Axel Louissaint (born 3 January 1996) is a Swiss professional basketball for

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, the top tier of basketball in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Professional career

Lugano Tigers (2015–2017)

Louissaint signed with the

in 2015 at the age of 18. He made his first professional appearance on 14 February 2015, scoring seven points and grabbing four rebounds. Over his first two years Louissaint appeared in 58 games starting 24. On 25 April 2017 Louissaint declared for the

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, being one of 45 international players to do so.

Riviera Lakers (2017-2018)

Louissaint signed with the Vevey Riviera Basket of Championnat LNA. On week 21, he was selected for the Top 5 of the week.

Leyma Coruña (2018–2019)

On 23 July 2018 Louissaint signed with Leyma Coruña of LEB Oro.

Return to Lugano (2020–present)

After spending the 2019-20 season with several Spanish clubs, Louissaint returned to

on 12 August 2020.

National team career

He has competed for Switzerland through multiple youth national teams, and participated at the 2015

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Under-20 Championship Division B. He was the top scorer of his team and averaged 13.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.4 steals per game.

Career statistics

LNA stats

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, 26 , , 6 , , 19.7 , , .324 , , .260 , , .458 , , 2.3 , , .7 , , .4 , , .2 , , 5.7 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

, 32 , , 18 , , 24.3 , , .311 , , .255 , , .633 , , 3.7 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .1 , , 5.9 , , 7.7 , - class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan="2", Career , 58 , , 24 , , 21.8 , , .319 , , .257 , , .356 , , 3.0 , , .8 , , .5 , , .1 , , 5.8 , , 7.3

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Louissaint, Axel 1996 births Living people Básquet Coruña players Swiss expatriate basketball people in Spain Lugano Tigers players People from Yverdon-les-Bains Shooting guards Small forwards Swiss expatriate basketball people Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Spain Swiss men's basketball players Vevey Riviera Basket players Sportspeople from the canton of Vaud