AI- Team
- Virginia Cavaliers
- League
- NCAA · ACC
- Position
- Center
- Number
- #17
- Height
- 7′0″ (2.13 m)
- Age
- 21 years
- Born
- Aug 14, 2005, Löningen
About Johann Grünloh
The center from Löningen got his first BBL minutes with RASTA Vechta and moved to Virginia in 2025. As a freshman he started all 36 games and ranked among the NCAA's top shot blockers with 2.2 blocks per game. He added significant muscle ahead of his sophomore season.
Season stats
2026/27 season · 3 games
Johann Grünloh is off to a strong start with the Virginia Cavaliers in the NCAA. In his three games this season he averages 13.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, up from 7.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists last season. His best game came against ARK, with 15 points in 35 minutes in a 91-72 win. It is still early in the season, and his scoring over the last three games matches his season average. His playing time has also risen to 28.3 minutes per game from 21 last season.
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 28.3 | 13.0 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 55.6% | 12.5% | 80.0% |
| 2025/26 | 36 | 21.0 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 53.3% | 35.0% | 55.7% |
Last games
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/08 | vs ARK | W91-72 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5-9 |
| 11/06 | vs NE | W97-72 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5-9 |
| 11/03 | vs DREX | W89-60 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5-9 |
| 03/22 | vs TENN | L72-79 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1-4 |
| 03/20 | vs WRST | W82-73 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3-4 |
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Johann Grünloh's career
Johann Grünloh came to basketball through his two brothers, who also played. From the age of nine he learned the fundamentals at VfL Löningen before moving to TSV Quakenbrück. There he played in the youth teams run jointly by the Artland Dragons and SC Rasta Vechta, first in the JBBL and later in the NBBL. At 16 he moved to Vechta and lived with a host family. After the 2021/22 season he was named the best NBBL newcomer.
In early January 2022 he made his first appearance for SC Rasta Vechta in the ProA. In the 2022/23 season he was honoured as the NBBL's best defender and as the best young player in the ProB, where Rasta II played. Appearing for both the first and second men's teams, he contributed to two promotions, into the Basketball Bundesliga and into the ProA. In his first Bundesliga season he became a regular starter. In March 2024 he signed a professional contract with Vechta, and in the 2023/24 season he was named the Bundesliga's best German young player. In May 2024 he won the German championship for his age group with the U19 joint team of Quakenbrück and Vechta. In late April 2025 his move to the University of Virginia for the 2025/26 season was announced, and he opted not to declare for the 2025 NBA Draft. He currently plays in the NCAA's ACC for the Virginia Cavaliers.
For Germany he took part in the 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers and the 2022 U18 European Championship. In 2023 he won bronze with the Germany U18 team at the European Championship in Niš, where he led the tournament's block average with 3.9 per game. In February 2024 head coach Gordon Herbert called him up to the senior national team for the first time. He was also part of the Germany U18 squad at the 2025 U18 EuroBasket.
Facts from: Wikipedia (de), Wikipedia (en), Wikidata