Name: Eugene German

Position: Guard

Hometown: Gary, Indiana

Favorite sports team: Cleveland Cavaliers

“I like LeBron,” German said. “He’s a leader. I like how he carries himself. He’s not very into getting technical fouls or anything like that. He’s just a very good leader.”

Athlete role model: Kyrie Irving

“I like his work ethic,” German said. “I feel like he relates to me a little bit because he’s always in the gym. He’s a gym rat. That’s why I like him. He puts a lot of time and effort into his craft.”

Court strengths: Play-making and getting to the basket

“I make plays,” German said. “[I’m good] at facilitating and getting to the basket. I can mix it up and try to do it all.”

Court weaknesses: Leadership

“I have to get better at being a leader,” German said. “I have to work on being more vocal.”

Favorite teammate: Justin Thomas

“We do a lot of things together,” German said. “We’ve had a lot of fun together. We have a close bond.”

Interesting fact: Does not party

“I don’t party,” German said. “I just stay in the house and watch Family Guy.”

Why you enjoy playing for NIU: Teammates

“I’m very close to some of my teammates,” German said. “I like playing with them, and we’re cool off the court too.”

Only in his sophomore season with the Huskies, German has already become a leader and is the go-to scorer for the team.

German has more than doubled his scoring average from this past season, which was 9.5 points per game, as he currently leads the MAC conference averaging 20.5 points per game. He shows no signs of slowing down coming off of a career-high 31 points Saturday against Western Michigan University.

“I [just go] with the flow,” German said. “I just try to keep my head and go out there and play my game.”

Head Coach Mark Montgomery says he admires the explosive and aggressive nature of German’s game no matter who they’re facing.

“German’s going to be aggressive no matter what,” Montgomery said. “He knows one speed, and he knows he’s a one-man fast break.”