Nelson Weidemann

Nelson Weidemann
Weidemann in 2023 with Niners Chemnitz
No. 11 – New Zealand Breakers
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 27)
Berlin, Germany
Listed height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight
75 kg (165 lb)
Career information
Playing career
2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Nürnberg Falcons BC
2016–2024Bayern Munich
2019–2020→Brose Bamberg
2020–2021→BG Göttingen
2021–2023→Niners Chemnitz
2024–2026Ratiopharm Ulm
2026Rasta Vechta
2026–presentNew Zealand Breakers
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Germany
FIBA U20 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2018 GermanyTeam

Nelson Jeremias Weidemann (born 25 March 1999) is a German professional basketball player for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He plays the point guard position.

Professional career

Weidemann started his basketball career in the youth system of Alba Berlin. Prior to the 2015–16 season, Weidemann moved to Nürnberg Falcons BC. At the conclusion of Weidemann's lone season with Nürnberg, he moved to the youth team of Bayern Munich for the 2016–17 season. At the end of his first season with the club, Weidemann helped the Bayern Munich U19 team win the junior championship, and was named MVP.

Three years later, Weidemann was loaned to club Brose Bamberg, heading into the 2019–20 season. At the end of the year, Weidemann was on the move once again, as he was loaned to BG Göttingen for the 2020–21 season. After the season, he was loaned to club Niners Chemnitz for two years, through the 2022–23 campaign.

In June 2023, Weidemann returned to Bayern Munich for the 2023–24 season. Following the season, Weidemann moved to club Ratiopharm Ulm on a two-year contract entering the 2024–25 campaign.

On 8 September 2026, Weidemann signed a three-month contract with Rasta Vechta. After playing in four BBL games and five BCL games to start the 2026–27 season, he signed with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) on 10 October 2026 as a short-term injury replacement.

National team career

Weidemann was selected to represent Germany for the first time internationally at the 2015 FIBA U16 European Championship. He would finish the event leading the Germany U16 national team in scoring at 11.5 points per game.

The following year, Weidemann was a member of the Germany U18 national team that reached the semi-finals at the 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship. He averaged 5.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists during the competition.

In 2017, he was chosen to represent Germany at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup. He finished with averages of 5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.

A year later, Weidemann helped the Germany U20 national team win bronze at the 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship. He produced averages of 6.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

In February 2023, Weidemann was called up to the senior Germany national team for the first time. He was selected to the team for Germany's final two matches of their 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifying campaign.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2023–24 Bayern Munich 624.5.375.400.000.8.7——1.30.7
Career 624.5.375.400.000.8.7——1.30.7

Basketball Champions League

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Bamberg 1079.1.269.278.750.51.0.5—2.2
Career 1079.1.269.278.750.51.0.5—2.2

FIBA Europe Cup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Niners Chemnitz 11421.3.346.311.8753.12.91.1—6.8
Career 11421.3.346.311.8753.12.91.1—6.8

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16Germany Nürnberg FalconsProA55.9.375.429—.2.6——1.8
2016–17Germany Bayern Munich IIProB2320.9.466.410.7502.31.61.0.17.7
2017–18Germany Bayern Munich IIProB2626.2.454.436.7872.61.6.8.110.0
2018–19Germany Bayern Munich IIProB2525.4.385.303.7714.52.81.4.213.8
2018–19Germany Bayern MunichBBL38.4.200.000.6671.0.7.3—2.0
2019–20Germany BambergBBL239.7.493.409.783.6.9.2—4.4
2020–21Germany GöttingenBBL3314.9.452.372.7271.41.9.4.06.0
2021–22Germany Niners ChemnitzBBL3020.2.441.398.9232.31.91.2.19.4
2022–23Germany Niners ChemnitzBBL3620.4.403.314.8592.02.8.7.18.7
2023–24Germany Bayern MunichBBL238.9.365.3061.000.7.9.3.02.8

References

  1. ↑ "Nelson Weidemann Jugendstatistik". statistik.basketball-bundesliga.de (in German). Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nelson Weidemann Jugendstatistik". 2basketballbundesliga.de (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Drei Junioren-Nationalspieler verstärken den Bayern-Nachwuchs". 2basketballbundesliga.de (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "TOP4: FC Bayern München neuer NBBL-Champion!". nbbl-basketball.de (in German). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Leihe mit Option: Bamberg holt Weidemann aus München". basketball.de (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Veilchen leihen Weidemann aus". bggoettingen.de (in German). Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Chemnitz angelt sich Nelson Weidemann". chemnitz99.de (in German). Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bayern-Basketballer setzten auf Weidemann und Brankovic". flz.de (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nelson Weidemann wird ein Uuulmer". ratiopharmulm.com (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Nationalspieler unterschreibt bei RASTA Vechta". rasta-vechta.de (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Nelson Weidemann". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "The BNZ Breakers have signed German international Nelson Weidemann as a short-term injury replacement for the NBL27 season, subject to NBL approval". facebook.com/nzbreakers. 10 October 2026. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  13. ↑ "Breakers sign German international". nbl.com.au. 13 October 2026. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
  14. ↑ "Nelson Weidemann 2015 FIBA U16 European Championship statistics". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Nelson Weidemann 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Nelson Weidemann 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Nelson Weidemann 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Nelson Weidemann 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 27 February 2023.