Chaska High School graduate Spencer Tollackson has spent his summer playing basketball.

What else?

Tollackson finished his senior season with the University of Minnesota mens basketball team in March, and continued his quest for the next step: pro ball.

Tollackson worked out for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers in June, in hopes of landing a spot on a roster or catching on with an NBA summer-league squad.

But his next move will take him much further from home.Spencer Tollackson

Tollackson has signed with digibu Baskets Paderborn of the German Basketball Bundesliga, the top professional league in Germany.

There are 18 teams in the league. Paderborn is a 1,200-year-old city of 144,000 located in central Germany. The team plays its home games at the Sportzentrum Maspernplatz.

Joining Tollackson as new signees to the team include Bryant McAllister of Duquesne, who previously played for München Basket, Lavelle Felton of Louisiana Tech, who previously played for Jena.

Paderborn's first game is scheduled for Sept. 20 against the
Walter Tigers Tubingen team.

Download Tollackson's Gopher bio and career collegiate statistics below.

By Tim McGovern

Chaska Herald Sports Editor