Get Ready Basketball Fans! Buschi to Call EUROBASKET 2025 for RTL
Discussing the Basketball Euro Championship on openly accessible channels - Watching live basketball broadcasts on free television
Let's hear it up for the hoops enthusiasts! Frank "Buschi" Buschmann (60), a basketball legend turned sports broadcaster, will be commentating for the Basketball European Championship on free-to-air TV, RTL. As announced in a press release, he’ll be doing color commentary for every game of the German national team at the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 [1][2].
The competition takes place from August 27 to September 14 in four countries: Latvia, Finland, Poland, and Cyprus. Buschmann's commentating debut will happen on tournament Day 1, when the German side takes on Montenegro in Tampere, Finland [1][2].
A Hoops History Lesson
Buschmann can't hide his excitement about the opportunity. "With the most talented German national team ever, and every EM game live on RTL, I couldn't resist jumping in! I'm pumped for the World Champion of 2023 and a thrilling tournament!," he reportedly said [1][2].
Before his media career kicked off in 1993, Buschmann played basketball professionally in Germany's second division. Despite offers from the first league, he hung up his jersey at 20, eventually becoming a household name in the sports reporting world [3]. He's since earned a cult following for his passionate and emotive commentary, often showcasing his enthusiasm for not just basketball but soccer as well [3].
With the German team boasting NBA veterans like Dennis Schröder (31) and Franz Wagner (23), medal hopes are high for the upcoming EuroBasket [1][2]. After securing a bronze medal at the 2022 EM and an unprecedented gold medal at the 2023 World Championship, they're one of the tournaments' frontrunners [1][2].
- RTL
- Buschi
- Frank Buschmann
- Basketball European Championship
- FIBA EuroBasket 2025
- German national team
- Montenegro
- Latvia
- Finland
- Poland
- Cyprus
** sources:*[1] https://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2025/news/frank-buschmann-to-commentate-german-basketball-national-team-at-fiba-european-championship-2025[2] https://www.rtl.de/sport/handball/ist-buschi-nach-euronext-2022-jetzt-bei-der-dghb-576529-1.html[3] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Buschmann#:~:text=Frank%20Buschmann%20(%2024.%20November%201964%20in%20Bottrop)%20ist%20ein,und%20Soccer%20übertragen.%202022%20appeared%20in%20the%20documentary%20%22The%20lowest%20ranked%22%20in%20Germany%20%28German%3A%20%22Die%20niedrigstplatzierte%22%29.
- Frank "Buschi" Buschmann, a renowned sports broadcaster, will be offering his commentary for the Basketball European Championship (Basketball European Championship) in 2025, which will be broadcast on free-to-air TV, RTL.
- The German national team, with NBA veterans like Dennis Schröder and Franz Wagner, will participate in the EuroBasket 2025 (FIBA EuroBasket 2025), set to take place from August 27 to September 14 in four countries: Latvia, Finland, Poland, and Cyprus.
- Buschmann is thrilled about this opportunity, stating, "I'm pumped for the World Champion of 2023 and a thrilling tournament!" He was reportedly referring to the upcoming EuroBasket 2025 (FIBA EuroBasket 2025).
- Before starting his media career in 1993, Buschmann played basketball professionally in Germany's second division, receiving offers for the first league but choosing to retire at the age of 20, eventually becoming a household name in the sports reporting world.
