Pic credit: ratiopharm Ulm

Kayaan Yeboah (195-G-2008) was born on May 29th, 2008 and is a 195cm guard that played the 2025-2026 season for 3 teams with Pro Team Orange Academy, BBU Ulm 01 (Regionalliga) averaging 4,7ppg and 1,9rpg and with NBBL (U-19) team ratiopharm Ulm averaging 4,9ppg, 2,3rpg and 1,9apg. He helped the NBBL team reach the NBBL final. He spoke to germanhoops.com about basketball.

Thanks Kayaan for talking to eurobasket.com. After losing to FC Bayern Munich last season with Orange Academy in the NBBL playoffs, how good did it feel to beat them this time?

I think the whole team was satisfied with the outcome against Bayern this year since. It was a great playoff run before the top 4 to get ready

The team rolled easily by top teams Urspring and FC Bayern Munich. In the playoffs. What do you believe has been the secret to the dominating success? How vital is the combination of depth and chemistry?

First of all I think that our team chemistry is definitely on a high level but we also have great individual talents so when you combine that it’s hard to beat.

What kind of a feeling was it destroying top German club FC Bayern Munich winning game 1 by 15 points and the last one by 26 points. Ulm didn´t just beat Munich, but won with ease. What was the difference in the playoff series?

It showed which team really wanted it more and fought until the end, so we where happy with how we came through as a team in the end

How vital was Yanu Slingerland been? Is he like a type of special glue guy?

He’s definitely been a guy that you can rely on with the ball to hit important shots and make big plays he gets the team hyped many times whether it be a poster dunk or a 3 pointer

Talk a little about the importance of Meissa Faye. What have you learned to appreciate most about his game?

He’s been going hard all season and has shown many times how clutch he can be he stepped up many times when we needed him to

Your averaged 5/2/1 stats in the NBBL in 28 minutes. What exactly was your role on the NBBL team?

This year my role has been more on the defense side early in the season coach told me that I have to act as an defensive Anchor for the team

You’re a very skilled defensive player. Talk a little about how your defensive game impacts the team?

I set the bar on defense so if the team sees that I go hard every possession on defense it ignites them to also go hard

One player I really like is Swiss army knife Joel Cwik. What do you appreciate most from his game?

He’s very consistent and explosive this year he also improved his 3 point shot a lot which makes him even more vital

What have you enjoyed most about the Milicic brothers Teo and Zoran? How competitive are these 2 guys?

They are very competitive but also guys that will help you and give advice since they grew up in a basketball family and often have more experience

Teo Milicic is an unbelievable talented player, but how mature is his mentality at this level already?

Already being a part of the BBL team Teo has matured a lot he’s shown it many times in the pro b/NBBL season acting as a big Piece on both teams and fulfilling his role

How vital has the success of NBBL and Pro B been with head coach Florian Flabb. How special are his abilities to be able to get young men play both ends of the court?

Coach is definitively very dedicated to his work and the results speak for themselves

He’s had a lot of success with the teams he’s coaching since he’s in Ulm

Let´s talk a little about your game. You’re a 195cm guard. If you had to compare your game to a NBA player who would best fit the description?

I would say I try to model my game after Anthony Edward’s showing skills on both sides of the court

You’re a guy that fills the stat sheet well. How big is versatility in your game?

It’s very big since I don’t really do only one thing good I try to impact as many things as I can and that’s what I focus on

Your three pointer is still a work in progress. What steps are you taking in your daily practices that will help you become a better shooter?

I try to take shots with more confidence and outside of practice get as many reps in as possible to make my shot become more consistent

Talk a little about your defensive game. What pro player is your role model and what is your greatest strength on the defensive end?

On defense I also model my game after Anthony Edwards. I´m consistent in staying in front of the ball and only give up difficult shots so I would say my perimeter defense

On what areas of your game are you working on most now so you can continue to improve your game?

My shooting on general so mid range and 3s are for sure the thing that I work on the most and after that my ball handling

Please name your 5 teammates of all-time?

Malachai Maximus Mayombo-Canty

Jervis Scheffs

Niko Jerkic

Milo Murray

Endurance Aiyamenkhue

Please list your personal NBA Mount Rushmore of 4 best players of all-time?

Kevin Durant

LeBron James

Steph Curry

Anthony Edwards

Who is your Goat?

LeBron James

Thanks Kayaan for the chat.