- Team
- Portland Fire
- Position
- Forward
- Number
- #20
- Height
- 6′1″ (1.85 m)
- Age
- 22 years
- Born
- May 28, 2004, Georgsmarienhütte
About Frieda Bühner
Frieda Bühner is from near Osnabrück and played in Germany's second division at 14. After a short spell at the University of Florida she returned to Osnabrück and then joined Estudiantes in Madrid, before the Portland Fire drafted her 17th overall in 2026. She earned a standard contract in her rookie season.
Season stats
2026 season · 39 games
Frieda Bühner has wrapped up her 2026 WNBA season with the Portland Fire. In 39 games she averaged 6.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game in 15.5 minutes. She shot 87.5 percent from the free-throw line and 34.7 percent from three. Her best game of the last five was the 82-66 loss at Golden State, where she scored 14 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Over those final five games she averaged 6.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists, slightly above her season scoring average.
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 15.5 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 43.3% | 34.7% | 87.5% |
Last games
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/22 | vs GS | W90-82 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 |
| 09/20 | @ LA | L84-105 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 |
| 09/18 | @ GS | L66-82 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6-10 |
| 09/17 | vs PHX | L91-94 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 |
| 08/25 | @ DAL | L78-96 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 |
Highlights
- Golden State Valkyries vs. Portland Fire | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 22, 2026Game recapWNBA · 11:03
Frieda Bühner's career
Frieda Bühner grew up in Georgsmarienhütte, where her father set up a basketball court in the garden for her and her younger brothers, one of whom is the German U20 international Karl Bühner. She started playing club basketball with Osnabrücker SC in 2012/13. In 2018 she won the German under-14 title with BBC Osnabrück and scored 28 points in the final. She returned to Osnabrücker SC that December and made her 2. Bundesliga debut in February 2019 at the age of 14. The team won the second-division title that season and moved up to the top flight, though it lost the DBBL Cup final. In 2020/21 Osnabrück finished as German runner-up, with Bühner, a forward who also played inside, regularly starting in the finals round.
She moved to the University of Florida for 2022/23 but returned to Osnabrück in November 2022 after four games for the Gators. In 2024/25 she played in Spain for Estudiantes. Portland Fire selected her with the 17th overall pick in the 2026 WNBA draft. She first received a developmental contract, which was converted to a standard contract on May 21. In June 2026 she also signed with USK Prague for the period outside the WNBA season.
Bühner came through Germany's youth national teams, including the 2019 U16 European Championship and the U18 tournaments in 2021 and 2022. At the 2023 U19 World Cup she led Germany in scoring with 15.4 points and in rebounding with 10.3 per game. She first joined the senior national team squad in spring 2021 and was named to the Olympic squad in July 2024. At EuroBasket 2025 Germany lost to Belgium in the quarterfinals. At the 2026 World Cup in Berlin she finished fourth with the team, the best World Cup result for a German women's side.
Facts from: Wikipedia (de), Wikipedia (en), Wikidata