Luisa Christine Geiselsöder (born 10 February 2000) is a German professional basketball player for Basket Landes of the La Boulangère Wonderligue. She was selected 21st overall in the 2020 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings.
 Geiselsöder 2022 at the national team of Germany | |
| No. 15 – Basket Landes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | La Boulangère Wonderligue |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 February 2000 Ansbach, Germany |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Career information | |
| WNBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 21st overall pick |
| Selected by the Dallas Wings | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2020 | BG Donau-Ries |
| 2020–2022 | Landerneau |
| 2022–2023 | Roche Vendee |
| 2023–present | Basket Landes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Professional career
editIn 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.[1]
WNBA
editOn 17 April 2020, the Dallas Wings selected Geiselsöder as the 21st pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.[2][3]
National team career
editJunior teams
editGeiselsöder 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.[4] 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.[5][6] She played at the 2019 FIBA Under-20 European Championship, she averaged 12.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[7] 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.[8]
Senior team
editIn mid-November 2019, she made her debut in the German national basketball team.[9]
Personal life
editGeiselsöder's elder sister Laura is a professional basketball player in Germany.[10]
She enjoys sunsets and long walks on the beach.
References
edit- ^ "Luisa GEISELSÖDER basketball profile". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Maloney, Jack (17 April 2020). "2020 WNBA Draft winners and losers: Liberty add Sabrina Ionescu with top pick; Wings land talented trio". CBS Sports. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "WNBA Draft: Sabally, Geiselsöder und Fiebich ausgewählt". Deutscher Basketball Bund. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Luisa GEISELSÖDER". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Luisa GEISELSÖDER". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Gold!!! European Champion!!!". Deutscher Basketball Bund. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Luisa GEISELSÖDER". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Luisa GEISELSÖDER". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Ringel, Anja (14 November 2019). "Luisa Geiselsöder's debut: Almost every throw a hit". Augsburger Allgemeine. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Young, talented, 1.92 - basketball player wants to go high". Nordbayern.de. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2020.