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Johann Grünloh Season 2025-26

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PositionCenter
Weight238 lbs
Height7-0
ClassFreshman
HometownLoningen, Germany
Previous SchoolRASTA Vechta

2025-26
• Logged 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in collegiate debut vs. Rider (11/3/25)
• Totaled 11 rebounds, seven blocks and four points vs. NC Central (11/7/25)
• Tallied nine points, five boards and four blocks vs. Hampton (11/11/25)
• Scored 16 points with seven rebounds and three blocks vs. Marshall (11/15/25)
• Added five points, seven rebounds and three assists vs. Northwestern (11/21/25)
• Totaled seven rebounds and two blocks vs. Butler (11/23/25)

High School
Graduated from Gymnasium Antonianum Vechta in Germany in 2024
Played for SC RASTA Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga
Averaged 7.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks for RASTA Vechta in 2024-25
• Recorded two double-doubles, one with 12 points and a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Telekom Baskets Bomm (9/25/24) and the second with 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. the Rostock Seawolves (4/12/25)
• Logged a career-high 20 points off 4 of 7 shooting with two triples vs. the Würzburg Baskets (4/19/25)
• Among ten games with multiple blocks, tallied a season-high six vs. the Hamburg Towers (12/14/24)
• Played all 33 games of the 2023-24 season, shooting 67.4 percent from floor, 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 65.3 percent from the line
• Notched a BBL career-high 15 rebounds, including 10 offensive boards, vs. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (1/21/24)
Named U22 Player of the Year in the German first division in 2023-24
Participated in the German U19 Championship in 2023-24
Earned the U19 NBBL Best Defender award in 2022-23
• Also competed for the German U18 team, averaging 3.9 blocks per game en route to a bronze medal in the 2023 European Championships

Personal
• Born in Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Son of Reinhard and Doris Grünloh
• Has two older brothers, Paul (27) and Leon (24)
• Volunteered at camps for RASTA Vechta
Enjoys video games and hanging out with friends
• Chose UVA for player development and tradition of winning
• Goal is to be a professional basketball player
• Undecided major