University of Connecticut Athletics
2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

Nils Machowski
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 183
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Berlin, Germany
- Prev School:
- Wofford
Before UConn: Has played college basketball since 2023-24, joining the Huskies for his senior season…spent his first two years of college hoops at UCF and then exploded upon his move to Wofford last season, earning Second Team All-SoCon honors…as a junior in ’25-26, averaged 17.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists in a team-high 33.7 minutes per game…posted a .433/.382/.790 shooting line and added 22 steals with 16 blocks while starting all 32 contests for a Terrier squad that went 19-13 and finished second in the SoCon…poured in a career-high 37 points on Jan. 3 and scored 30 or more on three occasions, totaling four double-doubles…during his two seasons at Central Florida, averaged 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds across 56 contests…started nine games including the final seven of UCF’s season as a sophomore in 2024-25, a stretch in which he set or tied his UCF highs in points (15), rebounds (8) and 3-pointers (3)…prior to making his way to Orlando he played two seasons with Alba Berlin at the club level and participated in the 2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket and 2022 FIBA U18 European Championship with Germany…graduated from Paul-Natorp Gymansium in Berlin in 2022.
Personal: Nils Benjamin Machowski…born Sept. 21, 2004…son of Katrin and Sebastian Machowski…has an older brother, Julian, a younger brother Jonathan and a younger sister, Sophia.











