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Alexander Kühl (born January 7, 1973 in Rendsburg

Rendsburg

Rendsburg is a town on the River Eider and the Kiel Canal in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis of Rendsburg-Eckernförde. As of 2006, it had a population of 28,476.-History:...

, Germany) is a former 7' 2", 300-lbs. professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

player. He played college basketball

College basketball

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in the US at Charlotte

Charlotte 49ers

The Charlotte 49ers represent the NCAA Division I sports teams of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Charlotte joined the Atlantic 10 in 2005. The 49ers field 16 teams, 8 men and 8 women....

after playing 2 years at Palm Beach Community College

Palm Beach Community College

Palm Beach State College is a member institution of the Florida College System,a public state college located in Lake Worth, Florida. Palm Beach State College was formerly known as Palm Beach Community College and before that Palm Beach Junior CollegePalm Beach State College enrolls more than...

(now Palm Beach State College). After graduating from UNC Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...

, he played professionally in Europe for 6 years.

Pre-professional career

Kühl started his collegiate career at Palm Beach Community College

Palm Beach Community College

, where he played from 1993–1995.

In his freshman year, Kühl posted averages of 8.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in 32 games.

As a sophomore he also played in 32 games and averaged 12.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.

He played and started in 64 straight games for PBCC

Palm Beach Community College

and was named to the All-Southern Conference JC Team his sophomore season.

After graduating from PBCC, he went on to play at Charlotte

Charlotte 49ers

from 1995–1997.

As a junior he moved into the starting lineup in his first year at Charlotte

Charlotte 49ers

before suffering a broken foot in the season's 17th game. He was lost for the remainder of the season, missing 12 games. In the 17 games he played, he averaged 6.0 points and 5.1 rebounds, adding 17 blocked shots.

As a senior he made a successful return from a broken foot (and two subsequent foot surgeries) to play and start in 31 games for the 49ers, averaging 6.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.55 blocks per game. He had 11 double-figure rebounding games and reached double figures in scoring five times that season.

He accounted for 7 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks against the Georgetown Hoyas

Georgetown Hoyas

Georgetown's nickname is The Hoyas, but its mascot is "Jack the Bulldog." Various breeds of dogs have been used by the sports teams as mascots since the early 1900s. Several notable bull terriers like Sergeant Stubby and "Hoya" were used at football games in the 1920s, as was a Great Dane in the...

, (a team that included Jahidi White

Jahidi White

Jahidi White is a former NBA professional basketball player.-Basketball career:Jahidi White attended high school at Cardinal Ritter College Prep. While at Ritter, White teamed with future Duke University player Chris Carrawell, and ex-NBA player Loren Woods...

and Victor Page

Victor Page

Victor Page is a basketball player who once played for the Georgetown University Hoyas and Sioux Falls Skyforce; he is also notorious for his troubles with self-control and with D.C. street life.-Early years:...

) in the 49ers' 79-67 win in the first round of the 1997 NCAA Tournament

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

.

He closed out his collegiate career with 9 points and 11 rebounds in a 77-58 loss to the Utah Utes

Utah Utes

The Utah Utes are the athletics teams of the University of Utah. They are named after the Ute tribe of Native Americans. The men's basketball team is known as the "Runnin' Utes"; the women's basketball team, formerly known as the "Lady Utes," now prefers to be referred to as the "Utes"; and the...

(a team that included Keith Van Horn

Keith Van Horn

Keith Adam Van Horn is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6-foot-10, 240-pound forward graduated from Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, California and attended the University of Utah where he went on to be a consensus First Team All-American in 1997...

, Michael Doleac

Michael Doleac

Michael Scott Doleac is an American former professional basketball player.Doleac was selected 12th overall in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic...

, Andre Miller

Andre Miller

Andre Lloyd Miller is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.- College career :...

and Hanno Möttola

Hanno Möttölä

Hanno Aleksanteri Möttölä is a Finnish professional basketball player. Möttölä previously played for the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association , in the power forward position, where he became the first player from Finland to play in the NBA.Möttölä attended the University of Utah in...

) in the second round.

In 48 career games with the 49ers

Charlotte 49ers

, Kühl posted averages of 6.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.35 blocks per game. He currently ranks ninth all-time on the school's blocked shots list with 65. His 48 blocks as a senior is the seventh-best single-season total at Charlotte

Charlotte 49ers

. When he was in the lineup the 49ers sported a 32-16 record.

At the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, he averaged 5.3 ppg and 5.3 rpg and was drafted in 3rd Round of USBL draft in 1997 by Philadelphia.

Professional career

Kühl played professionally for 7 different teams in his 6 year career.

He started out playing for Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and early years:On 27 November...

during the 1997/98 season, where he averaged 3.7 points and 4.0 rebounds. During EuroCup

Saporta Cup

Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...

played that year, he averaged 4.9 points and 5.3 rebounds in 10 games.

He then played for Aris Thessaloniki

Aris BC

Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....

during the 1998/99 season, averaging 3.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in the Greek Championship. That year Aris Thessaloniki

Aris BC

also played in the Saporta Cup

Saporta Cup

where Kühl averaged 2.6 points and 2.5 rebounds in 15 games.

He then moved to Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

to play for Near East BC

Near East BC

AO Near East BC is one of the oldest professional basketball clubs in Greece. The basketball club was founded in the year 1927. The team is located in Kaisariani, Greece, which is a suburb of the city of Athens, Greece...

for the 1999/2000 season, averaging 2.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Near East BC

Near East BC

also played in the Korać Cup

Korac Cup

The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...

that season, where Kühl averaged 0.7 points and 2.7 rebounds in 6 games.

For the 2000/01 season he moved to Italy to play for Poliform Cantù and averaged 5.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 32 games

Kühl returned to Athens

Athens

, Greece for the 2001/02 season, where he played for Peristeri BC

Peristeri BC

Peristeri B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on October 22, 1971. The club is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is a suburban municipality of the city of Athens...

, averaging 2.9 points and 2.9 rebounds in 24 games in the Greek Championship, and in Euroleague

Euroleague

Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...

play that year he averagred 2.2 points and 1.5 rebounds in 8 games.

The following season, 2002/03, he went back to Italy to play for Air Avellino where he had averages of 2.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 26 games, but left that team in March 2003 and finished the season in CSP Limoges, averaging a career high 6.8 points and 8.0 rebounds in 9 games.

Kühl also played in the 'Rocky Mountain Review', a NBA summer league, in 2000 and 2001 as a member of the Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...

International career

Kühl was a member of the Germany national basketball team

Germany national basketball team

The German national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions. Their biggest successes are the victory in the European Championship of 1993 at home in Germany, the silver medal in the 2005 European Championships and the bronze medal in the...

in 1996 and 1997. He was part of the team which played in the EuroBasket 1997

EuroBasket 1997

-Venues:The tournament was played at three venues in Spain. Girona and Badalona hosted the first and the second round, while the entire knockout stage was played at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona.-First round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:...

tournament in Barcelona

Barcelona

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, where they finished in 12th place.

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