Ingo Freyer

Ingo Freyer

Freyer with Heidelberg in 2024
Personal information
Born	(1971-02-07) 7 February 1971 (age 53) Wolfsburg, West Germany
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
Playing career	1989–2004
Position	Shooting guard
Coaching career	2004–present
Career history
As player:
–1991	SC Rist Wedel
1991–1995	Alba Berlin
1995–1997	Brandt Hagen
1997	JuveCaserta Basket
1998	SSV Ulm
1998–2001	Mitteldeutscher BC
2001–2002	BG Ludwigsburg
2002–2003	TSV Quakenbrück
2003–2004	Eisbären Bremerhaven
As coach:
2004–2007	SC Rist Wedel
2007–2016	Phoenix Hagen
2017–2020	Gießen 46ers
2022	EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2023	Mitteldeutscher BC
2024	MLP Academics Heidelberg

Ingo Freyer is a German professional basketball coach and former national team player.

Professional career

As player

Freyer earned 39 caps for the German men's national team.[1] He participated in the 1995 European Championships. At the club level, he won the 1994–95 FIBA Korać Cup with Alba Berlin.[2] Later in his career, he sealed promotion to the German Basketball Bundesliga three times (with SSV Weißenfels, Ludwigsburg and Quakenbrück).[3]

As coach

Freyer led Phoenix Hagen to promotion to the German top-tier Basketball Bundesliga in 2009.[4] In November 2016, Hagen had its Bundesliga license revoked,[5] Freyer left the team.[4]

Freyer's high-intensity[6] and fast-paced style of play[7] became his trademark.

In 2022 (Baskets Oldenburg), 2023 (Mitteldeutscher BC) and 2024 (MLP Academics Heidelberg), Freyer saved Bundesliga teams from relegation.[8]

Miscellaneous

In the past, Freyer was a commentary for Eurosport.[9]

References

1. "Spiele von Ingo Freyer (39)". mahr.sb-vision.de. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
2. "Ingo Freyer". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
3. "Neuer Headcoach: Ingo Freyer ersetzt Igor Jovovic". Mitteldeutscher BC. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
4. "Nach Lizenzentzug: Trainer Ingo Freyer verlässt Phoenix Hagen". Sport 1 (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-20.
5. "Basketball-Bundesliga entzieht Phoenix Hagen die Lizenz". www.op-online.de (in German). 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
6. Wolfgang Gärtner (27 March 2019). "46ers-Coach Ingo Freyer lebt Intensität vor". Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
7. "Ingo Freyer übernimmt die EWE Baskets Oldenburg". Ingo Freyer übernimmt die EWE Baskets Oldenburg (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-20.
8. "BBL: Auch Heidelberg trennt sich von Retter Freyer". Sport 1 (in German). 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
9. Alex Gaiser (1 August 2012). "Phoenix-Trainer Freyer ist für Eurosport am Olympia-Mikro". Westfalenpost (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2024.