German guard Benjamin Schroeder commits to Oklahoma
German guard Benjamin Schroeder committed Wednesday to Oklahoma for the class of 2022.
Schroeder is one of the best young basketball players from Germany. He has played for the U18 teams for Bayern Munich and the German national team.
He becomes the third member of Porter Moser’s first recruiting class for the Sooners, joining Las Vegas (Nev.) Desert Pines point guard Milos Uzan and Blairstown (N.J.) Blair Academy shooting guard Otega Oweh.
Uzan is the No. 53 overall recruit in the 2022 On3 Top 100.
Benjamin Schroeder has the potential to be a steal
For the second straight year, the FIBA U18 European Championships were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the FIBA Europe Board created an event to replace the yearly tournament for Europe’s top youth players: the 2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers.
Instead of putting all the participating countries in one place, there would be five hub cities where a group of countries would each play a round-robin format.
Benjamin Schroeder was on the German team, and was the best player on the squad. The 6-foot-7 guard averaged 16.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.
FIBA named him one of 10 best players at the event and one the two most notable performers at the group in Skopje, North Macedonia.
“Another Schroder on the German national team, but no relation here to Dennis, though,” FIBA’s story reads. “Benjamin turns 18 at the end of the month and had a strong week for Germany with 16.6 points per game coming at an impressive shooting success rate of 70-percent. He saved his best for last with 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting in a big win against North Macedonia to conclude the week as his side finished with a 3-2 record.”
After the tournament, NetScouts Basketball interviewed Schroeder about the experience at the FIBA Challenger and his recruiting process. Schroeder said playing Division I basketball is a dream of his.
“It truly looks like a different basketball world and I am very much looking forward if things materialize hopefully soon,” Benjamin Schroeder said. “My personal preference would be really a school with a strong basketball program that gives me the opportunity to bring my game to the next level. At the end of the day, I also really want to win games and bring it all in for that. A strong academic background of course would also be great.”