Nick Weiler-Babb from FC Bayern can play for the German national basketball team in the future and will also join the squad for the upcoming European Championships at home.
As the German Basketball Federation (DBB) announced on Friday (08/05/2022), Weiler-Babb, who was born in the USA, received his naturalization certificate in Munich. The 26-year-old playmaker is expected to join the squad for the European Championship in Cologne on Saturday.
National coach Herbert on Weiler-Babb: “A great guy”
“That’s a great thing for us as DBB as well as for him. He’s a great guy who will fit in well with the national team“said national coach Gordon Herbert according to the announcement.
The Bayern professional has German roots and has been playing in Germany for a good three years – first in Ludwigsburg and since 2020 with Munich, where he recently extended for two more years until 2024.
Weiler-Babb could wear a national jersey for the first time at the end of August
“Of course, this is a very important, a very personal and well-considered decision that I made some time agosaid Weiler-Babb.I am very grateful and happy about the initiative of the German association and the support from many quarters. I have a special relationship to Germany and German basketball and I feel very comfortable here with my wife. After the great experience with Bayern in the Euroleague, I’m looking forward to the opportunity to prove myself at the high level of the national teams.“
Possible home game in Munich against Slovenia
On August 28, Weiler-Babb could appear in a familiar environment in the national jersey. Then the DBB selection denies their World Cup qualifier against Slovenia in Munich. The European Championship kicks off for the Germans on September 1 against co-favorite France.
Weiler-Babb became one of the best and most sought-after playmakers in Europe last season in the Euroleague. In the national team, he strengthens the line of guards behind Dennis Schröder, Maodo Lo and Justus Hollatz. The national coach will reduce the squad for the European Championship, which currently has 17 players, to 12 players.