He helped Valpo win Mid-Con titles in 1995 and 1996,[2] and left as the school's all-time leader in career rebounds.

[4] Ensminger started his professional career with Tours Basket in the French 2nd Division ProB league, in 1996, followed by stints in Portugal (FC Porto)[5] and New Zealand (North Harbour Kings).

[6] In 1999, Ensminger signed with SSV Weißenfels of the German Basketball Bundesliga, establishing himself as a dominant post player in the league right away.

In his seven-year stay with the club, Ensminger was instrumental in helping Bamberg to German League championships in 2005 and 2007.

[10] He took over the head coaching position for BBU Allgäu/Memmingen (later named Orange Academy)[11] in Germany's top-tier youth league NBBL prior to the 2017–18 season.