Emily Bessoir
| No. 11 – UCLA Bruins | |||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||
| League | Pac-12 Conference | ||||||||
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| Born | 19 November 2001 Munich, Germany | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
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| High school | Wilhelm-Hausenstein Gymnasium (Germany) | ||||||||
| College | UCLA (2020–2024) | ||||||||
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Emily Bessoir (born 19 November 2001)[1] is a German basketball player who played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. She represents Germany in international play.
College career[edit]
Bessoir was named to the 2020–21 Pac-12 All-Freshman team.[2]
Bessoir missed the entire 2021–22 season with a torn ACL.[3] She played all 37 games the following season.[4] UCLA opened up their 2023 Pac-12 Tournament play against Arizona State, with Bessoir scoring 17 points and grabbing 9 rebounds in an 81–70 overtime win.[5] In UCLA's following game, she scored 18 points and 13 rebounds in a win over No. 21-ranked Arizona, registering her first career double-double.[6] In UCLA's first game of the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, she scored 14 points in a 67–45 win over 13-seed Sacramento State.[7] She was named to the 2023 Pac-12 All-Tournament team.[2]
Going into the 2023–24 season, she was an honorable mention on the Preseason All-Pac 12 Team.[8] Bessoir played in just one game during the season, scoring six points and registering four rebounds.[9] Bessoir was set to miss two games during the season to represent Germany at FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.[2] However, during a qualifier match on 9 November, she re-injured the ACL that caused her to miss the entire 2021―22 season. As a result, she missed the rest of the season.[9]
After the 2023–24 season, it was announced that Bessoir would not be returning to UCLA nor enter the transfer portal but instead return to Germany in hopes of making the women's Olympic roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[10] She graduated from UCLA in June.[10]
National team career[edit]
Bessoir represents Germany in international competitions. She was on Germany's roster for the FIBA U16 Women's European Championship, helping the team win a silver medal.[11] Bessoir once again competed for Germany at the FIBA U18 Women's European Championship in 2019.[1]
During her final year at UCLA, Bessoir missed two Bruins games to play matches for Germany during the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.[12]
Career statistics[edit]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
| 2020–21 | UCLA | 22 | 2 | 20.6 | .407 | .294 | .489 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .7 | 7.5 | |
| 2021–22 | UCLA | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||
| 2022–23 | UCLA | 37 | 35 | 25.1 | .413 | .357 | .742 | 5.8 | 1.2 | .6 | .9 | 9.4 | |
| 2023–24 | UCLA | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | .500 | .333 | .500 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | .0 | 6.0 | |
| Career | 60 | 37 | 23.4 | .412 | .339 | .590 | 5.5 | 1.2 | .8 | .9 | 8.6 | ||
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[13] | |||||||||||||
Off the court[edit]
After suffering her ACL injury during the 2023–24 UCLA season, Bessoir co-hosted an art show with teammate Izzy Anstey, who was also injured.[14] The art show, dubbed SHE IS: a canvas of strength, beauty and grace, featured a collection of poems and included 11 paintings, a reference to Bessoir's jersey number.[14] The paintings were illustrated by Bessoir, with funds from the art show going toward Bessoir's NIL efforts.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Emily BESSOIR". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Wang, Lauryn Olina (9 January 2024). "UCLA women's basketball steps up and into Emily Bessoir's shoes after injury". The Daily Bruin. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Gonzalez, Isabel (14 October 2022). "Women's college basketball preview: Predictions for the 2022-23 season, including South Carolina taking a jump". CBS Sports. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "No. 2 UCLA loses Emily Bessoir for rest of season after she injured knee playing for Germany". Associated Press. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via KESQ.
- ^ "UCLA's Emily Bessoir and Charisma Osborne join Pac-12 Networks following OT win over ASU". 1 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via Yahoo! Sports.
- ^ "No. 19 UCLA women beat No. 21 Arizona in Pac-12 tourney". Associated Press. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via KSL.com.
- ^ Reedy, Joe (19 March 2023) [18 March 2023]. "UCLA women roll to 67-45 win over Sacramento State". Associated Press. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via KSL.com.
- ^ "Three Earn Preseason All-Pac-12 Recognition". gostandford.com. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b "No. 2 UCLA loses Emily Bessoir for rest of season after she injured knee playing for Germany". Associated Press. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b Sawyer, Haley (19 April 2024). "UCLA forward Emily Bessoir announces she is leaving, Christeen Iwuala enters transfer portal". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Bessoir to lead Germany into European Youth Olympic Festival". fiba.basketball. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Aarnisalo, Bessoir and Dugalic to Compete at EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers". UCLA Bruins. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Emily Bessoir College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Ehrlich, Michael (18 March 2024). "UCLA Basketball Duo Emily Bessoir and Izzy Anstey Host First NIL Art Show". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 July 2024.