Brad Loesing

Brad Loesing

Loesing playing for Wofford
No. 35 – s.Oliver Würzburg
Position	Point guard
League	Basketball Bundesliga Champions League
Personal information
Born	(1989-10-09) October 9, 1989 Cincinnati, Ohio
Nationality	American / German
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College	Wofford (2008–2012)
NBA draft	2012 / Undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	PVSK Panthers
2014–2017	Riesen Ludwigsburg
2014–2015	→Rockets Gotha
2017–2018	Oldenburg
2018–present	Würzburg
Career highlights and awards
BBL All-Star (2016) First-team Academic All-American (2012) First-team All-SoCon (2012) SoCon Defensive Player of the Year (2012)

Brad Loesing (born October 9, 1989) is an American-German professional basketball player for s.Oliver Würzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). As a senior at Wofford, he was selected as the 2012 Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was named as a First Team Academic All-American in that 2011–12 season.

Early life

Loesing is the second of five children from a German-Catholic family in Norwood, Ohio. After graduating from Holy Trinity School in Norwood, Loesing attended St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. In his junior season, he led the St. Xavier Bombers basketball team to the Ohio Division I State Championship game. The Bombers fell to crosstown rival Archbishop Moeller High School with a final score of 43-40.^[1] The following summer, he earned his 9th consecutive AAU state championship title with the Cincinnati Shining Stars. He played on the same team as fellow Cincinnati natives Kyle Rudolph and Greg Scruggs, who both went on to careers in the NFL.^[2] Loesing graduated in 2008,^[3] after a successful senior season at St. Xavier.

College career

As a freshman at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Loesing started 29 games at point guard for the Terriers basketball team and was named to the All-Southern Conference Freshman Team.^[4]

In his sophomore year, Loesing continued his integral role as point guard for the Terriers, leading the team to its first ever regular season Southern Conference Championship.^[5] Wofford went on to win the 2010 Southern Conference Tournament^[6] and earned its first ever berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.^[7] That year, Loesing appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated's March Madness edition, representing the Wofford Terriers.^[8]

Loesing and the Terriers repeated as Southern Conference regular season and tournament champions in 2011, defeating College of Charleston 77-67 in the conference championship.^[9] In addition to leading Wofford to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth, Loesing earned individual accolades in his junior season by being named to the Academic All-District Team.^[10]

In his senior season, Loesing had a breakout year as co-captain of the Terriers. Averaging 14.9 points, 5.6 assists, and 79.7% from the free throw line, Loesing led the team in each of these categories.^[11] He also averaged an astounding 38.3 minutes per game, which ranked 4th in the nation among Division I players. Due to his impressive season, Loesing was named SoCon Defensive Player of the Year as well as being named to the Coach's All-Conference Team and the Media's All-Conference First Team.^[12][13] Succeeding off the court as well, Loesing was one of five players in the nation named as a First Team Academic All-American, earning a 3.90 GPA in Business Economics.^[14]

Loesing finished his career at Wofford with numerous school records. Currently, he holds the all-time record at Wofford for games played (132), games started (130), minutes played (3993), and minutes played in a season (1265).^[15] He also ranks 3rd in assists (483), 6th in assists per game (3.6), and 7th in free throw percentage (.792).^[16] Loesing is also a member of Wofford's "1,000 Point Club."

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Loesing signed to play with the PVSK Panthers in Pécs, Hungary where he started at point guard.^[17] In his season in Pécs, Loesing averaged 14.5 points and 4.5 assists per game.^[18]

Loesing signed with Landstede Basketbal in Zwolle, the Netherlands for the 2013-14 season.^[19] After tearing his ACL in a preseason game, Loesing was sidelined for the entire season. ^[20]

On July 7, 2014, he signed a two-year contract with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.^[21] Before the season began, Loesing's contract was loaned to Oettinger Rockets Gotha for the 2014-15 season. With the Rockets, he averaged 10.9 points and 2.6 assists per game, ranking 3rd and 2nd on the team, respectively. ^[22]

In the 2015–16 season, while with Ludwigsburg, Loesing was selected for the BBL All-Star Game.^[23]

On June 19, 2017, Loesing signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg.^[24]

Personal

Loesing's sister Mackenzie played collegiately at the University of Buffalo.

Loesing's sister Anna attends Clemson University and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

His older brother Ricky is a lawyer, financial advisor, blogger, and stand-up comedian living in Los Angeles, California. Consistently voted the funniest member of the family, Rich is considered by many the most important member of the Loesing clan and the one most responsible for Brad's success as an athlete, businessman, and inspirational figure.

At Wofford, Loesing was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts honor society for his academic achievements.^[25]

Brad is also the founder and lead partner of the Brad Loesing Basketball Camp franchise, started in 2015.

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