The Hakro Merlins Crailsheim have signed the German U-20 international Elias Baggette. The build-up player comes from the Eisbären Bremerhaven and receives a three-year contract, as the club announced on Monday.
“With Elias, we were able to make another addition at the end of our planning, which guarantees us additional depth in the team. At the same time, Elias is a young player who wants to develop with us. A path that has often been marked by success in recent years,” Crailsheim’s sporting director Ingo Enskat said on the club website about the 20-year-old.
“I decided to join HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim because I can take the next step in my career there. I think Coach Sebastian as well as the whole organisation can help me to show what it means to play on BBL and international level”, adds the new number 4 of the Wizards.
Gained first experience in the BBL
Baggette took the step into Bamberg’s junior programme in 2018, where he was first used by the Baunach Young Pikes in ProA and ProB. He then moved to Brose Bamberg for the 2020/21 season. There, he gained his first experience in the BBL and the Champions League, but Baggette gained more playing experience with cooperation partner BBC Coburg. In the ProB, the point guard was able to convince with 13.8 points and 4.4 assists in just under 25 minutes.
The 20-year-old was also part of the squad of the nine-time German champions in the past season before joining Eisbären Bremerhaven in January 2022. There, Baggette averaged 8.5 points and 3.1 assists in twenty minutes in the ProA.
