The Potential of Hannes Steinbach

Washington recently announced the official signing of German big man Hannes Steinbach. Listed at 6’9, Steinbach is currently averaging 7.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game playing for the Wurzburg Baskets in the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

Understandably, most college basketball fans don’t know what to make of that kind of information. What level of competition is the Bundesliga? How does that compare to high major college basketball in the US? How impressive is it for Steinbach to put up those numbers?

We are seeing more and more European players coming to the States to play in college with the college game rapidly resembling a professional league in terms of reimbursement. That…