 Müller 's mentor and professor at the University of Cologne , Professor Dr Horst Strohkendl , advised her to pursue her sporting career in the United States . She attended a one @-@ week basketball camp in Illinois in 2006 , where she was noticed by Michael Frogley , the coach of the Canadian men 's national wheelchair basketball team and the Illinois Fighting Illini college team at the University of Illinois at Urbana @-@ Champaign . In both years they won the National Championship with the team . During the semester break , she travelled with the German women 's national team for tournaments and preparation camps . In 2007 , the German women became European champions before a home crowd at Wetzlar . 
