Leonie Fiebich

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Leonie Fiebich
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Fiebich with Germany in 2022
No. 13–New York Liberty
Position Forward
League WNBA
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 career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016DJK Landsberg
2016–2018Jahn München
2018–2021 Wasserburg
2021–2022Flammes Carolo Basket
2022 Warwick Senators
2022–2024 Casademont Zaragoza
2024–present New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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). 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 grew up in Landsberg, Germany, where she attended Johann-Winklhofer secondary school. [2] In 2014, she debuted for the DJK Landsberg women's team at the age of 14. She played at the center position. [2]

Professional career

Fiebich started her professional career with TS Jahn München in the 2.Bundesliga in 2016. In her first season, she averaged 12.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. In her second season, she averaged 16.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. [3]

Fiebich joined Wasserburg for the 2018–19 season. [4] She was named best Bundesliga newcomer of the 2018–19 season after she averaged 10.3 points, 8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. [5] [6] 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. [7] She returned to Wasserburg for the 2020–21 season. [3]

For the 2021–22 season, Fiebich joined French team Flammes Carolo Basket. [3] She then moved to Australia to play for the Warwick Senators during the 2022 NBL1 West season. [3] Fiebich won the grand final MVP award at Warwick and then dominated the NBL1 national championships, leading the Senators to victory as the tournament MVP. [8]

For the 2022–23 season, Fiebich joined Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. [3] She returned to Zaragoza for the 2023–24 season. [3] On May 24, 2024, after two seasons at the club, she confirmed her departure to the WNBA. [9] She was a two-time Spanish League MVP with Zaragoza, leading her team to a Spanish Cup title in 2023 and also earned All-EuroLeague First Team in 2024. [10] She was Zaragoza's leading scorer during the 2023–24 EuroLeague season with 12.4 points per game. [11]

WNBA

Fiebich playing for the New York Liberty on September 8, 2024. Leonie Fiebich playing for the NY Liberty.jpg
Fiebich playing for the New York Liberty on September 8, 2024.

On 17 April 2020, the Los Angeles Sparks selected Fiebich with the 22nd overall pick in the 2020 WNBA draft. [12] [13] In May 2021, her player rights were traded to the Chicago Sky. [14] In February 2023, her player rights were acquired by the New York Liberty in a four-team trade. [15]

In February 2024, Fiebich signed a rookie scale contract with the Liberty. [16] She was named to the Liberty's starting lineup for the 2024 WNBA playoffs [17] and broke the record for the most points scored by a Liberty player in their play-off debut with 21. [8] For the season, she was named to the WNBA All Rookie Team. [18] She helped the Liberty win the WNBA championship with a 3–2 Finals victory over the Minnesota Lynx. Fiebich had 13 points and seven rebounds in the game five 67–62 overtime win. [19]

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. [20] 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. [21] [22] 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. [23]

Senior team

In October 2018, Fiebich made her debut with the German national basketball team. [24] She played for Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [8]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader
†Denotes seasons in which Fiebich won a WNBA championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics [25]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020Did not appear in league
2021
2022
2023
2024 † New York 40°1520.9.478.433.7203.01.81.00.21.06.7
Career1 year, 1 team401520.9.478.433.7203.01.81.00.21.06.7

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2024 † New York 111131.0.542.5211.000°3.82.40.80.00.711.6
Career1 year, 1 team111131.0.542.5211.0003.82.40.80.00.711.6

Personal life

Fiebich's father, Matthias Fiebich, was deputy chairman of DJK Landsberg in 2014. Her brother Jonas was also an active basketball player in 2014. [2]

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