Klaus Perwas

Klaus Perwas (born 8 March 1971) is a German basketball coach and former player.^[1]

Klaus Perwas

Perwas with Skyliners Frankfurt in January 2023
Skyliners Frankfurt
Position	Head coach
League	Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born	8 March 1971 (1971-03-08) (age 54) Osnabrück, Germany
Career information
Playing career	1992–2010
Coaching career	2000–present
Career history
Playing
1995–1999	Baskets Bonn
Coaching
2000–2002	Baskets Bonn (assistant)
2002–2005	Dragons Rhöndorf (assistant)
2005–2006	Dragons Rhöndorf (head coach)
2008–2023	Skyliners Frankfurt (assistant)
2023	Skyliners Frankfurt (head coach)
2023–2025	Skyliners Frankfurt (assistant)
2025–present	Skyliners Frankfurt

Playing career

In the late 80s, Perwas was considered as a major talent as he capped for Germany's junior national teams on many occasion. His final breakthrough happened when he joined the Baskets Bonn in 1995. There, as the team's playmaker, he became a member of the German national basketball team.^[2] Altogether, Perwas played professional basketball for the German teams SG Bramsche-Osnabrück (1992–94), SSV Ulm 1846 (1994–1995) and Telekom Baskets Bonn (1995–1999). His playing career ended prematurely after serious knee-injuries.^[3]

Coaching career

Perwas joined the coaching staff of the Telekom Baskets Bonn in 2000. Later, he also coached for the Dragons Rhoendorf and Skyliners Frankfurt.^{[citation needed]}

German national team

Perwas played 12 games for the Germany national basketball team. His most notable performance was 17 points against Greece.^{[citation needed]}