Johannes Strasser

Johannes Strasser (born 6 July 1982) is a German basketball head coach who last coached the German team, RheinStars Köln Cologne of the 1. Regionalliga.^[1]

Johannes Strasser

Personal information
Born	(1982-06-13) 13 June 1982 (age 42) Dachau, Bavaria, Germany
Career information
NBA draft	1998: undrafted
Playing career	1998–2013
Position	Guard
Coaching career	2014–present
Career history
As a player:
1998–1999	TSV Dachau
1999–2001	Dragons Rhöndorf
2001–2007	RheinStars Köln Cologne
2007–2010	Telekom Baskets Bonn
2010–2013	Artland Dragons
2013–2014	RheinStars Köln Cologne
As a coach:
2014–2015	RheinStars Köln Cologne
2017–2018	RheinStars Köln Cologne (assistant)
2019–2021	RheinStars Köln Cologne
Career highlights
As Player: Basketball Bundesliga champion (2006) 3× German Cup champion (2004, 2005, 2007) As Head Coach: 2× 1. Regionalliga West Division champion (2015, 2020) 1. Regionalliga West Division Coach of the Year (2020)

Playing career

In his last career game, Strasser recorded 2 points in a 74–94 loss to the Ratiopharm Ulm.^[2]

Coaching career

Strasser, after playing for 16 years for different teams, have decided to take the opportunity of coaching a basketball team. He was then selected as the head coach of RheinStars Köln Cologne and immediately made an impact to the franchise. He led the team to a first place and won the division champion. Afterwards, in 2016, he was transferred to become the coordinator of school instructors within Cologne, thus leaving the team. Then he came back in 2019, and again leading his team to a division champion.^[3]