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2003-2004 News

MSU Billings Grad Signs to Play in Germany (July 29, 2003)

BILLINGS, MT – Former Yellowjacket star Natalie Visger will continue her basketball career by playing professionally in Germany this season.  Visger will leave Billings on August 16 and report to the Frankfurt-Langen Giraffes’ training camp on August 18.  The Giraffes are the same team that Codi Schmitz, another Yellowjacket standout, played for in 2001.

“My eyes will be wide open, I’m sure,” said Visger of her new adventure.  “I don’t totally know what to expect, but I’m excited.  The host family I’m staying with is one that Codi knows, so that will help. 

“I’ll miss my friends here, but I’m excited to learn German—see the Autobahn,” Visger added.  “I’m going to take German classes in the mornings and I want to be fluent in German before I leave.”

Visger is the Yellowjackets’ 11th all-time leading scorer (1,219 points) and third all-time leading rebounder (796 rebounds).  She played in 112 games over four years, notching 26 career double-doubles.  She also finished as the school’s best-ever free throw shooter with a career average of 82.2 percent.  Considered one of the hardest working players in the program’s history, Visger was a two-time team captain and led MSU Billings to back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths as a junior and senior.  She graduated with a degree in biology in 2003.

Visger says that she will be the only American on the Langen team.  During her free time, she has arranged to coach a high school level team comprised of 17 and 18 year olds.  The season for the second-division Giraffes runs from August to April, and Visger says she may stay in Germany until early May. 

“I really have to thank Coach [Elwin] Heiny and Paul Hallgrimson,” said Visger.  “They helped put me in touch with this team.  I wouldn’t have been able to do this without their help.”

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