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Leonie Fiebich

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]

Leonie Fiebich
Fiebich with Germany in 2022
No. 13 – New York Liberty
PositionForward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24)
Landsberg, Germany
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
WNBA draft2020: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016DJK Landsberg
2016–2018Jahn München
2018–2021Wasserburg
2021–2022Flammes Carolo Basket
2022Warwick Senators
2022–2024Casademont Zaragoza
2024–presentNew York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  Germany
Women's basketball
FIBA U16 Women's European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Italy national team
FIBA U-18 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Italy national team

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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Junior teams

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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

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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

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Legend
  GP Games 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

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Regular season

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Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics[25]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2020 Did not appear in league
2021
2022
2023
2024† New York 40° 15 20.9 .478 .433 .720 3.0 1.8 1.0 0.2 1.0 6.7
Career 1 year, 1 team 40 15 20.9 .478 .433 .720 3.0 1.8 1.0 0.2 1.0 6.7

Playoffs

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WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2024† New York 11 11 31.0 .542 .521 1.000° 3.8 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.7 11.6
Career 1 year, 1 team 11 11 31.0 .542 .521 1.000 3.8 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.7 11.6

Personal life

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 WNBA Draft Profile: Leonie Fiebich". wnba.com. Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Sie will Profi werden". augsburger-allgemeine.de (in German). 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Leonie Fiebich". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ "A real coup: Leonie Fiebich comes to Wasserburg". sportfrauen.net. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ "After the first season in the basketball Bundesliga: Wasserburger Leonie Fiebich awarded". ovb-online.de. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Leonie Fiebich". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Bitter message for TSV Wasserburg: cruciate ligament rupture at Leonie Fiebich". ovb-online.de. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Fiebich's rise from NBL1 West to WNBA championship series". The West Australian. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  9. ^ Rived, Silvia (2024-05-24). "Leo Fiebich confirma su marcha de Casademont Zaragoza". AragonDigital.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  10. ^ "Liberty's Leonie Fiebich last WNBA rookie from historic class making postseason impact". New York Daily News. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Liberty's Leonie Fiebich says she 'feels more comfortable' after stuffing stat sheet in win over Dream". Yahoo Sports. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "WNBA Draft: Sabally, Geiselsöder und Fiebich ausgewählt". basketball-bund.de. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Sky acquire Stephanie Watts; rights to Leonie Fiebich from the Los Angeles Sparks – Chicago Sky". sky.wnba.com. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Liberty Acquire Leonie Fiebich and Future Draft Capital in Four-Team Deal – New York Liberty". WNBA New York Liberty. February 11, 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  16. ^ "WNBA Player Movement & Transactions | WNBA". WNBA. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  17. ^ Merchant, Sabreena; Pickman, Ben; more. "WNBA playoffs takeaways: The starting lineup change that boosted the New York Liberty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  18. ^ Ehrlich, Myles (2024-10-04). "Leo Season: How Fiebich has Fit with the Liberty » Winsidr". Winsidr. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  19. ^ Voepel, Michael (20 October 2024). "Liberty survive OT classic vs. Lynx to win first WNBA title". ABC News. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Leonie Fiebich". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Leonie Fiebich". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  22. ^ "GOLD! EUROPEAN CHAMPION". basketball-bunde.de. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Leonie Fiebich". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Wasserburg three times for Germany". rosenheim24.de. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Leonie Fiebich WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
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