 Bauermann played club basketball in the German senior club of BBC Krefeld, from 1975 to 1981.Bauerman was an assistant coach at Fresno State University, with the Fresno State Bulldogs, from 1986 to 1988.He was then an assistant coach with the German League club TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen during the 1988-89 season, before becoming the team's head coach prior to the 1989-90 season.