Robin Benzing
{{Short description|German basketball player (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Robin Benzing
| image = 20171127_FIBA_WCQ_2019_AUT-GER_Robin_Benzing_850_7302.jpg
| caption = Benzing with Germany in 2017
| height_m = 2.11
| weight_kg = 108
| position = Small forward / power forward
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|5|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Seeheim-Jugenheim, West Germany
| league = Basketball Bundesliga
| team = Gießen 46ers
| number = 12
| draft_year = 2011
| career_start = 2005
| career_end =
| years1 = 2005–2008
| team1 = TV Langen
| years2 = 2009–2011
| team2 = ratiopharm Ulm
| years3 = 2011–2015
| team3 = Bayern Munich
| years4 = 2015–2017
| team4 = Zaragoza
| years5 = 2017–2018
| team5 = S.Oliver Würzburg
| years6 = 2018–2019
| team6 = Beşiktaş
| years7 = 2019–2021
| team7 = Zaragoza
| years8 = 2021–2022
| team8 = Fortitudo Bologna
| years9 = 2022–2023
| team9 = Peñarol
| years10 = 2023–present
| team10 = Giessen 46ers
| highlights =
- Bundesliga champion (2014)
- 6× Germa All-Star (2010–2014, 2018)
- 2x All-Bundesliga First Team (2010, 2018)
- All-Bundesliga Second Team (2011)
- Bundesliga Most Effective Player (2018)
}}
Robin Clemens Benzing (born 25 January 1989) is a German professional basketball player for Giessen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga. He is also a member of the Germany national basketball team. Standing at {{height|ft=6|in=10}}, he plays at the small forward position.
Professional career
Benzing played in Germany with TV Langen in the second-tier TV Langen until 2009. In 2008, he had signed a letter of intent with the University of Michigan,{{Cite news|url=http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/basketball/index.ssf/2008/05/german_player_benzing_signs_wi.html|title=German player Benzing signs with Michigan men's basketball team|work=MLive.com|access-date=2017-09-15|language=en-US}} but eventually did not join the Wolverines due to NCAA initial eligibility requirements.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/news/2008/7/18/Recruit_Benzing_Will_Not_Enroll_at_Michigan.aspx|title=Recruit Benzing Will Not Enroll at Michigan|work=University of Michigan Athletics|access-date=2017-09-15|language=en}}
From 2009 to 2011, Benzing played for Ratiopharm Ulm in Germany's Basketball Bundesliga, followed by a four-year stint at Bayern Munich. On 30 June 2015 he signed a two-year deal with CAI Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/166231/robin-benzing-signs-with-cai-zaragoza.html Robin Benzing signs with CAI Zaragoza] After two years playing in Spain, he returned to his home country in September 2017, signing a three-year contract with S.Oliver Würzburg.{{Cite web|url=http://www.soliver-wuerzburg.de/news/newsdetails/jahr/2017/september/meldung/kapitaen-der-deutschen-nationalmannschaft-bis-2020-verpflichtet/?tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=15&cHash=bf4809463858b49bacf84136eddb54a0|title=Kapitän der deutschen Nationalmannschaft bis 2020 verpflichtet: soliver-wuerzburg.de|website=www.soliver-wuerzburg.de|language=en|access-date=2017-09-15}} Benzing averaged 17.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in the 2017-18 season. On 4 September he signed a one-month deal with Beşiktaş, with an option for nine additional months.{{cite web |title=Robin Benzing signs with Besiktas a one-month deal with option for nine more months |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/turkey/bsl/287553/robin-benzing-signs-with-besiktas-a-one-month-deal-with-option-for-nine-more-months.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=September 4, 2018}}
On 27 July 2019 he signed a one-year deal with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.{{cite news |title=Zaragoza announces Robin Benzing |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/zaragoza-announces-robin-benzing/ |accessdate=27 July 2019 |work=Sportando.com |date=27 July 2019 }} Benzing re-signed with the team on 11 June 2020.{{cite web |title=Casademont Zaragoza re-signs Robin Benzing |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/casademont-zaragoza-re-signs-robin-benzing/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=June 11, 2020 |date=June 11, 2020 |last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }}
On 10 August 2021 Benzig signed with Fortitudo Bologna in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.{{cite web |title=Robin Benzing è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo! |url=https://www.fortitudo103.it/robin-benzing-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-della-fortitudo/ |website=fortitudo103.it |date=10 August 2021 |language=Italian }}
In November 2022, Benzing joined Peñarol of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB).{{Cite web |last=Anidos |first=Roberto |date=2022-11-27 |title=Robin Benzing ficha por el Peñarol de Montevideo |url=https://piratasdelbasket.net/robin-benzing-ficha-por-el-penarol-de-montevideo/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Piratasdelbasket |language=es}}
For the 2023/24 season, Benzing returned to Germany to join the Giessen 46ers in the German ProA.{{cite web |title=Basketball: Gießen 46ers verpflichten Ex-Nationalspieler Robin Benzing |url=https://www.hessenschau.de/sport/basketball/giessen-46ers/basketball-giessen-46ers-verpflichten-ex-nationalspieler-robin-benzing-v1,robin-benzin-100.html |date=27 July 2023 |language=German }}
German national team
Benzing has been a member of the German national under-18 and German national under-20 teams. He played in the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he was the tournament's leading scorer with 22.2 points per game. In 2009, he made his debut for the senior Germany national basketball team in the EuroBasket 2009. He also played the EuroBasket 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
In 2021, Benzing helped his national team to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics (which were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic). He scored 13 points in the qualifying tournament's final, in a 75-64 victory against Brazil.{{cite web|title=Luka Doncic, Slovenia 'fought really, really hard' en route to securing country's first Olympics berth in men's basketball|date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31761387/luka-doncic-slovenia-fought-really-really-hard-en-route-securing-country-first-olympics-berth-men-basketball|publisher=ESPN|access-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210709101222/https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31761387/luka-doncic-slovenia-fought-really-really-hard-en-route-securing-country-first-olympics-berth-men-basketball|archive-date=9 July 2021}}
Career statistics
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
=EuroLeague=
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Bayern Munich
| 24 || 15 || 16.1 || .427 || .352 || .872 || 1.8 || .6 || .6 || .1 || 6.4 || 4.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| 8 || 8 || 21.9 || .431 || .381 || .786 || 2.6 || .9 || .8 || .4 || 7.9 || 7.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| Career
| 32 || 23 || 17.6 || .429 || .360 || .849 || 2.0 || .7 || .6 || .2 || 6.8 || 5.3
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References
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External links
- [http://www.robinbenzing.de/ Official website]
- [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Robin-Benzing-1377/ Robin Benzing] at draftexpress.com
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Robin_Benzing/74104 Robin Benzing] at eurobasket.com
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=003495 Robin Benzing] at euroleague.net
{{BBL Most Effective Player}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Benzing, Robin}}
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