Cut from the WNBA, Sam Fuehring is nonetheless beginning her professional basketball career.

Fuehring, a former Louisville standout, confirmed to the Courier Journal that she plans to sign with German club Eisvogel USC Freiburg and head overseas in August.

The signing follows a whirlwind couple of months for Fuehring. She graduated as part of the winningnest class in Louisville history, became a third-round WNBA draft pick, was cut during training camp and returned home to New Jersey.

When her agent told her about the Freiburg offer, Fuehring was working as a restaurant hostess to earn money.

"A hustle," Fuehring wrote Tuesday in a text message describing her journey.

Now, the forward will get to play in the premier division of the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga (DBBL), the top women's league in Germany.

"It's kind of like committing to a school and being able to relax and not worry about it any more," Fuehring said.

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The opportunity for Fuehring to play in Germany, where her family is from, arose following a brief WNBA experience she described as stressful yet constructive.

Fuehring was drafted 34th overall by the Washington Mystics but was waived by the team midway through May training camp.

"It's all about timing, too, when it comes to training camps because they have certain girls that they want and need," she told the Courier Journal at the time. "It could be next year someone retires and then you have a spot."

Fuehring said she's been trying to learn German as she prepares to join her new team.

On Monday, she expressed her gratitude in a tweet: "I got a harder route then (sic) others & I just got to trust the process."

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