Christian Standhardinger

Christian Karl Standhardinger (born on (1989-07-04)July 4, 1989) is a Filipino-German professional basketball player for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[1] He was selected first overall by the San Miguel Beermen in the 2017 PBA draft making him the oldest first overall pick in history.

Christian Standhardinger
No. 34 – NorthPort Batang Pier
PositionPower forward / Center
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1989-07-04) July 4, 1989
Munich, West Germany
NationalityFilipino / German
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolErdgas Ehingen (Ehingen, Germany)
College
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
PBA draft2017 Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the San Miguel Beermen
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2009Ehingen Urspring
2014–2015Mitteldeutscher BC
2015–2017Rasta Vechta
2017–2018Hong Kong Eastern
2018–2019San Miguel Beermen
2019–presentNorthPort Batang Pier
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Philippines
Men’s Basketball
Southeast Asian Games
2017 Kuala LumpurTeam competition
2019 PhilippinesTeam competition

Early life

Standhardinger was born on July 4, 1989 in Munich,[2] in then West Germany to a Filipino mother. His mother, Elizabeth Santos Hermoso traces her roots to the town of Angono, Rizal. Growing up in Germany, Standhardinger's maternal grandfather, Boy Hermoso, who played in the Philippines' CYMCA basketball championship in the 1950s introduced him to the sport of basketball.[3]

College career

Standhardinger began his first 2 years of college basketball at Nebraska. During his freshman season, he had to sit out the first 15 games due to NCAA's ruling since he played for a professional team in Germany before heading to the United States for college.[4] He averaged 8.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in 16 games as a freshman. During his sophomore year, Standhardinger was suspended by his coach Doc Sadler after playing only 6 games into the season for academic reasons.[5] Standhardinger eventually left the team. He continued his junior and senior years playing for Hawaii.[6]

College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Nebraska 1615.4.409.375.7833.80.80.60.18.1
2010–11 Nebraska 617.7.463.000.7605.50.70.20.29.5
2011–12 Hawaii 3230.1.510.333.6447.91.31.40.515.8
2012–13 Hawaii 3131.9.474.277.7688.41.51.40.718.1
Career 8527.1.482.301.7257.11.21.20.514.7

Professional career

Ehingen Urspring (2006–2009)

He started his professional career in the Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule in the ProA of 2. Basketball Bundesliga in 2006. He played for the Urspring until 2009.[7][8][9]

2014 NBA draft

Christian Standhardinger went undrafted in the 2014 NBA Draft making him an unrestricted free agent.[10]

Mitteldeutscher BC (2014–2015)

Standhardinger signed a contract with Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[11] In his first season, he was selected as a reserve for the BBL All-Star Game.[12]

SC Rasta Vechta (2015–2017)

On 2015, Standhardinger returned to ProA and signed with the SC Rasta Vechta during offseason where he won his first MVP award.[13]

Hong Kong Eastern (2017–2018)

Standhardinger signed a contract with Hong Kong Eastern of the ASEAN Basketball League as their Heritage import.[14] On December 3, 2017, Standhardinger scored 40 points and pulled down 17 rebounds winning over Mono Vampire, 112-105.[15]

San Miguel Beermen (2018–2019)

On October 29, 2017, Standhardinger was selected 1st overall in the 2017 PBA draft by the San Miguel Beermen.[16] He missed the entire 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup while he played out his contract with the Hong Kong Eastern in the Asean Basketball League.[17] On May 9, 2018, Standhardinger played his first game with the Beermen during their 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup opener against the Meralco Bolts. San Miguel lost the game 93-85. Standhardinger posted four points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in his debut.[18]

With his frequent use of brute strength and barreling plays toward the basket, he has been dubbed as "The Bulldozer".[19]

NorthPort Batang Pier (2019–present)

On October 14, 2019, Standhardinger was traded to the NorthPort Batang Pier in exchange for Moala Tautuaa.[20]

PBA career statistics
Legend
  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

As of the end of 2020 season[21]

Season-by-season averages
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 San Miguel 2726.8.559.000.6579.31.50.80.316.1
2019 San Miguel / NorthPort 5824.8.541.000.6396.91.40.90.212.3
2020 NorthPort 1037.5.494.333.49412.03.81.30.119.9
Career 9526.7.530.125.6198.11.70.90.214.2

National team career

In 2007, Standhardinger played for the national under-18 team of Germany.[22]

Standhardinger is eligible to play for the Philippines but only as a naturalized player since he acquired his Philippine passport after he became 16 years old.[3] In June 2017, Standhardinger joined the national men's basketball team of the Philippines.[23] He played with the team at the 2017 William Jones Cup and the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[24]

After Andray Blatche pulled out for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup due to security concerns over the militant situation in the host country Lebanon,[25] Standhardinger replaced him as the Philippine team's naturalized player.[26]

Standhardinger played with the Philippine team at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[23] They won the Gold medal after beating Indonesia 94-55, Standhardinger scored 11 points in the Gold medal game.[27]

In June 2018, Standhardinger suited up for the Philippines for the FIBA 3x3 World Cup which the country hosted despite a lingering knee injury.[28] They finished the tournament at 11th place.

On August 5, 2018, Standhardinger was selected to be a part of the Philippine team for the 2018 Asian Games played between August 14 to September 1, 2018.[29] They finished the tournament at 5th place.

Weeks after the 2018 Asian Games, Standhardinger suited up for the revamped Philippine team under Coach Yeng Guiao. On September 13, 2018, Standhardinger had 30 points and 12 rebounds against Iran for his FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers debut.[30]

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