Philipp Herkenhoff

Philipp Herkenhoff (born 29 July 1999) is a German professional basketball player for Ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He plays the power forward and center positions.

Philipp Herkenhoff

Herkenhoff in 2025
No. 14 – Ratiopharm Ulm
Position	Power forward / Center
League	Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born	(1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 26) Mettingen, Germany
Nationality	Germany
Listed height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Career information
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2021	SC Rasta Vechta
2021–present	Ratiopharm Ulm
Medals Representing  Germany FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2019 Israel Team

Professional career

Herkenhoff began his professional career in 2016 with SC Rasta Vechta. During his time there, he played 144 games, including 86 in the Bundesliga, 3 in the BBL-Pokal, 14 in the Basketball Champions League, and 41 in the second-tier ProA league.^[1]

In 2021, he signed a multi-year contract with Ratiopharm Ulm.^[1]

National team career

Herkenhoff was first called up to a national U13 training camp in 2012. He participated in several youth European Championships, including:

• The 2015 U16 European Championship in Lithuania
• The 2016 U18 European Championship (4th place, averaged 1.7 points and rebounds)
• The 2017 U19 World Cup in Egypt (6.4 points per game, 5th place)
• The 2017 U18 European Championship in Slovakia, where he led Germany in scoring (12.0 PPG)

In July 2019, Herkenhoff was part of the German U20 national team that won the bronze medal at the European Championship. He averaged 16.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, leading the team in both categories.

He received his first call-up to the senior national team for World Cup qualifying games in November 2018 under head coach Henrik Rödl.