Norbert Thimm

Norbert Thimm

Personal information
Born	(1949-08-21) August 21, 1949 Dortmund, West Germany
Nationality	German
Listed height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career	1968–1981
Position	Center
Career history
1968–1969	SSV Hagen
1969–1972	TuS 04 Leverkusen
1972–1974	Real Madrid
1974–1981	TuS 04 Leverkusen

Norbert Thimm (born August 21, 1949 in Dortmund, West Germany) is a retired German professional basketball player. He is 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) tall and played the center position. He currently works for the sports management company T.E.A.M. Consulting and is president of the Basketball Bundesliga for Women.

Professional career

Thimm played professional basketball for the West German Basketball Bundesliga teams SSV Hagen, TuS Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the Spanish ACB team Real Madrid. In 1972 Thimm became the first German basketball player to ever play professional basketball for an international team. Even though Thimm constantly was among Real Madrid’s top performers, he never consistently made it into the starting lineup. Besides winning two Spanish Championships and two Spanish Cups, Thimm has won five German Championships and five German Cups and remains one of the most successful German basketball players in history.

West German national team

As a member of the West German national basketball team, Thimm competed at the EuroBasket 1971 and the 1972 Summer Olympics. At both tournaments he was the top-scorer of the West German team. His most noteworthy performance were 21 points at a surprising victory against Poland at the 1972 Summer Olympics.