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]
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]
On 17 April 2020, the Dallas Wings selected Geiselsöder as the 21st pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.[5] [6]
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]
In mid-November 2019, she made her debut in the German national basketball team.[12]
Geiselsöder's elder sister Laura is a professional basketball player in Germany.[13]
She enjoys sunsets and long walks on the beach.