Henning Harnisch 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 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall and played the Small Forward

Small forward

The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

-Power Forward

Power forward (basketball)

Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

 positions. He currently serves as director of basketball operations for the German Basketball Bundesliga

Basketball Bundesliga

The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...

 team Alba Berlin

ALBA Berlin

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Professional career

Harnisch has played professional basketball for the 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...

 Basketball Bundesliga

Basketball Bundesliga

The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...

 teams Gießen 46ers, 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...

 and Alba Berlin

ALBA Berlin

-Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:...

. From 1990 to 1998 Harnisch won 9 German Basketball Championships in a row (7 with Leverkusen, 2 with Berlin), a record that has not been broken yet. Further, Harnisch won 5 German Bundesliga Cups (4 with Leverkusen, 1 with Berlin). Because of his spectacular dunkings, Harnisch was known throughout the league as Flying Henning.

German national team

As a member of the German national basketball team, Harnisch competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The Basketball games of the 1992 Summer Olympics were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated in the tournament....

, four Eurobasket

Eurobasket

The EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...

s, and one world championship

FIBA World Championship

The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...

. He was a member of the team that won Germany's only Gold Medal at the 1993 European Basketball Championship

EuroBasket 1993

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