_EuroLeague_Women_20250108_(2).jpg) Fiebich withValencia Basket in 2025 | |
| No. 13 – Valencia Basket | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | Liga Femenina de Baloncesto |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2000-01-10)10 January 2000 (age 25) Landsberg, Germany |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Career information | |
| WNBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick |
| Selected by theLos Angeles Sparks | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2016 | DJK Landsberg |
| 2016–2018 | Jahn München |
| 2018–2021 | Wasserburg |
| 2021–2022 | Flammes Carolo Basket |
| 2022 | Warwick Senators |
| 2022–2024 | Casademont Zaragoza |
| 2024–present | New York Liberty |
| 2024–present | Valencia Basket |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Leonie Fiebich (born 10 January 2000) is a German professionalbasketball player for theNew York Liberty of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and forValencia Basket of theLiga Femenina de Baloncesto. She was drafted by theLos Angeles Sparks in the second round of the2020 WNBA draft and has played for theGerman national basketball team.[1]
Fiebich grew up inLandsberg, 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 thecenter position.[2]
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 joinedWasserburg 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 the2019 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 teamFlammes Carolo Basket.[3] She then moved to Australia to play for theWarwick Senators during the2022 NBL1 West season.[3] Fiebich won thegrand final MVP award at Warwick and then dominated theNBL1 national championships, leading the Senators to victory as the tournament MVP.[8]
For the 2022–23 season, Fiebich joinedCasademont Zaragoza of theLiga 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 theWNBA.[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 the2023–24 EuroLeague season with 12.4 points per game.[11]
In December 2024, Fiebich signed withValencia Basket until the end of the 2025–26 season.[12]
On 17 April 2020, theLos Angeles Sparks selected Fiebich with the 22nd overall pick in the2020 WNBA draft.[13][14] In May 2021, her player rights were traded to theChicago Sky.[15] In February 2023, her player rights were acquired by theNew York Liberty in a four-team trade.[16]
In February 2024, Fiebich signed a rookie scale contract with the Liberty.[17] She was named to the Liberty's starting lineup for the2024 WNBA playoffs[18] 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 theWNBA All Rookie Team.[19] She helped the Liberty win theWNBA championship with a 3–2Finals victory over theMinnesota Lynx. Fiebich had 13 points and seven rebounds in the game five 67–62 overtime win.[20]
Fiebich won the silver medal with theGerman national under-16 basketball team at the2016 FIBA Under16 European Championship where she averaged 11.9 points, 11.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[21] She also participated at the2018 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.[22][23] She also participated at the2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup where she averaged 7 points, 9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.[24]
In October 2018, Fiebich made her debut with theGerman national basketball team.[25] She played for Germany at the2024 Summer Olympics.[8]
| 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 aWNBA championship |
Stats current through end of 2024 season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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]
