Luisa Geiselsöder

Luisa Geiselsöder
	Geiselsöder 2022 at the national team of Germany
Personal information
Born	10 February 2000 (age 24); 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
Position	Center
Career history
2015–2020	BG Donau-Ries
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA U16 Women's European Championship MVP (2016);
Representing Germany
Women's basketball
FIBA U16 Women's European Championship
FIBA U-18 European Championship

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.

References

^ "2020 WNBA Draft Profile: Luisa Geiselsöder". wnba.com. Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^ "Luisa GEISELSÖDER". www.basketball-bund.de. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
^ "Luisa GEISELSÖDER basketball profile". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
^ "statistics". dbbl.de. Women's basketball bundesliga. 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.