Franz Wagner, Germany Fall Short to Spain in EuroBasket Semifinal

The Orlando Magic forward put it all out on the floor. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to top the Spaniards.

Jeremy Brener | Sep 16, 2022

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ORLANDO - Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner and the German national team are sad following their 96-91 loss to Spain in the EuroBasket semifinals.

Germany led the game at halftime 51-46, but it was unable to hold on to the lead throughout the second half. Germany held a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter, but the team was unable to weather the storming Spanish run in the final minutes of the loss.

Wagner capped off his brilliant tournament with a 15-point outing, short of some of his better performances throughout EuroBasket. Wagner dealt with adversity, but emerged himself as one of basketball's rising stars throughout the tournament.

In his eight-game run with Germany, Wagner averaged 16.1 points per game in just 25.9 minutes per contest. He also grabbed four rebounds per game and shot over 46 percent from beyond the arc. If he could post similar numbers in his second season with the Magic, Orlando should improve significantly this year.

While losing just before the final wasn't the result Wagner had envisioned, he and his teammates can walk away from the tournament knowing they played and represented their country well.

Germany will play Poland in the bronze medal match Sunday at 11:15 a.m. in Berlin. With the tournament wrapping up Sunday, Wagner will soon head back to the United States to participate in Magic training camp, which begins in two weeks.

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Published Sep 16, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.