Men's Basketball Welcomes Oklahoma Transfer Benny Schröder
4/18/2023 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Top International prospect from Class of 2022 joins Buff & Blue
WASHINGTON - GW men's basketball has made its first splash in the transfer portal in 2023, landing top international prospect and former Oklahoma student-athlete Benny Schröder, it was announced on Tuesday.
"We are thrilled to add Benny to the GW program," said head coach Chris Caputo. "To get a player of his character, competitiveness, and skill is a tremendous value add. We also continue to show the basketball world internationally that GW is an excellent place to further your playing career, as Benny has such a distinguished FIBA resume."
Schröder (pronounced SHRO-der) will have three years of eligibility remaining for the Buff & Blue following his freshman season at Oklahoma. The Munich, Germany, native appeared in six games for the Sooners, averaging 2.3 ppg and 0.8 rpg in 4.2 mpg.
Schröder came to the U.S. labeled as a top international prospect by ESPN following a standout prep career. In 2022 with Kickz International Basketball Academy Munich (IBAM) in Germany, he was named the NBBL MVP, All-NBBL First Team and Eurobasket.com All-NBBL Player of the Year. He averaged 26.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 3.8 apg in 31.6 mpg for the Kickz IBAM U19 team that season.
Schröder also made waves on the international scene, leading the German U16 and U18 national teams in scoring at respective FIBA European Championships. He shot a tournament-best 70.7% from the field in the 2021 FIBA European Challenge and averaged 16.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 2.4 apg for the U18 German National Team, when he was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Schröder's extensive prep career also included time with Bayern Munich, where he won three national championships with the U16 team in 2016, 2017 and 2019.
"We are thrilled to add Benny to the GW program," said head coach Chris Caputo. "To get a player of his character, competitiveness, and skill is a tremendous value add. We also continue to show the basketball world internationally that GW is an excellent place to further your playing career, as Benny has such a distinguished FIBA resume."
Schröder (pronounced SHRO-der) will have three years of eligibility remaining for the Buff & Blue following his freshman season at Oklahoma. The Munich, Germany, native appeared in six games for the Sooners, averaging 2.3 ppg and 0.8 rpg in 4.2 mpg.
Schröder came to the U.S. labeled as a top international prospect by ESPN following a standout prep career. In 2022 with Kickz International Basketball Academy Munich (IBAM) in Germany, he was named the NBBL MVP, All-NBBL First Team and Eurobasket.com All-NBBL Player of the Year. He averaged 26.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 3.8 apg in 31.6 mpg for the Kickz IBAM U19 team that season.
Schröder also made waves on the international scene, leading the German U16 and U18 national teams in scoring at respective FIBA European Championships. He shot a tournament-best 70.7% from the field in the 2021 FIBA European Challenge and averaged 16.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 2.4 apg for the U18 German National Team, when he was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Schröder's extensive prep career also included time with Bayern Munich, where he won three national championships with the U16 team in 2016, 2017 and 2019.
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