Axel Louissaint Explained

Axel Louissaint
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:196
League:Swiss Basketball League
Team:Lugano Tigers
Birth Date:1996 1, df=y
Birth Place:Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud, Switzerland
Nationality:Swiss
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2017
Team1:Lugano Tigers
Years2:2017–2018
Team2:Vevey Riviera Basket
Years3:2018–2019
Team3:Coruña
Years4:2019
Team4:CB Clavijo
Years5:2019–2020
Team5:Fribourg Olympic
Years6:2020–present
Team6:Lugano Tigers

Axel Louissaint (born 3 January 1996) is a Swiss professional basketball for Lugano Tigers of Swiss Basketball League, the top tier of basketball in Switzerland.

Professional career

Lugano Tigers (2015–2017)

Louissaint signed with the Lugano Tigers in 2015 at the age of 18. He made his first professional appearance on 14 February 2015, scoring seven points and grabbing four rebounds. Over his first two years Louissaint appeared in 58 games starting 24.[1]

On 25 April 2017 Louissaint declared for the 2017 NBA draft, being one of 45 international players to do so.[2] [3]

Riviera Lakers (2017-2018)

Louissaint signed with the Vevey Riviera Basket of Championnat LNA. On week 21, he was selected for the Top 5 of the week.[4]

Leyma Coruña (2018–2019)

On 23 July 2018 Louissaint signed with Leyma Coruña of LEB Oro.[5]

Return to Lugano (2020–present)

After spending the 2019-20 season with several Spanish clubs, Louissaint returned to Lugano Tigers on 12 August 2020.[6]

National team career

He has competed for Switzerland through multiple youth national teams, and participated at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B. He was the top scorer of his team and averaged 13.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.4 steals per game.[7]

Career statistics

LNA stats

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| Lugano Tigers| 26 || 6 || 19.7 || .324 || .260 || .458 || 2.3 || .7 || .4 || .2 || 5.7 || 7.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Lugano Tigers| 32 || 18 || 24.3 || .311 || .255 || .633 || 3.7 || 1.0 || .6 || .1 || 5.9 || 7.7|- class="sortbottom"| align="center" colspan="2"| Career| 58 || 24 || 21.8 || .319 || .257 || .356 || 3.0 || .8 || .5 || .1 || 5.8 || 7.3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Axel Louissaint et Everett ont réussi 12 tirs à 3 pts . 24heurus . 27 May 2017.
  2. Web site: NBA announces 2017 draft entrants . NBA . 27 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Axel Louissaint Rumors Hoops Rumors . www.hoopsrumors.com.
  4. Web site: Axel Louissaint top 5 of the week . instagram. 26 Feb 2018.
  5. News: Axel Louissaint refuerza la línea exterior del Leyma Coruña . 24 July 2018 . FEB . 23 July 2018 . es-ES.
  6. Web site: Maffioli . Luca . Louissaint comes back to Lugano Tigers . Eurobasket . August 13, 2020 . August 12, 2020.
  7. Web site: Axel Louissaint stats U20 2015 . fibaeurope. 26 Feb 2018.