Luisa Geiselsöder Explained

Luisa Geiselsöder
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Birth Date:10 February 2000
Birth Place:Ansbach, Germany
Nationality:German
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2020
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:21
Draft Team:Dallas Wings
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2020
Team1:BG Donau-Ries
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Luisa Christine Geiselsöder (born 10 February 2000) is a German professional basketball player. She had previously played for the German Women's Bundesliga side BG Donau-Ries and the German national basketball team.[1] [2]

Professional career

In 2015, Geiselsöder started her career with BG Donau-Ries, in the 2019–20 season, she averaged 18.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[3] [4]

WNBA

On 17 April 2020, the Dallas Wings selected Geiselsöder as the 21st pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.[5] [6]

National team career

Junior teams

Geiselsöder won the silver medal with the German national under-16 basketball team and was named the MVP at the 2016 FIBA Under-16 European Championship where she averaged 14.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[7] She also participated at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 European Championship where she won the gold medal and averaged 11.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[8] [9] She played at the 2019 FIBA Under-20 European Championship, she averaged 12.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[10] She also participated at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup where she averaged 13.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[11]

Senior team

In mid-November 2019, she made her debut in the German national basketball team.[12]

Personal life

Geiselsöder's elder sister Laura is a professional basketball player in Germany.[13]

She enjoys sunsets and long walks on the beach.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 WNBA Draft Profile: Luisa Geiselsöder . wnba.com . Women's National Basketball Association . 12 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Luisa GEISELSÖDER . www.basketball-bund.de . 14 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Luisa GEISELSÖDER basketball profile . basketball.eurobasket.com . 14 May 2020.
  4. Web site: statistics . dbbl.de . Women's basketball bundesliga . 14 May 2020.
  5. News: Maloney . Jack . 2020 WNBA Draft winners and losers: Liberty add Sabrina Ionescu with top pick; Wings land talented trio . 11 May 2020 . CBS Sports . 17 April 2020.
  6. Web site: WNBA Draft: Sabally, Geiselsöder und Fiebich ausgewählt . Deutscher Basketball Bund . 14 May 2020 . 18 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Luisa GEISELSÖDER . fiba.basketball . 14 May 2020.
  8. Web site: Luisa GEISELSÖDER . fiba.basketball . 14 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Gold!!! European Champion!!! . Deutscher Basketball Bund . 14 May 2020 . 12 August 2018.
  10. Web site: Luisa GEISELSÖDER . fiba.basketball . 14 May 2020.
  11. Web site: Luisa GEISELSÖDER . fiba.basketball . 14 May 2020.
  12. Web site: Ringel . Anja . Luisa Geiselsöder's debut: Almost every throw a hit . Augsburger Allgemeine . 14 May 2020 . 14 November 2019.
  13. Web site: Young, talented, 1.92 - basketball player wants to go high . Nordbayern.de . 14 May 2020 . 13 January 2015.