How tall is Dirk Nowitzki?

Dirk Nowitzki's listed height is 213 cm (7'0"). He is taller than about 99% of men in Germany.

Where 213 cm sits among men in Germany

Taller than about 99% of men in Germany born in 1978 (average 179.4 cm).

About Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk Nowitzki is a German former professional basketball player, born on 19 June 1978 in Würzburg. He is an alumnus of the DJK Würzburg basketball club. The Milwaukee Bucks chose him ninth in the 1998 NBA draft and immediately traded him to the Dallas Mavericks, with whom he played his entire 21-year career as a power forward.

Nowitzki led the Mavericks to 15 NBA playoff appearances, including the franchise's first NBA Finals in 2006 and its only NBA championship in 2011. He was known for his scoring ability, accurate outside shooting and trademark one-legged fadeaway jump shot. He won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2007 and the NBA Finals MVP Award in 2011, and he was a 14-time All-Star. With the Germany national team he won a bronze medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship and a silver medal at EuroBasket 2005, and he was the leading scorer and MVP in both.

At a listed 213 cm (7'0"), Nowitzki became the first European player to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023.

Frequently asked

How tall is Dirk Nowitzki in feet and inches? Dirk Nowitzki is 7'0" tall, which is 213 cm, 83.9 inches or 2.13 m.

Is Dirk Nowitzki tall for men in Germany? At 213 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in Germany born in 1978, whose average height is 179.4 cm.

Sources

• Dirk Nowitzki on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Dirk Nowitzki on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 213 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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