Leonie Fiebich

Leonie Fiebich (born January 10, 2000) is a German professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She had previously played for the German side TSV 1880 Wasserburg and the German national basketball team.[1]

Leonie Fiebich
Los Angeles Sparks
PositionCenter
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000
Landsberg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
WNBA draft2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2016–2018Jahn Munich
2018–2020Wasserburg
2020–presentLos Angeles Sparks
Medals
Representing  Germany
Women's basketball
FIBA U16 Women's European Championship
2016 Italy national team
FIBA U-18 European Championship
2018 Italy national team

Professional career

Fiebich's home club is the DJK Landsberg, and at the age of 14 she trained and played for Landsberg's women team as a youth player.[2] She started her professional career at Jahn Munich in 2016, in her first season there, she averaged 12.1 points and 8.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. In her second season, she averaged 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. She was signed by Wasserburg in the 2018–19 season.[3] She was named best Bundesliga newcomer of the 2018–19 season as she averaged 10.3 points and 8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[4][5] She played just in the 2019–20 season as she tore her cruciate ligament again at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup Quarter-finals against the United States under-19 team.[6]

WNBA

On April 17, 2020, the Los Angeles Sparks selected Fiebich with the 22nd pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft.[7][8]

National team career

Junior teams

Leonie Fiebich won the silver medal with the German national under-16 basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Under16 European Championship where she averaged 11.9 points, 11.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[9] She also participated at the 2018 FIBA Under18 European Championship where she won the gold medal and averaged 11.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game and was selected to the "team of the tournament.[10][11] She also participated at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup where she averaged 7 points, 9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.[12]

Senior team

In October 2018, she made her debut with the German national basketball team.[13]

References
  1. "2020 WNBA Draft Profile: Leonie Fiebich". wnba.com. Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. "She wants to be a professional". augsburger-allgemeine.de. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. "A real coup: Leonie Fiebich comes to Wasserburg". sportfrauen.net. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. "After the first season in the basketball Bundesliga: Wasserburger Leonie Fiebich awarded". ovb-online.de. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. "Leonie Fiebich". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  6. "Bitter message for TSV Wasserburg: cruciate ligament rupture at Leonie Fiebich". ovb-online.de. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. Maloney, Jack. "2020 WNBA Draft winners and losers: Liberty add Sabrina Ionescu with top pick; Wings land talented trio". cbssports.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. "WNBA Draft: Sabally, Geiselsöder und Fiebich ausgewählt". basketball-bund.de. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  9. "Leonie Fiebich". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. "Leonie Fiebich". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  11. "GOLD! EUROPEAN CHAMPION". basketball-bunde.de. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  12. "Leonie Fiebich". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. "Wasserburg three times for Germany". rosenheim24.de. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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