Justus Hollatz
{{Short description|German basketball player (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Justus Hollatz
| image = 2022-04-27 ALBA Berlin gegen Hamburg Towers (Basketball-Bundesliga 2021-22) by Sandro Halank–044.jpg
| number = 21
| league = BBL
EuroLeague
| team = FC Bayern Munich
| position = Point guard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|4|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hamburg, Germany
| height_m = 1.91
| weight_kg = 77
| career_start = 2015
| career_end =
| years1 = 2015–2017
| team1 = BG Harburg Hittfeld
| years2 = 2017–2018
| team2 = Rist Wedel
| years3 = 2018–2022
| team3 = Hamburg Towers
| years4 = 2020–2021
| team4 = →Rist Wedel
| years5 = 2022–2023
| team5 = Breogán
| years6 = 2023–2025
| team6 = Cedevita Olimpija
| years7 = 2023–2025
| team7 = →Anadolu Efes
| years8 = 2025–present
| team8 = Bayern Munich
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA World Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia|}}
{{MedalCompetition|EuroBasket}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Germany|}}
| highlights =
}}
Justus Hollatz (born 21 April 2001) is a German professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He plays the point guard position.
Early life
Hollatz was born on 21 April 2001, in the Langenbek district of Hamburg. His basketball journey began through a working group at the Marmstorf elementary school, where he played with his two older brothers Joshua and Jacob on the youth team of BG Harburg Hittfeld.{{cite news|title=Justus Hollatz – der Jüngste bei den Großen|url=https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/harburg/sport/article215378123/Justus-Hollatz-der-Juengste-bei-den-Grossen.html|work=abendblatt.de|access-date=21 September 2018|language=de}} He also played football, and auditioned for the youth team of FC St. Pauli. However, the club was far from his parents' home, which prevented him from taking the opportunity to move to St. Pauli. Since he preferred basketball, Hollatz ultimately gave up football.{{cite news|title=Towers-Talent freut sich auf Bruder-Duell |url=https://www.nwzonline.de/basketball/hamburg-oldenburg-durchstarter-justus-hollatz-towers-talent-freut-sich-auf-bruder-duell_a_50,6,3547599470.html#|work=nwzonline.de|access-date=3 January 2020|language=de}}
Professional career
In November 2015, Hollatz made his debut with the youth team of Harburg Hittfeld.{{cite news|title=Basketballstar Justus Hollatz besucht im Zoom-Treffen Hittfelds Basketballer|url=https://www.kreiszeitung-wochenblatt.de/seevetal/c-sport/basketballstar-justus-hollatz-besucht-im-zoom-treffen-hittfelds-basketballer_a194710|work=kreiszeitung-wochenblatt.de|access-date=9 March 2021|language=de}} Prior to the 2017–18 season, Hollatz moved to club SC Rist Wedel.{{cite news|title=Justus Hollatz: Anwärter auf Bundesliga-Nachwuchspreis|url=https://scrist.de/2021/04/23/justus-hollatz-anwaerter-auf-nachwuchspreis/|work=scrist.de|access-date=23 April 2021|language=de}}
For the 2018–19 season, Hollatz transferred to his hometown club Hamburg Towers, where he eventually helped lift them to a title.{{cite news|title=Hamburg Towers mit Eigengewächs Hollatz ganz oben angekommen|url=https://www.ndr.de/sport/mehr_sport/Hamburg-Towers-mit-Eigengewaechs-Hollatz-ganz-oben-angekommen,towers298.html|work=ndr.de|access-date=8 November 2021|language=de}} After the championship winning season, Hollatz signed a three-year contract with Hamburg in May 2019.{{cite news|title=Justus Hollatz erhält ersten Bundesliga-Vertrag der Towers|url=https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article194036327/Justus-Hollatz-erhaelt-ersten-Bundesliga-Vertrag-der-Towers.html|work=Die Welt|access-date=23 May 2019|language=de}}
Three years later, Hollatz moved to Spanish club Breogán, for the 2022–23 season.{{cite news|title=Towers-Spielmacher Hollatz unterschreibt bei neuem Club|url=https://www.abendblatt.de/sport/hamburg-towers/article235469209/basketball-hamburg-towers-spielmacher-justus-hollatz-unterschreibt-bei-neuem-club-transfer.html|work=abendblatt.de|access-date=28 May 2022|language=de}} During his lone season with the team he averaged 7.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.{{cite news|title=Justus Hollatz 2022–23 season Río Breogán stats|url=https://www.acb.com/jugador/temporada-a-temporada/id/30001955|work=acb.com|access-date=24 May 2023}} In June 2023, Hollatz signed with Cedevita Olimpija for the 2023–24 season.{{cite news|title=Justus Hollatz is coming to Ljubljana!|url=https://cedevita.olimpija.com/en/justus-hollatz-is-coming-to-ljubljana/|work=cedevita.olimpija.com|access-date=6 June 2023}} However, he was loaned for the season to Anadolu Efes.{{cite news|title=Justus Hollatz on loan to Anadolu Efes|url=https://cedevita.olimpija.com/en/justus-hollatz-on-loan-to-anadolu-efes/|work=cedevita.olimpija.com|access-date=23 August 2023}}
In January 2025, following his stint with Anadolu Efes, Hollatz signed a three-year contract with German club Bayern Munich.{{cite news|title=Nationalspieler Justus Hollatz bis 2028 für die Bayern-Basketballer|url=https://fcbayern.com/basketball/de/news/2024-25/01/hollatz2028|work=fcbayern.com|access-date=23 January 2025|language=de}}
National team career
In February 2021, Hollatz made his debut with the senior Germany national team, in a EuroBasket 2022 qualifier against Great Britain.{{cite news|title=DBB-Herren: Niederlage gegen Großbritannien|url=https://www.basketball-bund.de/dbb-herren-niederlage-gegen-grossbritannien/|work=basketball-bund.de|access-date=20 February 2021|language=de}} In September 2022, Hollatz was one of the members who helped Germany win bronze at EuroBasket 2022, where he averaged 1.3 points and 2.8 assists per game.{{cite news|title=Justus Hollatz Eurobasket 2022 profile|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/208-fiba-eurobasket/208210/players/269000-justus-hollatz|work=fiba.basketball|access-date=18 September 2022}} The following year, Hollatz helped Germany win the 2023 FIBA World Cup, averaging 2 points and 1 assist per game during the competition.{{cite news|title=Justus Hollatz 2023 FIBA World Cup profile|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/201-fiba-basketball-world-cup/208182/players/269000-justus-hollatz|work=fiba.basketball|access-date=10 September 2023}}
Career statistics
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
=EuroLeague=
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24
| style="text-align:left;"| Anadolu Efes
| 24 || 11 || 10.4 || .415 || .227 || .833 || 1.2 || 1.3 || .4 || .0 || 2.3 || 2.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 24 || 11 || 10.4 || .415 || .227 || .833 || 1.2 || 1.3 || .4 || .0 || 2.3 || 2.7
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=EuroCup=
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| Hamburg Towers
| 13 || 8 || 20.2 || .455 || .481 || .650 || 2.1 || 4.2 || 1.3 || .1 || 8.2 || 7.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 13 || 8 || 20.2 || .455 || .481 || .650 || 2.1 || 4.2 || 1.3 || .1 || 8.2 || 7.8
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=Domestic leagues=
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"
! Year
! Team
! League
! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}}
! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|3P%|3-point field-goal percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free-throw percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}}
! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}}
! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}}
! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}}
! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|2017–18}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Rist Wedel || style="text-align:center;"|ProB || 14 || 10.5 || .400 || .313 || .500 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .6 || .1 || 2.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Rist Wedel || style="text-align:center;"|ProB || 17 || 26.4 || .308 || .167 || .727 || 4.1 || 4.5 || 2.5 || .5 || 5.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Hamburg Towers || style="text-align:center;"|ProA || 24 || 11.6 || .460 || .355 || .500 || 1.3 || 1.9 || .8 || .2 || 3.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Rist Wedel || style="text-align:center;"|ProB || 16 || 30.7 || .477 || .260 || .676 || 5.9 || 4.5 || 2.6 || .1 || 14.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Hamburg Towers || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 18 || 16.1 || .375 || .130 || .667 || 1.2 || 2.2 || 1.6 || .2 || 2.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Rist Wedel || style="text-align:center;"|ProB || 3 || 22.3 || .517 || .417 || .615 || 3.0 || 5.0 || 3.0 || {{sort|-|—}} || 14.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Hamburg Towers || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 36 || 21.5 || .386 || .273 || .551 || 2.4 || 2.9 || .9 || .1 || 5.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Germany|size=20px}} Hamburg Towers || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 33 || 23.1 || .439 || .305 || .737 || 2.2 || 5.6 || 1.4 || .1 || 7.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Spain|size=20px}} Breogán || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 34 || 24.1 || .442 || .322 || .706 || 2.1 || 3.3 || 1.3 || .2 || 7.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Turkey|size=20px}} Anadolu Efes || style="text-align:center;"|TBSL || 13 || 22.0 || .444 || .343 || .842 || 2.5 || 3.0 || .8 || .1 || 7.1
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