Elias Lasisi

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Elias Lasisi
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Lasisi with Academics Heidelberg in October 2022
No. 6MLP Academics Heidelberg
Position Shooting guard
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1992-01-09) 9 January 1992 (age 32)
Leuven, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Listed height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2015 Leuven Bears
2015–2017 Limburg United
2017 Le Portel
2017–2019 Oostende
2019–2020 BG Göttingen
2020 Brose Bamberg
2020–2022 Crailsheim Merlins
2022–present MLP Academics Heidelberg
Career highlights and awards

Elias Lasisi (born 9 January 1992) is a Belgian professional basketball player for MLP Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). [1] He has also been a member of the Belgium national basketball team.

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Professional career

Lasisi formerly played in Belgium for Leuven Bears and Limburg United. He parted company with Limburg in January 2017 because of a breach of disciplinary rules according to the club. [2] Lasisi then joined French ProA side ESSM Le Portel. [3] He returned to Belgium for the 2017-19 campaign, joining Oostende. With Oostende, Lasisi won two Pro Basketball League titles. [4]

On 22 August 2019, Lasisi signed with BG Göttingen in Germany. [5] In the autumn of 2020, he joined Brose Bamberg, staying on a short-term contract until 30 October 2020. [6] He appeared in one Champions League contest for Bamberg. [7] On 3 November 2020, Lasisi signed with the Crailsheim Merlins. [8]

On 19 August 2022 he signed with MLP Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). [9]

National team career

Lasisi was selected for Belgium for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification games against Bosnia and Herzegovina and France. [10]

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