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Chapel Hill High School.
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Henrik Rodl
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Career
He played college basketball in the United States for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina. Born in Offenbach am Main, Hesse, he has been credited for his role in bringing other European players, including fellow German Ademola Okulaja, into the North Carolina basketball program The 6" 7", 200-pounds shooting guard/small forward has had great success and a number of championships over a long career in American collegiate and international professional basketball.
Rödl was spotted by Smith"s staff while he was an exchange student at Chapel Hill High School, a school located only a few miles from University of North Carolina"s campus.
Rödl led the CHHS basketball team to the 1987 North Carolina State High School Basketball Championship. He returned to Germany for 2 years before returning to Chapel Hill.
Rödl played for the Tar Heels from 1989 to 1993. He wore jersey #5 during his collegiate career.
During his time at North Carolina Rödl averaged 3.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
Rödl played professionally for ALBA Berlin for 11 years. His jersey number 4 was retired by ALBA Berlin in 2010. Rödl also played for many years for the German national basketball team
Rödl played on the team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and led the German team to the European Basketball Championship in 1993.
Rödl also played for the German team in the 1995, 1997 and 1999 European championship tournaments. He was released as head coach of ALBA Berlin in June 2007.
In 2010, he became head coach of TBB Trier. He left his job there 2015 and is now a coach for the German Basketball Federation.
Achievements
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Rödl"s Tar Heels won the 1993 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division I Basketball Tournament, making Rödl the third German to win an National Collegiate Athletic Association Title. His team won the 1995 Korać Cup, a former European international pro basketball tournament, and began building a German basketball dynasty. Rödl"s ALBA Berlin teams won seven consecutive championships in the Bundesliga from 1997 through 2003. He also played on the team that won the bronze medal at the 2002 International Basketball Federation World Championship.
