In crunch time on Sunday, Dennis Schröder led Germany to gold again. Down by one against Türkiye in the EuroBasket 2025 final, Schröder blew by Kenan Sipahi and lofted a lefty layup over Alperen Sengun’s outstretched arm, off the glass and in with 1:15 left. About a minute later, the MVP of the 2023 FIBA World Cup hit Ercan Omani with a crossover and made a 16-foot jumper to give Germany a three-point lead. After Sengun missed a 3 on the next possession, Schröder got fouled and sealed the 88-83 victory with a pair of free throws.
For his heroics, Schröder was named the 2025 EuroBasket MVP. He entered the gold-medal game averaging 20.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game in the tournament, but he did not make a field goal until the second half. He finished with 16 points on 5-for-11 shooting, 12 assists and three rebounds, and he had plenty of help. Franz Wagner carried the load on offense for much of the first half and finished with 18 points on 7-for-13 shooting, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Tristan da Silva added 13 points off the bench and shot 3 for 4 from deep. And the reigning World Cup champions would not have become EuroBasket champions without Isaac Bonga delivering a performance that will go down in German basketball history.
Bonga gave Germany everything it needed on both ends. The 25-year-old forward finished with a team-high 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting, five rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block. He made all four of his 3-point attempts and was all over the place (complimentary) on defense. With less than four minutes remaining, he cashed a catch-and-shoot 3 to give Germany a one-point lead. With less than three minutes remaining, he threw down a driving dunk on the baseline to tie the game.
Collectively, Germany shot 14 from 26 from 3-point range. Big man Daniel Theis did not score a single point until he made a huge 3 from Schröder to put Germany up by one with less than two minutes left,.
Germany finished the tournament undefeated. The gold medal is its first at EuroBasket since…
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