ALBA's Yannick Wetzell faces a six-week absence from basketball due to an ankle injury.

Credit: Imago – Scanpix
Credit Imago – Scanpix

ALBA Berlin big man Yannick Wetzell is set to be sidelined from basketball action for approximately six weeks due to an ankle injury, as officially announced by the German team.

Yannick Wetzell

Yannick  Wetzell
Team: ALBA Berlin
Position: PF
Age: 27
Height: 208 cm
Weight: 109 kg
Birth place: Oakland, New Zealand

The announcement came on Monday, before ALBA's second game in the domestic league against Crailsheim Merlins, which they comfortably won 110-75.

Wetzell had recently concluded his participation in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 with the New Zealand national team. Across five games, he averaged 8.4 points and 5.2 rebounds, while his team finished 22nd.

The 27-year-old played a debut season with ALBA in 2022-23 and posted 6.5 points and 2.8 boards in 31 EuroLeague games.

ALBA start their new EuroLeague season on Thursday against FC Bayern Munich.

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