Axel Louissaint

Axel Louissaint (born January 3, 1996) is a Swiss professional basketball for Lugano Tigers of Swiss Basketball League, the top tier of basketball in Switzerland.

Axel Louissaint
Lugano Tigers
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueSwiss Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1996-01-03) January 3, 1996
Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017Lugano Tigers
2017–2018Vevey Riviera Basket
2018–2019Coruña
2019CB Clavijo
2019–2020Fribourg Olympic
2020–presentLugano Tigers

Professional career

Lugano Tigers (2015–2017)

Louissaint signed with the Lugano Tigers in 2015 at the age of 18. He made his first professional appearance on February 14, 2015, scoring seven points and grabbing four rebounds. Over his first two years Louissaint appeared in 58 games starting 24.[1]

On April 25, 2017 Louissaint declared for the 2017 NBA draft, being one of 45 international players to do so.[2][3]

Riviera Lakers (2017-2018)

Louissaint signed with the Vevey Riviera Basket of Championnat LNA. On week 21, he was selected for the Top 5 of the week.[4]

Leyma Coruña (2018–2019)

On July 23, 2018, Louissaint signed with Leyma Coruña of LEB Oro.[5]

Return to Lugano (2020–present)

After spending the 2019-20 season with several Spanish clubs, Louissaint returned to Lugano Tigers on August 12, 2020.[6]

National team career

He has competed for Switzerland through multiple youth national teams, and participated at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B. He was the top scorer of his team and averaged 13.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.4 steals per game.[7]

Career statistics
Legend
  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

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

LNA stats
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Lugano Tigers 26619.7.324.260.4582.3.7.4.25.77.1
2016–17 Lugano Tigers 321824.3.311.255.6333.71.0.6.15.97.7
Career 582421.8.319.257.3563.0.8.5.15.87.3
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References
  1. "Axel Louissaint et Everett ont réussi 12 tirs à 3 pts". 24heurus. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. "NBA announces 2017 draft entrants". NBA. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. https://www.hoopsrumors.com/axel-louissaint
  4. "Axel Louissaint top 5 of the week". instagram. Retrieved 26 Feb 2018.
  5. "Axel Louissaint refuerza la línea exterior del Leyma Coruña". FEB (in Spanish). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. Maffioli, Luca (August 12, 2020). "Louissaint comes back to Lugano Tigers". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  7. "Axel Louissaint stats U20 2015". fibaeurope. Retrieved 26 Feb 2018.
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