Tanner Leissner (born September 17, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the German

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. He played college basketball for the New Hampshire Wildcats.

College career

Leissner was a four year starter for the New Hampshire Wildcats. As a freshman, he led the team with 12.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and was named the America East Conference Rookie of the Year and second team all-conference. He led the team in scoring and finished as the Wildcats' second-leading rebounder with 15.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore and was named first team All-America East. Leissner was again named first team all-conference in his junior after averaging 17.1 points and 6.9 rebounds and helped lead New Hampshire to the semifinal of the

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. As a senior, he led the Wildcats for a fourth straight year with 18.7 points per game while also averaging 6.9 rebounds per game. He was named first team All-America East for a third consecutive season and awarded UNH Athlete of the Year. Leissner finished his collegiate career as the Wildcats' all-time leader in points (1,962), free throws attempted (675) and made (521), and minutes played (4,095) while also finishing third in rebounds with 862 in 121 games played.

Professional career

Ehingen Urspring

Leissner signed with Ehingen Urspring of ProA, the German second division, to start his professional career. He finished the ProA season with 16.3 points and 5.4 rebounds over 33 games (32 starts).

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Following the end of the ProA season, Leissner signed with

Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. ( he, הפועל באר שבע) is a professional basketball club based in Be'er Sheva, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball. It plays its home games in the C ...

of the

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on April 28, 2019. Leissner averaged 9.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in seven games for the team.

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg

Leissner returned to Germany after signing with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the

(BBL) on August 2, 2019. He averaged 10.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in the Bundesliga.

Afyon Belediye

On August 1, 2020, he signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.

Rytas Vilnius

On August 3, 2021, he has signed with

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of the Lithuanian League.

EWE Baskets Oldenburg

On July 14, 2022, he signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the German

References

External links

New Hampshire Wildcats bioRealGM profileEuroBasket profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leissner, Tanner 1995 births Living people Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Basketball players from Texas Ehingen Urspring players EWE Baskets Oldenburg players Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players Judson High School alumni New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball players People from Bexar County, Texas Riesen Ludwigsburg players