Klaus Perwas is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 former basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player and current assistant coach of the German professional club Frankfurt Skyliners.

Playing career

Perwas played professional basketball for the German teams SG Bramsche-Osnabrück (1994–95), SSV Ulm 1846

SSV Ulm 1846

SSV Ulm 1846 is a German association football club from Ulm, Baden-Württemberg and is one of the country's largest and oldest sports clubs with over 12,000 members in more than twenty different departments. The modern-day club was formed out of 5 May 1970 merger of TSG Ulm 1846 and 1...

 (1995–1997) and Telekom Baskets Bonn

Telekom Baskets Bonn

Telekom Baskets Bonn is a professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the German Basketball League, which is the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's sponsor is the German company Deutsche Telekom, a big telephone and internet company, which...

 (1997–2001).

Coaching career

After serious knee-injuries ended his playing career, Perwas joined the coaching staff of the Telekom Baskets Bonn

Telekom Baskets Bonn

Telekom Baskets Bonn is a professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the German Basketball League, which is the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's sponsor is the German company Deutsche Telekom, a big telephone and internet company, which...

. Later, he also coached for the Dragons Rhoendorf and Frankfurt Skyliners.

German national team

Perwas played 12 games for the German national basketball team. His most notable performance was 17 points against Greece

Greece national basketball team

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.