- Team
- Portland Fire
- Position
- Center
- Number
- #15
- Height
- 6′4″ (1.93 m)
- Age
- 26 years
- Born
- Feb 10, 2000, Ansbach
About Luisa Geiselsöder
The center from Franconia played for BG Donau-Ries and several French clubs, winning the French title with Basket Landes in 2025. That year she reached the WNBA with the Dallas Wings, five years after Dallas had drafted her. In the 2026 expansion draft the new Portland Fire picked her fifth.
Season stats
2026 season · 21 games
Luisa Geiselsöder finished the 2026 WNBA season with the Portland Fire below last year's numbers. In 21 games the center averaged 4.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 16.6 minutes. In 2025 she had 6.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 22.4 minutes over 28 games. Her free throw shooting stayed strong at 80.0 percent. The finish was quieter: over her last five games she averaged just 1.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists. Her best outing in that stretch came at Chicago on June 24, with 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 16.6 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 33.0% | 29.1% | 80.0% |
| 2025 | 28 | 22.4 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 42.5% | 33.0% | 81.8% |
Last games
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/28 | @ LV | L83-98 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 |
| 07/18 | @ MIN | L93-101 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 |
| 07/16 | @ WSH | W75-56 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 |
| 07/09 | vs LV | L80-88 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 |
| 06/24 | @ CHI | L78-101 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1-4 |
Highlights
- Golden State Valkyries vs. Portland Fire | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 22, 2026Game recapWNBA · 11:03
Luisa Geiselsöder's career
Luisa Geiselsöder grew up in Burgoberbach and joined BG Donau-Ries in 2015, where she played alongside her sister Laura. In 2019/20 the center averaged 18.6 points, and her 390 points that season were the third-highest total in the German women's Bundesliga. The website eurobasket.com named her the league's best center.
In April 2020 the Dallas Wings drafted her 21st overall in the WNBA draft. Around the same time, French top-flight side Landerneau Bretagne Basket announced her signing. She moved to La Roche VBC in 2022 and to Basket Landes in 2023. In February 2025 she signed with Dallas again, earned a roster spot in training camp and made her WNBA debut on 27 May 2025. In May 2025 she won the French league title with Basket Landes. She then played for ÇBK Mersin in Turkey and won the EuroCup in April 2026. Portland Fire selected her in the expansion draft in April 2026, and she is now under contract with the club. In September 2026 she joined Fenerbahçe and won the European SuperCup in October.
Geiselsöder came through Germany's youth national teams, including the 2015 U16 European Championship, and won silver at the same event in 2016. In 2018 she became U18 European champion. She debuted for the senior national team in November 2019, and Germany finished sixth at EuroBasket 2023. At the 2024 Olympics in Paris the team reached the quarterfinals and lost 71-84 to France. Germany placed fifth at EuroBasket 2025. At the 2026 World Cup in Berlin the team finished fourth, the best result for a German women's team at a World Cup.
Facts from: Wikipedia (de), Wikipedia (en), Wikidata