Walter Herrmann
 Herrmann with the Detroit Pistons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 – Atenas de Córdoba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Liga Nacional de Básquet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1979-06-26) June 26, 1979 Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Argentine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2001 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Olimpia de Venado Tuerto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Atenas de Córdoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Unicaja Málaga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Charlotte Bobcats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Caja Laboral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Unión Deportiva de Venado Tuerto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Atenas de Córdoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | San Lorenzo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Obras Sanitarias | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Atenas de Córdoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter Herrmann Heinrich (born June 26, 1979) is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is listed at 6'9" and 225 lbs. He was a key member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team that won the gold medal during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
Contents
1 Professional career
1.1 Argentina
1.2 Spain
1.3 NBA
1.4 Brazil
2 National team career
3 Personal life
4 NBA career statistics
4.1 Regular season
4.2 Playoffs
5 References
6 External links
Professional career
Argentina
Herrmann began his pro career in the top-tier level Argentine League with Olimpia Venado Tuerto in 1996. He played there until the year 2000. He won two Argentine League slam dunk contests during that time in 1999 and 2000, and the Argentine League Revelation of the Year award (best rookie) in 1999. In 2000, he moved to the Argentine club Atenas Córdoba, and he played there until 2002. With Atenas, he was named the MVP of the Argentine League regular season in 2001, and the MVP of the Argentine League Finals in 2002.
After a 16 month long hiatus from last playing basketball in Spain, during the 2009–2010 season; Herrmann returned to Argentina in 2011, to play in a local regional minor league with Unión Deportiva de Venado Tuerto.[1] He spent the 2013–14 season with Atenas de Córdoba. He was the Argentine League's MVP in 2014.
After playing in the Brazilian League, during the 2014–15 season, he spent the 2015–16 season with the Argentine club San Lorenzo, with whom he won the Argentine League championship, and the Argentine League's Finals MVP award. He moved to the Argentine League club Obras Sanitarias, for the 2016–17 season.
Spain
Herrmann moved to the Spanish ACB League club Baloncesto Fuenlabrada for the 2002–03 season. He was named the regular season ACB League MVP that year. He then moved the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga and he played there until the year 2006. Then he moved on to the NBA (National Basketball Association). He returned to the Spanish League in July 2009, when he signed a 4-year contract worth €5.05 million euros net income with Saski Baskonia. The last two years of the contract being team options.[2][3]
NBA
In 2006, Herrmann signed a one-year contract worth $1.8 million with a team option for a 2nd year to play for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats during the 2006–07 NBA season [4] Herrmann won the NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month Award in March 2007.[5] In his 13 March games, Herrmann averaged 12.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and he shot 58.5 percent from the field and 47.2 percent from 3-point range.
Herrmann finished the 2006–07 NBA season averaging 9.2 points per game and 2.9 rebounds per game. Walter scored his NBA career-high 30 points against the Milwaukee Bucks on April 14 and also grabbed a career high 7 defensive rebounds in the same game. Walter made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team along with his teammate Adam Morrison at the end of the season. After the season was over, the Bobcats activated their team option on Herrmann for the 2007–08 NBA season, paying him $1.944 million.
On December 14, 2007, Herrmann, along with center Primož Brezec, was traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for center Nazr Mohammed.[6] On August 2, 2008, it was announced that Herrmann had signed a one-year deal to keep him in Detroit for another season.[7]
Brazil
Herrmann spent the 2014–15 season, playing in the top-tier level Brazilian League, with Flamengo. With Flamengo, he won the 2014 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, and the Brazilian League's 2014–15 season championship.
National team career
Herrmann was a key reserve for years on the senior men's Argentine national basketball team. With Argentina's national team, he won the gold medal at the 2001 FIBA Americas Championship. He also won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
Herrmann also played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship with Argentina's national team. In 2012, he was invited to re-join Argentina's national team.[8] He also played at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.[9]
Personal life
The son of Héctor Herrmann and María Cristina Heinrich, Walter Herrmann is of German descent. He lost his mother, his younger sister and his fiancée in a car accident in July 2003. Exactly one year later, his father died of a heart attack.[10] Herrmann is married to Spanish doctor Elena, whose father worked in CB Málaga when he played there. They have two children, Barbara (named after Hermann's deceased sister) and Leyton. Hermann also has a son, Federico, from a previous relationship.[11][12]
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006–07 | Charlotte | 48 | 12 | 19.5 | .527 | .461 | .774 | 2.9 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 9.2 |
2007–08 | Charlotte | 17 | 0 | 10.2 | .385 | .346 | .900 | 2.1 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 4.0 |
2007–08 | Detroit | 28 | 0 | 7.1 | .392 | .289 | .800 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | .0 | 3.0 |
2008–09 | Detroit | 59 | 0 | 10.7 | .396 | .342 | .760 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.8 |
| Career | 152 | 12 | 12.8 | .458 | .381 | .786 | 2.1 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 5.4 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2008 | Detroit | 4 | 0 | 6.8 | .250 | 1.000 | .500 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
2009 | Detroit | 4 | 0 | 5.5 | .375 | .500 | .000 | .3 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 8 | 0 | 6.1 | .333 | .600 | .500 | .3 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 1.6 | |
References
^ Walter Herrmann vuelve al básquetbol, La Voz. Retrieved December 4, 2011. (Spanish)
^ Talkbasket.net Herrmann returns to Europe, signs with TAU.
^ Baskonia.com Walter Herrmann, tercer fichaje del TAU Cerámica (Spanish).
^ NBA: Bobcats Sign Walter Herrmann.
^ Hermann earns East's top rookie honors in March.
^ NBA: Bobcats Trade To Get Mohammed From Pistons.
^ Herrmann gets 1-year deal.
^ FIBA.com ARG - Herrmann back for national team.
^ Walter HERRMANN (ARG) participated in 7 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
^ Sheridan, Chris (August 3, 2004). "Olympian's life steeped in tragedy". Associated Press..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Walter Herrmann, padre por segunda vez
^ Walter Herrmann, el último MVP.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
Walter Herrmann at Basketball-Reference.com- Euroleague.net Profile
Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)- Eurobasket.com Profile
- FIBA Profile
