Denis Wucherer
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Denis Wucherer is a retired German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 professional basketball player. He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall and played shooting guard
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

. He currently writes articles for basketball magazines, comments basketball games on TV and works as a coach for a youth team of his former team Bayer Giants Leverkusen
Bayer Giants Leverkusen
Bayer Giants Leverkusen is a professional basketball club, part of the Bayer Leverkusen sports club based in Leverkusen, Germany. Based on the number of titles, Leverkusen is the most successful team in the history of German Basketball. In 2009, the Bayer company cut down sponsorship and the club...

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Professional career

Wucherer has played professional basketball in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 (TV Oppenheim, EOSC Offenbach, TV Langen
TV Langen
TV Langen is a German basketball club from Langen, Hesse.The club men's senior team is currently playing in the German second division.The team has played in the Basketball Bundesliga in the seasons of 1981/82, 1985-1988, 1984/85, 1988/89, 1990/91....

, Bayer Giants Leverkusen
Bayer Giants Leverkusen
Bayer Giants Leverkusen is a professional basketball club, part of the Bayer Leverkusen sports club based in Leverkusen, Germany. Based on the number of titles, Leverkusen is the most successful team in the history of German Basketball. In 2009, the Bayer company cut down sponsorship and the club...

, DJK Würzburg
DJK Würzburg
DJK Würzburg is a German sports club located in Würzburg. DJK stands for "Deutsche Jugendkraft" . The club belongs to the DJK-Sportverband , which is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church in Germany...

 and Frankfurt Skyliners), Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 (Sony Milano, Varese Roosters, Benetton Treviso
Benetton Treviso
Benetton Treviso may refer to either of the following sports clubs in Treviso, Italy, both owned by clothing giant Benetton:* Benetton Rugby Treviso, an Italian rugby union club that currently participates in the Magners League...

) and Belgium (Telindus BC Oostende). Most notable was his time for the Bayer Giants Leverkusen
Bayer Giants Leverkusen
Bayer Giants Leverkusen is a professional basketball club, part of the Bayer Leverkusen sports club based in Leverkusen, Germany. Based on the number of titles, Leverkusen is the most successful team in the history of German Basketball. In 2009, the Bayer company cut down sponsorship and the club...

 where he won 6 national titles and was known for triple doubles which he accomplished on several occasions.

German national team

Wucherer has played for the German national basketball team on many occasions. His biggest success there was the silver medal at the Eurobasket 2005
Eurobasket 2005
The EuroBasket 2005 was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. Greece won the gold medal by defeating Germany, while France won the bronze medal over Spain...

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