signed a multi-year deal with the Utah Jazz.[9] He made his NBA debut on 30 October in a 99–71 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, recording two points and one rebound in two minutes.[10] On 2 January 2016, in a 92–87 overtime win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Pleiß set career-highs with six points, six rebounds and 17 minutes.[11] During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the Idaho Stampede, Utah's D-League affiliate.[12][1]

On 26 August 2016, Pleiß was traded, along with two 2017 second-round draft picks and cash considerations, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Kendall Marshall.[13] Five days later, he was waived by the 76ers.[14]

Return to Europe

On 12 September 2016, Pleiß signed with Turkish club Galatasaray for the 2016–17 season.[15] On 28 July 2017 Pleiß signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club Valencia Basket.[16] On 1 August 2018 Pleiß signed a two (1+1) year contract with the Turkish club Anadolu Efes S.K.[17] On 12 July 2020 Pleiß renewed his contract with Efes for another three (2+1) seasons.[18] On June 17, 2024, Pleiß parted ways with the team after six successful years. On August 8, 2024, he signed with Trapani Shark of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[1]

On February 26, 2025, Pleiß signed with the defending EuroLeague champions Panathinaikos, reuniting with his Anadolu Efes coach Ergin Ataman.[19] On July 1, 2025, Panathinaikos announced that Pleiß was released from the team.[20]

After 13 seasons with some of Europe’s top clubs and a brief stint in the NBA, he returned home on December 3, 2025 by signing with Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[21]

German national team

Pleiß was a member of the junior national teams of Germany. He played for the German junior national teams at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and at both the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B and the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[22]

Pleiß is a member of the senior men's German national basketball team. He first played for the senior team at EuroBasket 2009 and saw action in three games.[22] He was also in the German team that participated in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey, where he was the starting center for Germany. He also played at the EuroBasket 2011 and the EuroBasket 2013.

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  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Utah 1206.8.440.0001.0001.3.2.1.22.0
Career 1206.8.440.0001.0001.3.2.1.22.0
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EuroLeague

† Denotes season in which Pleiß won the EuroLeague
* Led the league
More information Year, Team ...
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2010–11 Bamberg 101019.1.413.444.7896.3.9.11.56.78.6
2011–12 10418.5.500.000.6825.4.4.0.86.58.1
2012–13 Baskonia 25414.2.607.333.8463.9.2.2.65.06.1
2013–14 242121.0.557.333.8635.4.5.51.012.013.7
2014–15 Barcelona 25113.1.584.500.8483.9.2.2.65.36.9
2016–17 Galatasaray 282017.1.567.400.7654.6.5.21.27.710.4
2017–18 Valencia 291419.3.565.500.7975.2.6.41.110.112.4
2018–19 Anadolu Efes 37*514.2.623.333.8783.7.4.4.58.19.6
2019–20 28*2218.8.613.250.9264.3.4.5.59.511.3
2020–21† 24912.0.574.412.8892.7.5.2.36.87.5
2021–22† 40*2618.1.569.442.8914.3.6.4.59.611.2
2022–23 331915.1.535.326.9132.9.5.2.36.76.7
2023–24 231918.0.486.435.8893.6.7.3.67.88.0
Career 33617416.6.564.391.8424.2.5.3.78.09.5
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EuroCup

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Köln 99ers 203.5—.000—————0.0-1.5
2009–10 Bamberg 121017.7.521—.7585.7.2.3.88.39.8
Career 141015.6.514.000.7584.9.1.3.77.18.1
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Domestic leagues

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07Germany Köln 99ersBBL63.3.444.667.0001.0——.21.7
2007–08Germany Köln 99ersBBL66.6.200.000.6251.5.2.2—1.5
2008–09Germany Köln 99ersBBL2712.0.482.250.6502.8.2.3.85.0
2009–10Germany BambergBBL4519.3.564.444.7085.9.3.21.38.0
2010–11Germany BambergBBL4720.1.523.389.7646.5.7.41.68.9
2011–12Germany BambergBBL4420.0.593.429.8266.0.5.21.410.1
2012–13Spain BaskoniaACB3416.3.584.333.7254.9.3.3.86.2
2013–14Spain BaskoniaACB3422.4.596—.8116.5.51.11.212.7
2014–15Spain BarcelonaACB4313.9.644.500.8643.8.3.3.55.7
2015–16United States Idaho StampedeD-League2831.5.583.316.87710.41.6.51.412.3
2016–17Turkey GalatasarayTBSL2522.0.644.500.7976.9.7.41.29.6
2017–18Spain ValenciaACB2418.9.555.385.7316.2.6.3.89.8
2018–19Turkey Anadolu EfesTBSL625.4.571.400.8897.82.0.2.515.3
2019–20Turkey Anadolu EfesTBSL1522.3.620.429.8576.6.6.6.511.4
2020–21Turkey Anadolu EfesTBSL1321.9.658.400.9356.41.1.7.415.4
2021–22Turkey Anadolu EfesTBSL2525.3.579.388.8575.51.1.5.712.8
2022–23Turkey Anadolu EfesTBSL1624.2.486.296.8576.2.7.6.49.2
2023–24Turkey Anadolu EfesTBSL223.0.500.5561.0005.5—.5.514.5
2024–25Italy Trapani SharkLBA1714.2.534.238.8263.4.5.6.36.0
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