Léo Joseph Paul Westermann (born July 24, 1992) is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for Limoges CSP of the French League, on loan from Barcelona. He is 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall point guard.
Early years[edit]
Westermann started his professional career in 2008, playing for Centre Fédéral de Basketball at the Nationale Masculine 1, the third division of French basketball. He played for Centre Fed for two seasons, averaging 10.1 points, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game in 48 games.
ASVEL[edit]
He signed with ASVEL Basket in 2010.[1] He stayed there for two seasons, playing in the French Pro A and Eurocup. In 2012, Westermann was selected to play for the World Team at the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon.[2] He left the team just few hours before he signed a contract with different team.[3]
Partizan Belgrade[edit]
On July 2, 2012, it was reported that Westermann signed a three-year contract with Partizan Belgrade.[4] He was one of the candidates for the prestigious award Euroleague Rising Star, which eventually went to Kostas Papanikolaou.[5] In his first season, he averaged 9.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists in the Euroleague. In the ABA League, Westermann helped his team to win the title, averaging 6.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 28 games. In November's away game against CSKA Moscow, he has torn ACL on his knee which sidelined him for the remainder of the season.[6][7] As the result of the injury, Partizan had to find replacement for him in Milenko Tepić, former member of the team.[8]
Barcelona[edit]
On July 17, 2014, Barcelona acquired rights of Westerman.[9] On July 25, 2014, he was loaned to the French Euroleague team Limoges CSP for one season.
Westermann won a silver medal at the U18 European Championship in 2009.[11] Westermann also played at the U20 European Championship in 2011, where he helped France to win a bronze medal.[12] At the 2012 FIBA U20 European Championship, Westermann won the silver medal and was named the tournament MVP.[13] He was on candidate list before the EuroBasket 2013, but unlike his teammate in Partizan Joffrey Lauvergne, did not get in the final 12-man squad
Léo Westermann, né le 24 juillet 1992 à Haguenau, est un joueur français de basket-ball, évoluant au poste de meneur.
Léo Westermann est le fils de Marc Westermann, joueur professionnel de Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket. Léo débute le basket-ball très tôt au CO Haguenau. Il est rapidement surclassé dans les catégories supérieures. Il entre au pôle espoir d'Alsace à 13 ans, intègre les cadets puis les espoirs du centre de formation du SLUC Nancy à 14 ans avant de rejoindre le Centre fédéral l'année suivante.
