Trapani Shark announces that it has reached an agreement with Tibor Pleiss, a 218 cm and 122 kg German center from Anadolu Efes (Turkey).<\/p>\n
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!’<\/p>\n
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!’<\/p>\n
PROFILE<\/p>\n
Tibor Pleiss, born on November 2, 1989, in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, is a modern center known for his impressive height and outside shooting ability.<\/p>\n
He started his youth career with RheinEnergie K\u00f6ln, 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
In the 2022\/23 season, Pleiss averaged 6.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in the EuroLeague.<\/p>\n
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%.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s Cups.<\/p>\n
Best of luck to Tibor Pleiss in his new adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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