Emma Meesseman

Emma Meesseman
Meesseman in 2023
No. 11 – Fenerbahçe
PositionPower forward
LeagueTurkish Super League
EuroLeague Women
Personal information
Born (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 31)
Ypres, Belgium
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2013: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2012Blue Cats Ieper
2009–2012Lotto Young Cats
2012–2014ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20132020Washington Mystics
2014–2016WBC Sparta&K
2016–2022UMMC Ekaterinburg
2022Chicago Sky
2022–presentFenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  Belgium
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2023 Israel/Slovenia
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place 2021 France/Spain
European Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Romania
Meesseman with the Washington Mystics in 2019

Emma Meesseman (born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Women's Basketball Super League and EuroLeague Women. After playing basketball in Belgium, Meesseman was drafted by the Washington Mystics with the 19th overall pick in the second round of the 2013 WNBA draft. She has also played for the Belgian national team and several European professional teams. She was named the 2011 FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year and the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP.[7] Meesseman studied physical education at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.[8][9]

  1. ^ "MVP Stewart leads All-Star Five at the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament in Tokyo". fiba.basketball. FIBA. 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "A'ja Wilson crowned Paris 2024 MVP to headline All-Star Five". fiba.basketball. FIBA. 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "MVP Meesseman headlines EuroLeague Women Awards winners". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Meesseman named back-to-back MVP to lead EuroLeague Women Awards". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ All-EuroLeague Women First Team announced fib.basketball
  6. ^ Winners of EuroLeague Women Awards announced fiba.basketball
  7. ^ "EMMA MEESSEMAN PRESENTED WITH AWARD". eurobasketwomen2013.com. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  8. ^ Playing basketball and studying Emma Meesseman is February young player of the month
  9. ^ Emma Meesseman talks about Russia vs. the WNBA