Brad Loesing

Brad Loesing (born October 9, 1989) is an American-German professional basketball player for s.Oliver Würzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). As a senior at Wofford, he was selected as the 2012 Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was named as a First Team Academic All-American in that 2011–12 season.

Brad Loesing
No. 35 – s.Oliver Würzburg
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1989-10-09) October 9, 1989
Cincinnati, Ohio
NationalityAmerican / German
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio)
CollegeWofford (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013PVSK Panthers
2014–2017Riesen Ludwigsburg
2014–2015→Rockets Gotha
2017–2018Oldenburg
2018–presentWürzburg
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Loesing is the second of five children from a German-Catholic family in Norwood, Ohio. After graduating from Holy Trinity School in Norwood, Loesing attended St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. In his junior season, he led the St. Xavier Bombers basketball team to the Ohio Division I State Championship game. The Bombers fell to crosstown rival Archbishop Moeller High School with a final score of 43-40.[1] The following summer, he earned his 9th consecutive AAU state championship title with the Cincinnati Shining Stars. He played on the same team as fellow Cincinnati natives Kyle Rudolph and Greg Scruggs, who both went on to careers in the NFL.[2] Loesing graduated in 2008,[3] after a successful senior season at St. Xavier.

College career

As a freshman at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Loesing started 29 games at point guard for the Terriers basketball team and was named to the All-Southern Conference Freshman Team.[4]

In his sophomore year, Loesing continued his integral role as point guard for the Terriers, leading the team to its first ever regular season Southern Conference Championship.[5] Wofford went on to win the 2010 Southern Conference Tournament[6] and earned its first ever berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.[7] That year, Loesing appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated's March Madness edition, representing the Wofford Terriers.[8]

Loesing and the Terriers repeated as Southern Conference regular season and tournament champions in 2011, defeating College of Charleston 77-67 in the conference championship.[9] In addition to leading Wofford to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth, Loesing earned individual accolades in his junior season by being named to the Academic All-District Team.[10]

In his senior season, Loesing had a breakout year as co-captain of the Terriers. Averaging 14.9 points, 5.6 assists, and 79.7% from the free throw line, Loesing led the team in each of these categories.[11] He also averaged an astounding 38.3 minutes per game, which ranked 4th in the nation among Division I players. Due to his impressive season, Loesing was named SoCon Defensive Player of the Year as well as being named to the Coach's All-Conference Team and the Media's All-Conference First Team.[12][13] Succeeding off the court as well, Loesing was one of five players in the nation named as a First Team Academic All-American, earning a 3.90 GPA in Business Economics.[14]

Loesing finished his career at Wofford with numerous school records. Currently, he holds the all-time record at Wofford for minutes played in a season (1265), minutes averaged in a season (38.3), and he shares the record for games played and started in a season (35).[15] He also ranks 2nd in games started (130), 2nd in career minutes played (3992), 3rd in games played (132), 4th in total assists (483), 4th in assists in a season (184), 5th in assists per game (3.7), and 9th in free throw percentage (.792). Loesing finished his career as a member of Wofford's "1,000 Point Club" and 38th in all-time scoring with 1,068 points.[16]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Loesing signed to play with the PVSK Panthers in Pécs, Hungary where he started at point guard.[17] In his season in Pécs, Loesing averaged 14.5 points and 4.5 assists per game.[18]

Loesing signed with Landstede Basketbal in Zwolle, the Netherlands for the 2013-14 season.[19] After tearing his ACL in a preseason game, Loesing was sidelined for the entire season.[20]

On July 7, 2014, he signed a two-year contract with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.[21] Before the season began, Loesing's contract was loaned to Oettinger Rockets Gotha for the 2014-15 season. With the Rockets, he averaged 10.9 points and 2.6 assists per game, ranking 3rd and 2nd on the team, respectively.[22]

In the 2015–16 season, while with Ludwigsburg, Loesing was selected for the BBL All-Star Game.[23]

On June 19, 2017, Loesing signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg.[24]

Personal

Loesing's sister Mackenzie played collegiately at the University of Buffalo.

Loesing's sister Anna attends Clemson University and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

His older brother Ricky is a lawyer, financial advisor, blogger, and stand-up comedian living in Los Angeles, California. Consistently voted the funniest member of the family, Rich is considered by many the most important member of the Loesing clan and the one most responsible for Brad's success as an athlete, businessman, and inspirational figure.

At Wofford, Loesing was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts honor society for his academic achievements.[25]

Brad is also the founder and lead partner of the Brad Loesing Basketball Camp franchise, started in 2015.

gollark: I know what you did.
gollark: ~play hawk - counter ops
gollark: ~play in hearts wake - hellbringer
gollark: ~play bleed from within - pathfinder
gollark: ~play thornhill - nurture

References
  1. 2007 Division 1 State Boys Basketball Tournament
  2. "Alumni College Choices". Shining Star Sports. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  3. "#35 Brad Loesing". Greater Catholic League. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  4. Men's Basketball Coaches Select All-Conference Team
  5. Men's Basketball Claims SoCon title
  6. Wofford Men's Basketball Wins SoCon Championship
  7. Wofford Set to Play First NCAA Tournament Game in School History
  8. Letters - 04.12.10 - SI Vault
  9. Men's Basketball Repeats as SoCon Champs
  10. Brad Loesing Named Academic All-District
  11. Wofford 2012-13 Men's Basketball Media Guide, pages 79-80
  12. Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors Announced
  13. SoCon Media Selects All-Conference Team
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-03-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. Wofford 2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide, pages 100-110
  16. Wofford 2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide, pages 100-110
  17. "PVSK-Panthers Team Roster". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  18. Brad Loesing Stats 2012-13
  19. Brad Loesing New Point Guard
  20. J.T. Tiller replaces Brad Loesing at landstedebasketbal.nl (October 2, 2013)
  21. "Ludwigsburg verpflichtet Brad Loesing". Spox.com.
  22. Oettinger Rockets Gotha Basketball - Stats 2014-15
  23. Brad Loesing ersetzt verletzten Niels Giffey beim Beko BBL ALLSTAR Game
  24. "Brad Loesing inks with EWE Baskets Oldenburg". Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  25. "PBK Inductees 2012". Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
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