Mathias Lessort

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Mathias Lessort
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Mathias Lessort (2018)
Player information
birthday September 29, 1995
(24 years and 338 days)
place of birth Fort-de-France , France
size 205 cm
position center
Clubs as active
until 2016 FranceFrance Élan Sportif Chalonnais
2016-2017 FranceFrance JSF Nanterre
2017-2018 SerbiaSerbia Red Star Belgrade
2018-2019 SpainSpain Unicaja Málaga
since 2019 GermanyGermany FC Bayern Munich

Mathias Lessort (born September 29, 1995 in Fort-de-France ) is a French basketball player .

career

Born in the French overseas territory of Martinique , Lessort moved to the junior division of the first division club Élan Sportif Chalonnais at the age of 15 . In the 2014/15 season he made his debut on the club's professional team, and in 2016 he moved to JSF Nanterre within the French premier league . There Lessort took a further development step and scored an average of 10.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per encounter in 34 league appearances during the 2016/17 season. With Nanterre he won the FIBA Europe Cup this season . In the North American NBA's draft process in 2017, the Philadelphia 76ers secured the rights to the French in the second selection round (50th place). However, Lessort stayed in Europe and played for the Serbian top club Red Star Belgrade in the 2017/18 season . In Belgrade he drew attention to himself in particular with his powerful and energetic style of play. With the Red Star he also took part in the EuroLeague and scored an average of 8.5 points and 5.7 rebounds in 30 missions.

In the summer break of 2018 he was signed by the Spanish ACB club Unicaja Málaga . He came to an average of 8.8 points in 34 ACB main round encounters in the 2018/19 season and collected an average of 5.4 rebounds per game. At the beginning of August 2019 he was signed by the German Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich .

National team

With the French U20 national team, he took part in the European championship tournaments of this age group in 2014 and 2015. In 2018 he played his first international match for the men's national team. At the 2019 World Cup , he won the bronze medal with the team.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [Interview] Mathias Lessort: "J'attends de savoir ce que veulent les Sixers". In: Basket Infos. June 28, 2018, accessed June 15, 2019 (French).
  2. ↑ Mathias Lessort à Nanterre | LNB.fr. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Statistiques joueur espoirs | LNB.fr. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
  4. ^ Fiba Europe Cup: Au bout du suspense, Nanterre s'offre un nouveau titre européen - Coupes d'Europe - Basket. April 25, 2017, accessed on June 15, 2019 (Fri-FR).
  5. ^ Les coulisses de la draft NBA avec Mathias Lessort. June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Le reportage dans l'intimité de Mathias Lessort à Belgrade. October 25, 2017, accessed June 15, 2019 (French).
  7. ↑ EN VIDEO - Le grand saut de Lessort à Belgrade - SFR Sport. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
  8. ↑ LESSORT, MATHIAS - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Gabriel Pantel jouve: Officiel: Mathias Lessort à Malaga. July 30, 2018, accessed June 15, 2019 (French).
  10. ↑ ACB.COM. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
  11. ↑ https://fcb-basketball.de/de/news/2019-20/07/lessort
  12. ↑ Mathias Lessort profile, FIBA ​​Europe Cup 2017. Accessed June 15, 2019 .
  13. ↑ TEAM FRANCE BASKET. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
  14. ↑ http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/basket/equipe-de-france/actualites/bronzes-en-chine-ces-bleus-ont-du-chien-et-de-l-avenir-973973
personal data
SURNAME Lessort, Mathias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort-de-France