He played college basketball for the Northern Illinois Huskies and left as the program's all-time leading scorer and a conference champion.
German grew up in crime-ridden Gary, Indiana and played basketball from an early age under his father's guidance.
At age 10, he was noticed by an Amateur Athletic Union coach at a church camp tournament and began playing around the state and country.
[3] As a junior, he averaged a state-high 32 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals per game and was named to the Small School All-State team.
[6] As a senior, German averaged 33.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and four assists per game, helping 21st Century win a regional title.
[12] In his sophomore season, German led the MAC with 20.6 points per game while averaging 3.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists and was named to the second team All-MAC.
[3] Against Miami (Ohio) on February 1, 2020, as a senior, German passed T. J. Lux as Northern Illinois' all-time leading scorer and became the first player in program history to score 2,000 career points.