Profile of NBA Player Dirk Nowitzki

Name : Dirk Nowitzki
Birth Name : Dirk Werner Nowitzki
Nickname : Dirk Diggler, Dunking Deutschman, The German Wunderkind
Birth Date : June 19, 1978
Birth Place : Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
Sex : Male
Nationality : German
Height : 6' 11½" (2.12 m)
Weight : 245 lb (111 kg)
Hair Color : Blonde
Eye Color : Grey
Zodiac Sign : Gemini
Sexual Orientation : Straight
Race or Ethnicity : White
Profession : Basketball Player
League : NBA
Draft : 9th overall, 1998 Milwaukee Bucks
Pro Career : 1994 - Present
Teams : DJK Würzburg (1994-98), Dallas Mavericks (1998-Present)
Position : Power forward
Jersey Number : 41
High School : Röntgen Gymnasium (high school)
University : Pennsylvania State University, Duquesne University
Girlfriend : Sybille Gerer
Father : Jörg Nowitzki
Mother : Helen (Basketball Player)
Sister : Silke (Basketball Player)
Claim to Fame : As a first European-born player in NBA history to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player award in 2007
Credits : Named Germany's Player of the Year for 1998 by Basket magazine; Mister Europa European Player of the Year by the Italian sports magazine Superbasket in 2005;
Medal Record : Won "Bronze Medal" at the 2002 FIBA World Championship; Won "Silver Medal" at the 2005 FIBA European Championship
TV Commercial : DiBa - Allgemeine Deutsche Direkt Bank AG
Established : "Dirk Nowitzki Foundation" Founded in October 2001
Hobbies : Reading and Playing the Saxophone and the Guitar
Official Website : http://www.41-world.com/default.php#home