Marcel Keßen

Marcel Keßen
Keßen playing for Heidelberg in 2023
No. 15 – EWE Baskets Oldenburg
PositionCenter
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997
Hagen, Germany
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015-17, 2021-23Phoenix Hagen
2023-2026MLP Academics Heidelberg
2026-presentEWE Baskets Oldenburg
Career highlights

Marcel Theodor Keßen (alternative spelling Kessen; born 2 January 1997) is a German professional basketball player.

Early life

Keßen is a native of Hagen-Hohenlimburg.[1]

Club career

In January 2021, he returned to Phoenix Hagen after a 3-year absence.[2]

In June 2022, under the lead of coach Chris Harris, Keßen became Hagen's new team captain. He succeeded Dominik Spohr for this position. In the 2022–23 season, Keßen advanced to become Hagen's second-best scorer with an average of 14.3 points. He was his team's top rebounder (6.4). Out of 29 games played, he was in the starting lineup 27 times and had an excellent three-point percentage of 43 percent.[1]

In 2023, he joined MLP Academics Heidelberg.

On 28 May 2026 he joined EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the BBL. [3]

Player profile

Keßen mostly plays the Center position.[2]

Keßen has been described as "a verbally extroverted" player.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Marcel Keßen wird neuer Phoenix-Kapitän Linda Sonnenberg (wp.de), 13 June 2022. Accessed 21 September 2023.(in German)
  2. 1 2 Marcel Keßen ist zurück: Nachrodter wird ein „Feuervogel“ come-on.de, 26 January 2021. Accessed 13 September 2023.(in German)
  3. ↑ "Rückkehrer verstärkt die Center-Position". ewe-baskets.de. Retrieved 26 June 2026.