Trapani Sharks officially signs Tibor Pleiss

Trapani Shark announces that it has reached an agreement with Tibor Pleiss, a 218 cm and 122 kg German center from Anadolu Efes (Turkey).

Here are the first words of the player after the official announcement of his agreement with the club of President Valerio Antonini: ‘I am excited to announce that I will be joining Trapani Shark. I want to help the club achieve its goals and I can’t wait to meet my new teammates and all the fans who have been described to me as very warm. Together we can achieve great success: let’s get to work!’

President Antonini, euphoric, wanted to share a message with the fans: ‘Dear fans, I imagine you sitting this morning having breakfast, sitting in a city bar or in any familiar place, expressing a wish related to your favorite sport, to your favorite team… and boom, the wish suddenly becomes reality: Tibor Pleiss gives up the EuroLeague and chooses to join us. Because we are Trapani Shark… where dreams come true! Welcome, Tibor! Let’s go win together!’

PROFILE

Tibor Pleiss, born on November 2, 1989, in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, is a modern center known for his impressive height and outside shooting ability.

He started his youth career with RheinEnergie Köln, making his professional debut in the 2006/07 season. From the beginning, Pleiss showed enormous potential, emerging as one of the best talents in German basketball.

After his beginnings in Germany, Pleiss played for various prestigious European clubs, including Brose Bamberg, with whom he won three consecutive German championships from 2010 to 2012. During the 2011/12 season, he averaged 10.1 points, 6 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game in the Bundesliga.

Subsequently, Pleiss signed with Saski Baskonia in Spain, where he played for two seasons (2012-2014). In the 2014/15 season, he moved to FC Barcelona, averaging 5.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in the EuroLeague.

In 2015, Pleiss embarked on an NBA adventure, signing with the Utah Jazz. During the 2015/16 season, he played 10 games, averaging 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game, also spending time in the D-League with the Idaho Stampede.

After his overseas experience, Pleiss returned to Europe, signing with Galatasaray in Turkey for the 2016/17 season. He continued his European career with Valencia Basket (2017-2018) and finally with Anadolu Efes, where he has been playing since 2018. With Anadolu Efes, Pleiss achieved significant success, winning the EuroLeague in 2021 and 2022.

In the 2022/23 season, Pleiss averaged 6.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in the EuroLeague.

In the 2023/24 season, Tibor Pleiss played 23 games with Anadolu Efes in the EuroLeague, averaging 7.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, with an excellent field goal percentage of 52.3%, an exceptional three-point accuracy of 43.5%, and a free throw accuracy of 88.9%.

Pleiss has also been a pillar of the German national team, representing his country in numerous international competitions, including the European Championships and World Championships.

His personal trophy case includes: 2 EuroLeague titles, 3 German championships, 3 Turkish championships, 4 German Cups, 1 Turkish Cup, 2 German Super Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup, and 3 President’s Cups.

Best of luck to Tibor Pleiss in his new adventure.