Benjamin Ortner

Benjamin Ortner
Ortner with Venezia in 2016
Free agent
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1983-03-16) March 16, 1983
Innsbruck, Austria
Nationality Austrian
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 226.6 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College Metro State (2001–2005)
NBA draft 2005 / Undrafted
Playing career 2000–present
Career history
2000–2001 Tirol Innsbruck
2005–2008 Reggiana
2008–2009 Amatori Udine
2009–2011 Cantù
2011–2012 Benetton Treviso
2012 Gießen 46ers
2012–2014 Montepaschi Siena
2014–2017 Reyer Venezia
2017 Sidigas Avellino
2017–2018 Brescia Leonessa
Career highlights and awards

Benjamin Ortner (born March 16, 1983) is an Austrian professional basketball player who last play for Germani Basket Brescia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

College career

Ortner played college basketball at the Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Professional career

In September 2012, he signed a three-month contract with Gießen 46ers of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[1] He left them after only 4 games and returned to Italy to sign with Montepaschi Siena.[2]

In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Umana Reyer Venezia.[3] One year later, both parties extended the contract through 2015-16.[4]

In October 2017, Ortner signed a deal with Sidigas Avellino.[5] On December 15, 2017, Ortner left Avellino and signed a deal with Germani Basket Brescia until the end of the season.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Giessen 46ers land Benjamin Ortner to a three-month contract". Sportando.com. September 24, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Montepaschi inks big man Ortner". Eurocupbasketball.com. October 23, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  3. ↑ "L'Umana Reyer comunica ufficialmente l'ingaggio di Benjamin Ortner". reyer.it. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Reyer Venice re-signs big man Ortner". Eurocup Basketball. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Scandone Avellino sings Benjamin Ortner". Sportando.com. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Benjamin Ortner agreed to terms with Leonessa Brescia". Sportando.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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