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Léo Joseph Paul Westermann (born 24 July 1992) is a French professional

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player for Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at , he plays the point guard position. He also represents the senior

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Early years

Westermann started his men's club career in 2008, playing for Centre Fédéral de Basketball, in the

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, 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 played.

Personal life

He is a big fan of

KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, English: Partizan Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Partizan or simply Partizan, is a professional basketball team based in Belgrade, Belgrade, Ser ...

Professional career

ASVEL

Westermann signed with the French club

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, in 2010. He stayed there for two seasons, playing in the top-tier level French Pro A and in the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup. In 2012, Westermann was selected to play for the World Team at the

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. He left the team just a few hours before he signed a contract with a different team.

Partizan

On 2 July 2012, it was reported that Westermann had signed a three-year contract with Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. With Partizan was one of the candidates for the prestigious EuroLeague Rising Star award, which eventually went to

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. In his first season, he averaged 9.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game in the EuroLeague. In the ABA League season, Westermann helped his team to win the title, averaging 6.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game, in 28 games. In November's EuroLeague away game against

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, he

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his ACL on his knee, which sidelined him for the remainder of the season. As a result of the injury, Partizan had to find a replacement for him in

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, a former member of the team.

Barcelona / Limoges

On 17 July 2014, Spanish club

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acquired the player rights of Westermann. On 25 July 2014, he was loaned by Barcelona to the French EuroLeague team

Limoges CSP Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges. History The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...

, for one season. Over 10 EuroLeague season games, he averaged 7.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, a career-high 4.3 assists, and 1.3 steal per game. On 11 July 2015, Westermann signed a one-year extension, with the option of another year, with Limoges.

Žalgiris Kaunas

On 30 May 2016, Westermann signed a one-year contract, with the possibility to extend it for one more year, with the Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas. Over 30 EuroLeague season games, he averaged 8.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 0.5 steals per game.

CSKA Moscow

On 22 June 2017, the Russian club

, announced the signing of Westermann, to a 1+1 (2nd year being optional) year contract. On 16 July 2018, Westermann was officially released from CSKA.

Return to Žalgiris Kaunas

Westermann returned and signed with Žalgiris Kaunas on 23 September 2018.

Fenerbahçe

On 12 July 2019, Westermann signed a two-year deal with Fenerbahçe of the

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. On 22 December 2020, he was released by Fenerbahçe.

Barcelona

On 22 December 2020, Westermann signed as a free-agent with EuroLeague powerhouse

of the Liga ACB.

AS Monaco

On 29 July 2021, Westermann signed a one-year deal with EuroCup champions

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of the French

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and the EuroLeague.

Monbus Obradoiro

On 5 August 2022, Westermann signed a one-year deal with Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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National team career

French junior national team

As a player of France's junior teams, Westermann won a silver medal at the

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. Westermann also played at the

2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition featured 16 teams, held in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain from July 14–24. Spain became a champion for the first time. Par ...

, where he helped France to win a bronze medal. At the

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, Westermann won the silver medal, and was named the tournament's

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French senior national team

Westermann was on the senior

's candidate list to compete at the

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. However, unlike his teammate in Partizan Belgrade,

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, he did not make it onto France's final 12-man squad for the tournament. He played with France at

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, where he won a bronze medal. He also played at

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.Leo WESTERMANN (FRA).
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