Denis Wucherer (born 7 May 1973 in Mainz) is a German professional basketball coach and former player. He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall and played shooting guard. He is the current head coach for Coretec Oostende of the BNXT League.
Professional career As player Wucherer has played professional basketball in Germany (TV Langen, Bayer Giants Leverkusen, DJK Würzburg and Frankfurt Skyliners), Italy (Sony Milano, Varese Roosters, Benetton Treviso) and Belgium (Telindus BC Oostende). Most notable was his time for the Bayer Giants Leverkusen where he won 6 national titles and was known for triple doubles which he accomplished on several occasions.
As coach Wucherer coached the Basketball Bundesliga team Gießen 46ers several years before he became head coach for the ProA team RheinStars Köln in 2017. He later joined s.Oliver Würzburg as head coach.Baskets: Nils Haßfurther wartet noch auf Punkte Stefan Mantel (Main-Post), 31. October 2019. Accessed 30 April 2021.
On March 4, 2026, he signed with Oostende of the BNXT League.
German national team Wucherer has played for the German national basketball team 123 times. His biggest success there was the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2005.
Honors As player: 4× German League champion: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–1996 2× Belgian League champion: 2005–06, 2006–07 2× German Cup champion: 1993, 1995 Italian Cup champion: 2005
As head coach: National Championships: German 2nd League champion: 2014–15
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