Léo Westermann
| No. 9 – Partizan NIS Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||
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Serbian League Adriatic League Euroleague | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
July 24, 1992 Haguenau, France | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Pro playing career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2012 | ASVEL | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–present | Partizan Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||
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Léo Joseph Paul Westermann (born July 24, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian League. He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall point guard.
Professional career
Early years
Westermann started his professional career in 2008, playing for Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball at the Nationale Masculine 1, the third division of French basketball. He played for Centre Fed for two seasons, averaging 10.1 points, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game om 48 games.
ASVEL Basket
He signed with ASVEL Basket in 2010.[1] He stayed there for two seasons, playing in the French Pro A and Eurocup. In 2012, Westermann was selected to play for the World Team at the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon.[2] He left the team just few hours before he signed a contract with different team.[3]
Partizan Belgrade
On July 2, 2012, it was reported that Westermann signed a three-year contract with Partizan Belgrade.[4] He was one of the candidates for the prestigious award Euroleague Rising Star, which eventually went to Kostas Papanikolaou.[5] In his first season, he averaged 9.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists in the Euroleague. In the ABA League, Westermann helped his team to win the title, averaging 6.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 28 games. In November's away game against CSKA Moscow, he has torn ACL on his knee which sidelined him for the remainder of the season.[6][7] As the result of the injury, Partizan had to find replacement for him in Milenko Tepić, former member of the team.[8]
Euroleague career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2012–13 | Partizan | 9 | 7 | 28.9 | .392 | .433 | .846 | 2.6 | 4.1 | .3 | .0 | 9.6 | 6.6 |
| 2013–14 | Partizan | 5 | 5 | 27.1 | .344 | .385 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .4 | .0 | 7.0 | 3.8 |
| Career | 14 | 12 | 28.3 | .378 | .419 | .905 | 2.1 | 3.4 | .4 | .0 | 8.6 | 5.6 |
French national team
Westermann won a silver medal at the U18 European Championship in 2009.[9] Westermann also played at the U20 European Championship in 2011, where he helped France to win a bronze medal.[10] At the 2012 FIBA U20 European Championship, Westermann won the silver medal and was named the tournament MVP.[11] He was on candidate list before the EuroBasket 2013, but unlike his teammate in Partizan Joffrey Lauvergne, did not get in the final 12-man squad.[12]
References
- ↑ "ASVEL tabs Tillie, Westermann". euroleague.net. May 26, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ↑ "World Team's Leo Westermann Follows In Hero's Footsteps". usabasketball.com. April 4, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Leo Westermann leaves ASVEL Villeurbanne". Sportando. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ "Partizan mt:s picks up promising guard Westermann". euroleague.net. July 2, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Trio iz Partizana i Nedović kandidati za "Zvezdu u usponu"". sport.blic.rs. Tanjug. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Ostojić, Aca. "Partizan NIS loses Westermann to knee injury". euroleague.net. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ "Leo Westermann confirmed he has torn his ACL". Sportando. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Vrakela, S. "Tepić se vraća kući". ALO!. Retrieved 31 December 2013.(Serbian)
- ↑ "Serbia Hold Off France To Win Title". fibaeurope.com. August 2, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ↑ "France Suffocate Russia To Win Bronze". fibaeurope.com. July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Westermann Heads All Tournament Team". fibaeurope.com. July 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ↑ Dimitrijević, M. "Vesterman otpao sa spiska, Lovernj igra na Eurobasketu". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 31 December 2013.(Serbian)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Léo Westermann. |
- Léo Westermann at euroleague.net
- Léo Westerman at abaliga.com
- Léo Westermann at lnb.fr
- Léo Westermann at kkpartizan.rs
- Léo Westermann on Twitter
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Nikola Mirotić |
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP 2012 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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