Only one "foreigner" per team: This is the upper limit in the German Basketball Bundesliga in 1977. The foreign player in Göttingen is Wilbert Olinde, who has just arrived from Los Angeles. The Germans are curious about him. He is curious about the Germans. He only wants to stay for a year. But then everything changes. "Germany for a Season" tells the story of German and American contemporary history. It leads into the everyday lives of smoking basketball professionals, wine-sipping women's teams, and fans singing to Kraftwerk's sound. It also precisely explores racism on both sides of the Atlantic. Against this backdrop, the portrait of Wilbert Olinde emerges: a thoughtful American athlete who becomes a German inspiration coach, father, and neighbor. Christoph Ribbat takes the reader into the sun of Southern California and into the sports halls of the Federal Republic of Germany.