{{Short description|German basketball player (born 1988)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Tim Ohlbrecht | image = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 255 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|30}} | birth_place = Wuppertal, West Germany | draft_year = 2010 | career_start = 2005 | career_end = 2018 | career_number = 14 | career_position = Power forward / center | years1 = 2005–2006 | team1 = Bayer Giants Leverkusen | years2 = 2006–2009 | team2 = Brose Baskets | years3 = 2006–2008 | team3 = →TSV Breitengüßbach | years4 = 2007–2008 | team4 = →Nürnberger BC | years5 = 2009–2011 | team5 = Telekom Baskets Bonn | years6 = 2011–2012 | team6 = Skyliners Frankfurt | years7 = 2012–2014 | team7 = Rio Grande Valley Vipers | years8 = {{nbay|2012|end}} | team8 = Houston Rockets | years9 = 2013 | team9 = →Rio Grande Valley Vipers | years10 = 2014 | team10 = Fort Wayne Mad Ants | years11 = 2014–2015 | team11 = ratiopharm Ulm | years12 = 2015–2016 | team12 = Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | years13 = 2016–2018| team13 = ratiopharm Ulm | highlights = *2× NBA D-League champion (2013, 2014) *German League champion (2007) *3× German League All-Star (2009, 2010, 2015) *All-German League Second Team (2015) *NBA D-League All-Star (2013) *All-NBA D-League Second Team (2013) }} '''Tim Ohlbrecht''' (born August 30, 1988) is a German former professional basketball player. He won 84 caps for the German men's national team, competing in the 2008 Olympic Games, the 2010 World Championships as well as the European Championships in 2009 and 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Spiele von Tim Ohlbrecht (84)|url=https://mahr.sb-vision.de/dbb/html/herren/spieler/spielespieler.aspx?spnr=184|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-02|website=mahr.sb-vision.de}}</ref> He mostly played for teams in the German Bundesliga. Ohlbrecht had three NBA appearances for the Houston Rockets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Ohlbrecht Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/ohlbrti01.html|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref> He won two NBA D-League championships.
==Professional career== Ohlbrecht began his professional playing career with the German League club Bayer Giants Leverkusen, during the 2005–06 season. He then signed with the German League club Brose Baskets in 2006. He was loaned to TSV Breitengüßbach, where he played in both the German 2nd Division, and the German 3rd Division, from 2006 to 2008. He was also loaned to Nürnberger BC, where he played in the German 2nd Division, during the 2007–08 season.
Ohlbrecht, due to his age, was available for the 2010 NBA draft,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nba.com/draft2010/prospects/tim-ohlbrecht/|title=Prospect profile: Tim Ohlbrecht|website=NBA.com |accessdate=January 29, 2015}}</ref> but subsequently went undrafted. Ohlbrecht then signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn for the 2010–11 season. In the summer of 2011, he signed with Skyliners Frankfurt for the 2011–12 season.
In November 2012, Ohlbrecht was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. On February 4, 2013, he was named to the Prospects All-Star team for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/2013_nba_development_league_all_star_rosters_announced_2013_02_04.html|title=2013 NBA Development League All-Star Game Rosters Announced|work=NBA.com|date=February 4, 2013|accessdate=February 5, 2013|archivedate=October 22, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022065410/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/2013_nba_development_league_all_star_rosters_announced_2013_02_04.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 25, 2013, he was signed to a multi-year deal by the NBA's Houston Rockets.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/rio_grande_valley_tim_ohlbrecht_called_up_houston_rockets_2013_02_25.html|title=Rio Grande Valley's Tim Ohlbrecht Called-Up to Houston Rockets|work=NBA.com|date=February 4, 2013|accessdate=February 5, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328054544/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/rio_grande_valley_tim_ohlbrecht_called_up_houston_rockets_2013_02_25.html|archivedate=March 28, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Rockets sent Ohlbrecht back to the Vipers as a D-League assignee on April 9, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=April 10, 2013|work=NBA.com|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/rockets_assign_ohlbrecht_2013_04_09.html|title=Houston Rockets Assign Tim Ohlbrecht to NBA D-League Affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers|date=April 9, 2013|archivedate=March 28, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328063621/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/rockets_assign_ohlbrecht_2013_04_09.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On July 15, 2013, he was waived by the Rockets.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Inside Hoops|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=13779|title=Houston Rockets waive James Anderson and Tim Ohlbrecht, and announce signings|accessdate=July 16, 2013|archivedate=November 15, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115014555/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=13779|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On July 16, 2013, he was claimed off of waivers by the Philadelphia 76ers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=13793|title=Philadelphia 76ers claim James Anderson and Tim Ohlbrecht off waivers|publisher=Inside Hoops|accessdate=July 17, 2013|archivedate=November 15, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115014828/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=13793|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, he was later waived by the 76ers on October 16.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=14557|title=Sixers sign Daniel Orton, waive Tim Ohlbrecht|publisher=Inside Hoops|accessdate=October 16, 2013|archivedate=October 17, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017083810/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=14557|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On November 30, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2013/11/30/5160146/tim-ohlbrecht-returns-to-nba-d-league-with-rio-grande-valley-vipers|author=Keith Schlosser|title=Tim Ohlbrecht Returns to NBA D-League With Rio Grande Valley Vipers|publisher=SB Nation|work=Ridiculous Upside|date=November 30, 2013|accessdate=December 1, 2013|archivedate=December 3, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203053403/http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2013/11/30/5160146/tim-ohlbrecht-returns-to-nba-d-league-with-rio-grande-valley-vipers|url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 1, 2014, he was traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/riograndevalley/VipersTradeTimOhlbrecht030114.html|title=Vipers trade Tim Ohlbrecht|work=NBA.com|date=March 1, 2014|accessdate=March 4, 2014|archivedate=June 1, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601005003/http://www.nba.com/dleague/riograndevalley/VipersTradeTimOhlbrecht030114.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On August 5, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with ratiopharm Ulm.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tim Ohlbrecht signs with Ratiopharm Ulm|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/130316/tim-ohlbrecht-signs-with-ratiopharm-ulm.html|accessdate=5 August 2014|work=Sportando.com}}</ref>
On July 27, 2015, he signed with the Russian club Yenisey Krasnoyarsk for the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tim Ohlbrecht signs with Enisey Krasnoyarsk|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/russia/170620/tim-ohlbrecht-signs-with-enisey-krasnoyarsk.html|accessdate=27 July 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=27 July 2015}}</ref>
On June 30, 2016, Ohlbrecht returned to ratiopharm Ulm, signing a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ratiopharm Ulm signs Tim Ohlbrecht to a two-year contract|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/204208/ratiopharm-ulm-signs-tim-ohlbrecht-to-a-two-year-contract.html|accessdate=30 June 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=30 June 2016}}</ref> On May 6, 2017, he signed a contract extension with Ulm till June 2020.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ratiopharm Ulm signs Tim Ohlbrecht to a contract extension till 2020|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/233891/ratiopharm-ulm-signs-tim-ohlbrecht-to-a-contract-extension-till-2020.html|accessdate=May 13, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=May 6, 2017}}</ref>
He retired in 2018 due to problems with his knees.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Boerne, TX March 2020|url=https://issuu.com/lifestylepubs/docs/https___s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com__6e9fc02004736e|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Issuu|date=February 13, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
==German national team== Ohlbrecht made his debut with the senior men's German national basketball team in 2008. He participated, together with Dirk Nowitzki, in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Ohlbrecht played again for Germany at the EuroBasket 2009, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and the EuroBasket 2011.
== After his career == Ohlbrecht settled in Boerne, Texas and became a realtor.<ref name=":0" /> He also founded the Tim Ohlbrecht Elite Basketball program, offering individual practice for youth and collegiate athletes as well as basketball camps for children.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Ohlbrecht Elite Basketball - Youth Training and Coaching|url=https://www.to-elitebasketball.com/about-tim-ohlbrecht-elite-basketbal|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Elite Basketball|language=en}}</ref>
==NBA career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===Regular season=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | {{nbay|2013}} | align="left" | Houston | 3 || 0 || 3.9 || .333 || – || 1.000 || .3 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 1.0 |- | colspan=2 align="left" | Career | 3 || 0 || 3.9 || .333 || – || 1.000 || .3 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 1.0 {{s-end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Basketballstats |nba= 203317 |bbr= o/ohlbrti01 }} *[http://www.timohlbrecht.de/ Official website] *[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=LPK&seasoncode=E2007 Euroleague.net profile] *[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Tim_Ohlbrecht/Rio_Grande_Valley_Vipers/63234 Eurobasket.com profile] *[http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/tim_ohlbrecht/ NBA D-League profile] *[http://www.nba.com/draft2010/prospects/tim-ohlbrecht/ NBA Prospects profile]
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