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{{short description|French basketball player}}
{{Short description|French basketball player (born 1994)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Olivia Époupa
| name = Olivia Époupa
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| height_in = 5
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 117
| weight_lb = 117
| league = [[WNBA]]<br>[[EuroLeague Women]]
| league = [[EuroLeague Women]]
| team = Minnesota Lynx
| team =
| number = 0
| number =
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_year = 2016
| draft_year = 2016
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| years8 = 2023
| years8 = 2023
| team8 = [[Sopron Basket]]
| team8 = [[Sopron Basket]]
| years9 = 2023–present
| years9 = 2023–2024
| team9 = [[Çukurova Basketbol|Çukurova Basketbol Mersin]]
| team9 = [[Çukurova Basketbol|Çukurova Basketbol Mersin]]
| years10 = {{WNBA Year|2024}}–present
| years10 = {{WNBA Year|2024}}
| team10 = [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| team10 = [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| highlights=
| highlights=
* [[WNBA Commissioner's Cup |WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champion]] ([[2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup|2024]])
*[[WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award|WNBL Grand Final MVP]] (2020)
* [[WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award|WNBL Grand Final MVP]] (2020)
|medaltemplates=
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroBasket Women|EuroBasket]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroBasket Women|EuroBasket]]}}
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{{MedalSilver|[[FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021|2021 Spain/France]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021|2021 Spain/France]]|}}
}}
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'''Olivia Époupa''' (born 30 April 1994) is a French [[basketball]] player for the [[Minnesota Lynx]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA) and for [[Sopron Basket]] of [[EuroLeague Women]], and the Hungarian women's basketball league.<ref>[https://fenerbahce.org/haberler/basketbol-kadin/2022/6/olivia-epoupa-fenerbahce-safiport-ta Olivia Epoupa signed with Fenerbahçe Safiport]</ref>
'''Olivia Époupa''' (born 30 April 1994) is a French [[basketball]] player, who most recently played for the [[Minnesota Lynx]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA).

== WNBA career ==
Époupa was signed by the Minnesota Lynx for the 2024 season. In the June 2, 2024, Lynx home game win against the [[Dallas Wings]], [[Napheesa Collier]] said Époupa "was the momentum change when she came in... and busted the game open for us."<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2MyxDXKqHI |title="[Olivia] Was The Momentum Change When She Came In." {{!}} Collier and Époupa Postgame Sound {{!}} 6.2.24 |date=2024-06-02 |last=Minnesota Lynx |access-date=2024-06-03 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=Mike Cook {{!}} Special to the Pioneer |date=2024-06-03 |title=Époupa leads Lynx past Dallas 87-76 for best start in five years |url=https://www.twincities.com/2024/06/02/epoupa-leads-lynx-past-dallas-87-76-for-best-start-in-five-years/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Twin Cities |language=en-US}}</ref> Époupa had 4 points, 4 steals, 2 assists, and 1 rebound in just under 14 minutes of play.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Wings vs. Minnesota Lynx - WNBA Game Summary - June 2, 2024 {{!}} WNBA |url=https://www.wnba.com/game/1022400047/DAL-vs-MIN/boxscore |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=www.wnba.com}}</ref> The game was her fifth appearance with the Lynx in the 2024 season and was her breakout game for the team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olivia Époupa Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and More {{!}} WNBA |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/olivia-%C3%A9poupa |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=www.wnba.com}}</ref> On August 20, 2024, Époupa was traded to the [[Washington Mystics]] and was waived on the same day.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1825951302544708088|user=WashMystics|date=August 20, 2024|access-date=August 20, 2024|title=Roster Update: We have acquired a 2026 second round draft pick, Sika Koné, and Olivia Époupa from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Myisha Hines-Allen. In a related move, Époupa and DiDi Richards have been waived.}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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[[Category:French women's basketball players]]
[[Category:Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players]]
[[Category:Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players]]
[[Category:Minnesota Lynx players]]
[[Category:Olympic basketball players for France]]
[[Category:Olympic basketball players for France]]
[[Category:Point guards]]
[[Category:Point guards]]

Latest revision as of 19:11, 20 August 2024

Olivia Époupa
Époupa with France in 2018
Personal information
Born (1994-04-30) 30 April 1994 (age 30)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Listed weight117 lb (53 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2012–2014Basket Landes
2014–2016Toulouse MB
2016–2017Villeneuve-d'Ascq
2017–2018Galatasaray
2018–2019Beşiktaş
2019–2022Canberra Capitals
2022–2023Fenerbahçe Safiport
2023Sopron Basket
2023–2024Çukurova Basketbol Mersin
2024Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
Medals
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2015 Hungary/Romania
Silver medal – second place 2017 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place 2019 Serbia/Latvia
Silver medal – second place 2021 Spain/France

Olivia Époupa (born 30 April 1994) is a French basketball player, who most recently played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

WNBA career

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Époupa was signed by the Minnesota Lynx for the 2024 season. In the June 2, 2024, Lynx home game win against the Dallas Wings, Napheesa Collier said Époupa "was the momentum change when she came in... and busted the game open for us."[1][2] Époupa had 4 points, 4 steals, 2 assists, and 1 rebound in just under 14 minutes of play.[3] The game was her fifth appearance with the Lynx in the 2024 season and was her breakout game for the team.[4] On August 20, 2024, Époupa was traded to the Washington Mystics and was waived on the same day.[5]

Personal life

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Born in France, Époupa is of Cameroonian descent.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Minnesota Lynx (2024-06-02). "[Olivia] Was The Momentum Change When She Came In." | Collier and Époupa Postgame Sound | 6.2.24. Retrieved 2024-06-03 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Press, Mike Cook | Special to the Pioneer (2024-06-03). "Époupa leads Lynx past Dallas 87-76 for best start in five years". Twin Cities. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. ^ "Dallas Wings vs. Minnesota Lynx - WNBA Game Summary - June 2, 2024 | WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  4. ^ "Olivia Époupa Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and More | WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  5. ^ @WashMystics (August 20, 2024). "Roster Update: We have acquired a 2026 second round draft pick, Sika Koné, and Olivia Époupa from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Myisha Hines-Allen. In a related move, Époupa and DiDi Richards have been waived" (Tweet). Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ La-Croix.com (25 May 2018). "Basket : Olivia Epoupa de retour sur " ses terres ", à la Goutte-d'Or". La Croix.
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