| No. 6–Washington Huskies | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 May 2006 Würzburg, Germany |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 [1] in (2.11 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Washington (2025–present) |
| Career history | |
| 2024–2025 | Würzburg |
Hannes Steinbach (born 1 May 2006) is a German college basketball player for the Washington Huskies of the Big Ten Conference (B1G). [2] [3]
The son of former Würzburg Bundesliga player Burkhard Steinbach, he went through the Würzburg Baskets youth program, [4] and was also coached by his father for a time. [5] With the Würzburg men's second team, he was promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga ProB in 2024 as champions of the 1st Regionalliga Süd-Ost (South-East Regional League). [6] In the summer of 2024, Steinbach signed his first professional contract with Würzburg, and he made his debut in the Basketball Bundesliga at the end of September 2024. [7]
In April 2025, Steinbach announced his decision to move to the United States for the 2025–26 season, to attend the University of Washington, following the path of other well-known Germans (Detlef Schrempf, Christian Welp, and Patrick Femerling). [8] In the 2024–25 Bundesliga main round, Steinbach averaged 7.2 points and 5.8 rebounds in 31 appearances. In the subsequent ten games of the quarter-final and semi-final series for the German championship, he increased his averages to 14.8 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. [9]
Steinbach was selected to represent Germany for the first time at the youth level in 2023, where he helped the Germany U18 national team win bronze. [10] In April 2024, he helped the U18 team win bronze at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament. [11] A few months later, Steinbach was dominant at the 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket, helping Germany win their first title at the U18 level, averaging 15.4 points and 12.7 rebounds per game, while also being named to the tournament's All-Star Five. [12] [13]
In July 2025, Steinbach helped Germany reach the final of the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup, where they lost to the United States. [14] Throughout the competition, Steinbach was the best German player in several statistical categories at the U19 World Cup, averaging 17.4 points and 13 rebounds per game, while earning a spot on the tournament's All-Star Five. [15] [16]
