Niels Giffey - 3 time world champion.

[alphasigko]

Congrats to Niels, one of the all-time great Huskies!

 

[August_West]

A good example of 'both/and' rather than 'either/or.'

ALSO NOTED: In case Jim Boeheim tweets "2>1" toward Niels, remember that the former Syracuse coach - whose name is pronounced in accordance with his family's German background - was a USA FIBA Championship team Assistant Coach in 2010 and 2014.

An aside: 2010 & 2014 Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski's name is pronounced in accordance with how it is spoken on his planet of origin.

Little known fact is that Jim Boeheims mothers maiden name is Nasenpflücker

 

[Mike Honcho]

Just to keep this in perspective, Niels sat at the end of the bench. He played in just 3 games, accumulating 38 total minutes, shot 3/9 for 9 points (2/7 from 3), and had 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and a turnover. He wasn't exactly setting FIBA on fire.