Romy Bär

Professional career

Bär started with the Basketgirls in Chemnitz and won the German U16 championship in 2002, scoring 24 points in the final. At 15, she played for Chemnitz in the 2. Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga and was promoted to the top division with the Chemcats Chemnitz in 2006. For the 2007–08 season, she moved to TV 1872 Saarlouis, winning the BBL-Pokal and finishing as runner-up.

The next season, as captain, she won both the cup and the German championship and was named the league's player of the year at the start of the 2009/10 season. With the Saarlouis Royals in 2009–10, she repeated as cup winner and champion. After five titles in three years, she moved to France's Challes-les-Eaux in summer 2010. For the 2014/15 season, she and Katharina Fikiel joined Good Angels Košice in Slovakia.

After one season, she returned to France with Cavigal Nice Basket in August 2015, staying two years before moving to Lattes Montpellier for 2017–18, where she also played in the EuroLeague. In summer 2018, she played for the Southern District Spartans in Australia's Queensland Basketball League, winning the championship. She played for Villeneuve-d'Ascq in France in 2018–19. In summer 2020, she returned to Germany with second-division club RheinLand Lions, who were promoted to the Bundesliga and became German runners-up in 2022.

After the club declared insolvency in January 2023, she moved to BBZ Opladen. She took a break in 2023–24 after becoming a mother, and in May 2024 the Gisa Lions signed her. She announced her retirement in April 2026.

National team career

Bär played for all German youth national teams and was called up to the senior national team in 2008. Her first international match was a preparation game against Belgium for the additional qualifying round for the European Championship.

Her first competitive game came on 9 January 2009 in Kyiv, where she scored 21 points in a 47–73 loss to Ukraine. In 2024, she participated in the Summer Olympics in Paris. At the EuroBasket Women 2025, she reached the quarter-finals with the German team.

Awards and honors

Bär was named Saar Sportsperson of the Year in 2008 (team) and Saar Sportswoman of the Year in 2009. She was the DBBL Player of the Year for the 2009–10 season. In 2021, she was named Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Sportswomen of the Year (team).

Personal life

Bär's partner is former American basketball player Ambrosia Anderson, who last played for BBZ Opladen in 2021–22. The two played together in Nice and Australia.