Dallas Wings Confirm When Teaira McCowan, Luisa Geiselsöder Will Leave for EuroBasket

Dallas Wings center Teaira McCowan will depart on Saturday, June 7, to join the Turkish women’s national team ahead of the 2025 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket. Fellow Wings center Luisa Geiselsöder will follow one week later, departing on June 14 to join Germany after Dallas hosts the Las Vegas Aces.

Initial expectations were that both players would leave following the June 13 matchup against Las Vegas, a plan that still holds for Geiselsöder. “We’re playing the Vegas game and then we’re leaving,” she told DallasHoopsJournal.com. McCowan, however, confirmed her participation, “Yeah, I have to go,” when asked about her commitment to Turkey’s national team.

The tournament, held from June 18 to 29, features group phase games across Greece, Germany, Czechia, and Italy. McCowan and Turkey will play in Group A, with all games in Piraeus, Greece, while Geiselsöder and Germany are part of Group D, competing in Hamburg.

Both players’ WNBA contracts will be suspended during international play. They are expected to return ahead of Dallas’ July 3 home game against the Phoenix Mercury.

Dallas Wings Frontcourt Shifts Amid EuroBasket Departures

McCowan’s final appearance before leaving came in Tuesday’s 83–77 loss to the Seattle Storm. She logged just over five minutes off the bench, recording two points and five rebounds.

“We need T… We need T to continue to put pressure on the defense by running the floor and being a presence inside,” Wings head coach Chris Koclanes said about McCowan earlier this season.

She has only come off the bench this season, with her fluctuating role narrowing further in Seattle — a potential indication of her looming departure and the team’s short-term adjustments in the frontcourt. She’s averaged 4.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks in 13.8 minutes per game.

“ I just come in and do my job, be a professional,” McCowan told DallasHoopsJournal.com when asked about the bench group’s execution in Chicago. “I mean, have to roll with the punches.”

Luisa Geiselsöder Emerging in Expanded Role

Geiselsöder, meanwhile, played nearly 22 minutes in the same game—her most extended action since joining Dallas. She posted six points on 2-of-5 shooting, including two made threes, and added three rebounds, two assists, and three blocks. The performance highlighted her potential as a stretch big, passer, rim protector, and versatility when guarding screening actions.

“As soon as I was on the court, I just stayed locked in,” Geiselsöder said. “I didn’t really think about it being my first time against this team or anything like that. It was fun competing with them and being with the team out there.”