{"id":568690,"date":"2026-01-29T15:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/568690\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:05:12","slug":"joe-reuter-finds-basketball-success-in-luxembourg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/568690\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Reuter finds basketball success in Luxembourg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Courtesy: Joe Reuter<\/p>\n

Joe Reuter \u201925 is playing professional basketball in Luxembourg after finishing his college basketball career with the Hillsdale Chargers last March.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew going to the NBA would be awesome to do, but not super realistic, so I thought playing overseas in Europe was a great next option for me,\u201d Reuter said.<\/p>\n

Reuter plays for the Avanti Mondorf of the Luxembourg Nationale 2 league, which is the second of three all-Luxembourg basketball leagues. The top two teams in Nationale 2 after each season earn a promotion to the top-ranked Luxembourg Basketball League.<\/p>\n

Reuter played four seasons for the Chargers and earned recognition in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference each season. Reuter was G-MAC Freshman of the Year in 2022, Second Team All G-MAC in 2023, and First Team All-G-MAC in 2024 and 2025. He finished his career with 1,362 points. His 140 steals are 10th all-time in Charger history<\/p>\n

Athletic Director John Tharp was the head men\u2019s basketball coach during Reuter\u2019s first two years at Hillsdale.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoe Reuter may have been the hardest-working player I\u2019ve ever coached at Hillsdale,\u201d Tharp said. \u201cHis commitment to improving his game, the program, and the college was truly amazing. You want to talk about student athletes and somebody who gave everything he had to Hillsdale College basketball and Hillsdale College, Joe Reuter was an example of everything we\u2019d want in a student athlete.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashton Janowski, senior and captain of the Hillsdale basketball team, said Reuter brought a special work ethic to the Chargers.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a really hard worker,\u201d Janowski said. \u201cHe wanted to win at all costs, and he was going to do whatever it took to get there and to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Current head coach Keven Bradley said he was not surprised that Reuter wanted to play professionally after graduation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cJoe has just always had a very professional approach to the things that he does on a daily basis,\u201d Bradley said. \u201cAs far as his conditioning and taking care of himself, and his mental prep, and his academics, he\u2019s always been incredibly professional.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reuter said adjusting to the new rigors of European basketball was difficult at times<\/p>\n

\u201cYou really start right away,\u201d Reuter said. \u201cIn college and in the states, there\u2019s usually a month and a half of preseason. As soon as I got off the plane, I had practice the next day, and it was right into it. It was an experience getting used to coming into the season right away and being 100% from day one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reuter has found early success in the league, currently standing in the top 10 in points per game, rebounds per game, steals per game, and 2-point shooting percentage. He had a career game Dec. 5, racking up 39 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, and four steals against the Black Star Mersch.<\/p>\n

Reuter said he noted differences in the strategy between the European and American games.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a lot more tactical,\u201d Reuter said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot more focus on the half-court and a lot more screening, cutting, and moving. Hillsdale was pretty similar to the European system. It\u2019s much more intellectual and much more focused on rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the strategic differences in Europe, Reuter said some of the rules are also different. European basketball features more relaxed rules for goaltending, wider paint, and a different definition of traveling. In Europe, a dribble counts when the ball hits the court, as opposed to when it leaves the hand.<\/p>\n

Reuter said he likes the freedom of workouts and team practice in European basketball.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s much more emphasis on individual improvement,\u201d Reuter said. That\u2019s how it works for a foreign player trying to work his way up. You really only see your teammates during practice. It\u2019s pretty independent and at your own pace. They expect you to be in shape, but it\u2019s more on yourself. There\u2019s not a lot of team lifts going on. You have to bet on yourself to really improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Janowski said Reuter hopes to continue playing professional basketball.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe really does like it over there,\u201d Janowski said. \u201cIt\u2019s a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I\u2019m happy for him that it\u2019s worked out. He\u2019s playing a lot, he\u2019s playing well, and the last time I talked to him, he said he really wants to make a career out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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