Leonie Fiebich

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Leonie Fiebich
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Fiebich with Germany in 2022
No. 13New York Liberty
Position Forward
League WNBA
Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
Personal information
Born (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24)
Landsberg, Germany
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
WNBA draft 2020: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Jahn München
2018–2021 Wasserburg
2021–2022Flammes Carolo Basket
2022 Warwick Senators
2022–present Casademont Zaragoza
2024–present New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Women's basketball
FIBA U16 Women's European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Italy national team
FIBA U-18 European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Italy national team

Leonie Fiebich (born 10 January 2000) is a German professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks in the second round of the 2020 WNBA draft and has played for the German national basketball team. [1]

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Early life

Fiebich's home club was the DJK Landsberg, and at the age of 14 she trained and played for Landsberg's women team as a youth player. [2]

Professional career

Fiebich started her professional career for TS Jahn München in 2016. In her first season, 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 for the 2018–19 season. [3] She was named best Bundesliga newcomer of the 2018–19 season as she averaged 10.3 points, 8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. [4] [5] She played just one game in the 2019–20 season after she tore her cruciate ligament at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup. [6]

Fiebich returned to Wasserburg for the 2020–21 season. [7]

For the 2021–22 season, Fiebich joined French team Flammes Carolo Basket. [7] She then moved to Australia to play for the Warwick Senators during the 2022 NBL1 West season. [7]

For the 2022–23 season, Fiebich joined Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. [7] She returned to Zaragoza for the 2023–24 season. [7]

WNBA

On 17 April 2020, the Los Angeles Sparks selected Fiebich with the 22nd overall pick in the 2020 WNBA draft. [8] [9] In February 2023, her player rights were acquired by the New York Liberty in a four team trade. [10] In February 2024, she signed a Rookie Scale Contract with the Liberty. [11]

National team career

Junior teams

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. [12] 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. [13] [14] 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. [15]

Senior team

In October 2018, she made her debut with the German national basketball team. [16]

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