Elias Lasisi
 Lasisi with Academics Heidelberg in October 2022 | |
| No. 6 – MLP Academics Heidelberg | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 9 January 1992 Leuven, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2015 | Leuven Bears |
| 2015–2017 | Limburg United |
| 2017 | Le Portel |
| 2017–2019 | Oostende |
| 2019–2020 | BG Göttingen |
| 2020 | Brose Bamberg |
| 2020–2022 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| 2022–present | MLP Academics Heidelberg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Elias Lasisi (born 9 January 1992) is a Belgian professional basketball player for MLP Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[1] He has also been a member of the Belgium national basketball team.
Professional career[edit]
Lasisi formerly played in Belgium for Leuven Bears and Limburg United. He parted company with Limburg in January 2017 because of a breach of disciplinary rules according to the club.[2] Lasisi then joined French ProA side ESSM Le Portel.[3] He returned to Belgium for the 2017-19 campaign, joining Oostende. With Oostende, Lasisi won two Pro Basketball League titles.[4]
On 22 August 2019, Lasisi signed with BG Göttingen in Germany.[5] In the autumn of 2020, he joined Brose Bamberg, staying on a short-term contract until 30 October 2020.[6] He appeared in one Champions League contest for Bamberg.[7] On 3 November 2020, Lasisi signed with the Crailsheim Merlins.[8]
On 19 August 2022 he signed with MLP Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[9]
National team career[edit]
Lasisi was selected for Belgium for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification games against Bosnia and Herzegovina and France.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Elias Lasisi Player Profile, Telenet BC Oostende, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Hamoir, Simon. "Elias Lasisi a réussi ses tests avec Le Portel (Pro A)". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ Kugener, Christophe. "La bonne histoire de ce basketteur belge: viré par Limburg United, il rebondit au Portel". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ "LASISI, Elias". Basketball Belgium (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ "BG Göttingen signs Elias Lasisi". Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Belgian Lions: Elias Lasisi quitte Bröse Bamberg et est à présent sans club". Le Soir (in French). 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ Eurobasket. "Brose Bamberg 2020-21". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ "Crailsheim Merlins land Elias Lasisi and Bogdan Radosavljevic". Sportando. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Elias Lasisi kommt". mlp-academics-heidelberg.de (in German). August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ "Belgium - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2020-04-01.