Franz Wagner (basketball)
![]() Wagner in December 2019 | |
No. 21 – Michigan Wolverines | |
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Position | Shooting guard/Small forward |
League | Big Ten Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | 8 August 2001 Berlin, Germany | (age 23)
Nationality | German |
Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
Career information | |
College | Michigan (2019–present) |
Career history | |
2017–2019 | Alba Berlin |
2018–2019 | →SSV Lokomotive Bernau |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Franz Wagner (born 8 August 2001) is a German college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. Listed at 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m) and 220 pounds (100 kg), he plays the shooting guard position.
Wagner, a native of Berlin, started his career with Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) club Alba Berlin. In 2019, he was named BBL Best German Young Player. Wagner has played for the German youth national teams, winning a gold medal at the 2018 Albert Schweitzer Tournament.
His older brother Moritz Wagner, a former Michigan standout, plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Early career
In the 2018–19 season, Wagner played on a dual contract for both Alba Berlin in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), top German league, and SSV Lokomotive Bernau in the third-tier ProB league. In May 2019, he won the BBL Best Young Player Award.[1] In Game 2 of the BBL Finals against Bayern Munich, Wagner scored a team-high 14 points, making all six of his shots.[2] By the end of the season, he was averaging 4.6 points in 12.4 minutes per game in the BBL and played limited minutes in the EuroCup.[3]
Recruiting
Wagner was considered a four-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals.[4][5] Among the NCAA Division I programs that recruited him were Butler, Michigan, and Stanford.[6] On July 6, 2019, Wagner committed to play college basketball for Michigan under head coach Juwan Howard.[7] In doing so, he turned down an opportunity to sign a professional contract with Alba Berlin.[8]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Franz Wagner SF |
Berlin, Germany | Germany | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 6, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 43 | ||||||
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College career
On 21 October 2019, Wagner fractured his right wrist and was expected to miss four to six weeks.[9] He made his season debut for the Wolverines on 27 November 2019, and finished the game with six points, three rebounds, and one block in 23 minutes in an 83–76 victory over Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.[10][11] On 6 December, Wagner posted a career-high 18 points in a 103–91 victory over Iowa in its Big Ten Conference season opener, as Michigan had six double-digit scorers, including all five starters.[12][13] On 1 March 2020, Wagner posted 18 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double in a 63–77 loss to Ohio State.[14][15] Following the regular season, he was named to the 2020 Big Ten All-Freshman team.[16][17]
National team career
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Wagner played for Germany at the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship in Podgorica, Montenegro. In five games, he averaged 7.4 points per game as his team finished in 13th place.[18] In 2018, Wagner averaged six points per game and helped Germany win the gold medal at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament, an under-18 competition in Mannheim, Germany.[19] In the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship in Volos, Greece, he averaged 13 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, leading his team to 11th place. He missed one game with a back injury.[20]
Honours
Career statistics
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 | Bold | Career high |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Michigan | 27 | 27 | 30.8 | .452 | .311 | .833 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .6 | 11.6 |
Personal life
Franz is the younger brother of National Basketball Association (NBA) player Moritz Wagner.[8] Moritz played three seasons of college basketball for Michigan and was a first-round pick in the 2018 NBA draft.[22]
References
- ^ "easyCredit - Franz Wagner". www.easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Bayern vor der Titelverteidigung? München holt sich mit 82:77 in Berlin den zweiten Sieg in der Finalserie". www.easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Franz Wagner Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Franz Wagner, 2019 Small forward". Rivals.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Franz Wagner, Germany, Small Forward". 247Sports.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ Daniels, Evan (5 March 2019). "German star Franz Wagner considering college, pro options". 247Sports.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "German Guard Franz Wagner Signs, Will Join Wolverines This Fall". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Franz Wagner in Michigan - "Ich musste selber entscheiden"". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ Sang, Orion (21 October 2019). "Michigan basketball's Franz Wagner to miss 4-6 weeks with fractured right wrist". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Michigan beats Iowa State 83-76 in Battle 4 Atlantis". ESPN. Associated Press. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Wywrot, Tom (27 November 2019). "Michigan Earns Victory over Iowa State in Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinal". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "No. 4 Michigan tops Iowa 103-91 despite 44 points from Garza". ESPN. Associated Press. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ Wywrot, Tom (6 December 2019). "Michigan Rolls Past Iowa Behind Six Double-Figure Scorers". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "No. 23 Buckeyes surge late to beat No. 19 Michigan 77-63". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Wywrot, Tom (1 March 2020). "Wagner Goes for First Double-Double, but U-M Falls to Ohio State". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Unveils Men's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Wywrot, Tom (March 9, 2020). "Simpson Named All-Big Ten Second Team; Wagner on All-Freshman Team". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Franz Jacob Wagner (GER)'s profile - FIBA U16 European Championship Division A 2017". FIBA. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Sang, Orion (6 July 2019). "Franz Wagner, brother of Moritz, picks Wolverines". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Burkhardt, Dylan (5 August 2019). "What we learned about Franz Wagner at FIBA U18 Euros". UM Hoops. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "17-Jähriger gewinnt den Titel: Franz Wagner ist „Bester deutscher Nachwuchsspieler U22"". easycredit-bbl.de. 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Moritz Wagner". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved 2 September 2019.