Philipp Herkenhoff

Height: 208cm – 6’10’’
Born: 29.06.1999
Nationality: Germany
Position: Forward
Current team: Vechta

RANK:

Of 1999 Generation

EVALUATION

STRENGHTS	WEAKNESSESS
excellent size for a combo forward at 6-11 (maybe even 7-0 in shoes), likely still growing a bit solid 7-1 wingspan nice lateral quickness. Super fluid. Covers a lot of ground in the open floor with long strides excellent potential defensively. Mobility of a guard but has the size of a center has spent quite a few minutes at the point guard position in his career. Impressive feel good ball-handler for his size. Allows him to play a lot on the perimeter potential as a stretch-4, inconsistent but has good touch and doesn‘t have too many moving parts while shooting. High release point skilled finisher. Utilizes both hands in the paint	more fluid than explosive. Can play above the rim but not a big-time leaper how much more muscle can he add? Has improved body-wise but doesn‘t have a huge frame and unlikely he can get much stronger in a short period of time lacks a degree of toughness. Not a good rebounder. Could be much better defensively considering his impressive physical profile not that confident playing through contact needs quite a bit of time to get his shot off. Slow mechanics can‘t really play around the rim with his lack of strength. Really more perimeter-oriented than a post player. Certainly something that could increase his intrigue can disappear in games at times. Can wow you in one game and in the next game he leaves an opposite impression. Still pretty inconsistent. Not the guy who takes over at this stage of his career
OUTLOOK
Philipp Herkenhoff is rightfully considered to be one of the top european players in his generation. He has a rare combination of basketball IQ, length and two way potential. Especially if he continues to improve his shooting consistency and works on his motor, the versatile 17-year-old could very well end up playing in the NBA one day.

STATISTICS

League / Team	G	MIN	PTS
FIBA U18 2017 Germany	7	25.9	12.0
FIBA U19 2017 Germany	7	15.4	6.4
Regionalliga 16/17 Vechta II	31	31.9	12.9
NBBL 16/17 Artland Dragons	11	29:24	17.5
Beko BBL 16/17 Rasta Vechta	6	11:29	1.8
FIBA U18 2016 Germany	6	10.1	1.7
AdidasNGT 16/17 Alba Berlin	4	25:20	11.8

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