Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| # | Name | Position | Birthday | Size | Weight | Last Team |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | Tom Lipke | Guard/ Forward | 12.04.1986 | 1,96 m | 98 kg | Bremen Roosters |
| 5 | Muamer Taletovic | Guard | 02.04.1976 | 1,87 m | 90 kg | Hertener Löwen |
| 6 | David Watson | Guard | 16.09.1988 | 1,84 m | 78 kg | SSC Karlsruhe |
| 7 | Brandon Gary | Forward | 26.01.1983 | 2,03 m | 100 kg | Iserlohn Kangaroos |
| 8 | Theodis Tarver | Center | 09.07.1984 | 2,06 m | 110 kg | Bremen Roosters |
| 9 | Stefan Svitek | Forward | 25.05.1977 | 2,03 m | 108 kg | Chemosvit Svit |
| 10 | Michael Baumer | Guard | 08.08.1990 | 1,80 m | 68 kg | BG Karlsruhe |
| 11 | Clifford Crawford | Guard | 07.01.1981 | 1,92 m | 98 kg | Bremen Roosters |
| 12 | Max Roser | Guard/ Forward | 31.07.1988 | 1,94 m | 87 kg | SG Bad Dürkheim/Speyer |
| 13 | Edward Seward | Center | 20.10.1978 | 2,06 m | 110 kg | Aschersleben Tiger |
| 14 | Julius Parrisius | Guard | 01.08.1985 | 1,85 m | 85 kg | Union Shops Rastatt |
| 15 | Leo Niebuhr | Forward | 04.08.1986 | 2,06 m | 88 kg | SG Braunschweig |
| 16 | Alexander Rüeck | Guard | 24.03.1984 | 1,89 m | 85 kg | Union Shops Rastatt |
| 17 | Matthias Hurst | Forward/ Center | 06.10.1989 | 2,04 m | 86 kg | BG Karlsruhe |
Question:
how many players have german as their nationality?
Answer:
8