Swiss NBA Players: Every Player Born in Switzerland (2026-27)
All 3 players on an NBA roster this season who were born in Switzerland.
Updated Oct 16, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 3
- Average height
- 6'10"
- Average age
- 25.7
- Teams represented
- 3 of 30
- Tallest
- Yanic Konan Niederhauser (6'11")
- Shortest
- Kyshawn George (6'8")
- Oldest
- Clint Capela (32)
- Youngest
- Kyshawn George (22)
Birthplace, not citizenship. These lists group players by the country they were born in, which is what the public roster data records. A player born in one country may hold another nationality, may have grown up elsewhere, and may represent a different country internationally.
Three NBA players on 2026-27 rosters were born in Switzerland, each from a different city in the country. They are spread one to a team across the Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, and LA Clippers.
The group skews tall, with centers making up the majority and a forward rounding out the roster. Their birthplaces span Geneva, Monthey, and Fraschels — three distinct corners of Switzerland.
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only players born in Switzerland →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clint Capela
|
Houston Rockets
|
C | 6'10" | 32 | Geneva, Switzerland |
Kyshawn George
|
Washington Wizards
|
F | 6'8" | 22 | Monthey, Switzerland |
Yanic Konan Niederhauser
|
LA Clippers
|
C | 6'11" | 23 | Fraschels, Switzerland |
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The Players Born in Switzerland
Clint Capela (#30, Houston Rockets) is a 6'10" center born in Geneva, Switzerland, and at age 32 is the oldest of the three. Kyshawn George (#18, Washington Wizards) is a 6'8" forward born in Monthey, Switzerland, and at age 22 is the youngest. Yanic Konan Niederhauser (#14, LA Clippers) is a 6'11" center born in Fraschels, Switzerland, who attended Penn State before entering the league. George played college basketball at Miami.
How This Group Fits the Broader NBA
The 2026-27 NBA includes 120 internationally born players across 46 countries of birth. Players born in Switzerland account for 3 of those spots. All three are frontcourt players — 2 centers and 1 forward — with no guards in the group.
Heights and Ages Across the Group
Heights in this group range from 6'8" to 6'11", with Yanic Konan Niederhauser the tallest and Kyshawn George the shortest. Ages run from 22 to 32, giving the group a notable spread between its youngest and oldest members.