Emily
Bessoir

Emily Bessoir grew up in Munich in a basketball family: her father Bill played professionally in Europe, and her grandfather coached at the University of Scranton. She started out with TS Jahn München. In 2016 she became the first German invited to the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in Los Angeles. In 2018 she won the German U18 championship with her club and was named player of the year in the women's youth Bundesliga as well as best player of the final tournament.

Bessoir moved to the University of California, Los Angeles for the 2020-21 season, playing for the UCLA Bruins while studying psychology and communication. In 2022-23 she appeared in all 37 games, starting 35, and averaged 15 points. She tore her ACL in November 2023 and went back to Germany in 2024. In February 2025 TK Hannover Luchse signed her, and in the summer of 2025 she joined Lointek Gernika in Spain's top league. A year later she moved within the Liga Femenina to Hozono Global Jairis.

With the U16 national team, Bessoir won European Championship silver in 2016, and in 2018 she became U18 European champion. She debuted for the senior team on 26 May 2023 under head coach Lisa Thomaidis, scoring 18 points with eleven rebounds. Germany finished sixth at EuroBasket 2023. She reached the quarterfinals with the team at the 2024 Olympics and at EuroBasket 2025. At the 2026 World Cup in Berlin, Germany advanced to the semifinals and finished fourth, the best result by a German women's team at a World Cup.