Valériane Vukosavljević

Valeriane Ayayi (born 29 April 1994) is a French professional basketball player for USK Praha.[1] She previously played for the San Antonio Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Valériane Ayayi
Ayayi in 2013
No. 11 – USK Praha
PositionSmall forward
LeagueCWBL
Personal information
Born (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 30)
Bordeaux, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2016: undrafted
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2013 France
Silver medal – second place 2017 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place 2019 Serbia/Latvia
Silver medal – second place 2021 Spain/France
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Israel/Slovenia

Personal life

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Three of her siblings, all of whom are younger, play basketball: Joël played college basketball in the United States at Gonzaga University Professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers summer league, currently on a 2-way deal with the Washington Wizards and has represented France at youth level,[2][3] Gérald has played in France's third division as an amateur and was reportedly considering playing US college basketball, and Gérald has a twin sister who also plays the sport.[4] She is of Beninese descent.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Valériane AYAYI, LFB - Ligue Féminine de BasketBall". Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013. sports reference retrieved 3 March 2013
  2. ^ "Joel Ayayi following his sister on the path to success". FIBA. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. ^ Meehan, Jim (27 April 2017). "French guard Joel Ayayi signs with Gonzaga". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ^ Meehan, Jim (13 October 2018). "Gonzaga redshirt sophomore Joel Ayayi tries to carve out role among deep roster". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Benin-rooted basketball player went through two major competitions pregnant | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke.
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