Sascha Hupmann

{{Short description|German basketball player (1970–2020)}}

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| birth_place = Munich, West Germany

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| college = Evansville Purple Aces

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Sascha Dirk Hupmann (21 April 1970 – 12 April 2020) was a German professional basketball player from Munich. He played college basketball in the United States for the University of Evansville from [https://gopurpleaces.com/documents/2008/10/7/Section%203.2.pdf?id=297 1989 to 1993]. He play professional basketball in Europe and he also played for the German national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/college/evansville/2020/04/12/former-evansville-basketball-big-man-sascha-hupmann-dies/2979780001/|title=Former University of Evansville basketball standout Sascha Hupmann dies|first=Chad|last=Lindskog|website=Evansville Courier & Press}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bild.de/sport/mehr-sport/basketball/basketball-ex-nationalspieler-sascha-hupmann-stirbt-mit-49-jahre-70018006.bild.html|title=Basketball: Ex-Nationalspieler Sascha Hupmann stirbt mit 49 Jahren|website=bild.de|date=13 April 2020 }}

His professional playing career started at TVG Trier and played one year there from 1993 to 1994. In 1994 he move to the Bayer Giants Leverkusen and played there for two seasons. His next move was to Alba Berlin until 1997. He would help both teams win several Basketball Bundesliga titles, two at Bayer and one at Alba. The next five years of his professional career in Europe took him to Greece. He played for Panathinaikos Athens and then Iraklis Thessaloniki. He spent his last professional season at [https://basketball-ehingen.de/ TSG Ehingen] in Germany.https://germanhoops.com/2020/04/14/the-gentle-giant-sascha-hupmann-passes-away-at-age-49/