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Valériane Ayayi

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

Valériane Ayayi
Ayayi in 2024
No. 11 – Phoenix Mercury
PositionSmall forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 32)
Bordeaux, France
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2015: undrafted
Career history
2012–2014Basket Landes
2014–2016Basket Lattes
2015San Antonio Stars
2016–2017ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq
2017–2018Tango Bourges Basket
2018–2020USK Praha
2020–2022Basket Landes
2022–2026USK Praha
2026–presentPhoenix Mercury
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place2013 France
Silver medal – second place2017 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place2019 Serbia/Latvia
Silver medal – second place2021 Spain/France
Bronze medal – third place2023 Israel/Slovenia
Ayayi in 2013

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

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WNBA regular season statistics[2]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2015 San Antonio 1609.2.313.190.4291.80.40.50.30.62.3
Career 1 year, 1 team 1609.2.313.190.4291.80.40.50.30.62.3

Personal life

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Ayayi is of Beninese descent.[3] Her father played basketball professionally in France and also for the Beninese national team.[4] Ayayi's younger brother, Joël, played college basketball at Gonzaga University in the United States and professionally in the Los Angeles Lakers summer league and with the Washington Wizards, and has also represented France at youth level.[5][6] Ayayi's younger sister, Laure, also played the sport, and Laure's twin brother, Gérald, played in the third division of professional basketball in France.[6][7]

Ayayi is married to professional Serbian basketball player, Filip Vukosavljević.[7] After the conclusion of the 2020 Olympics, Ayayi revealed that she completed in the tournament while she was three and a half months pregnant with her first child.[8] In January 2022, she gave birth to her daughter, Alani, and two and a half months later made her return playing for Basket Landes.[9]

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. ↑ "Valériane Ayayi WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Benin-rooted basketball player went through two major competitions pregnant | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke.[permanent dead link]
  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. ↑ "Joel Ayayi following his sister on the path to success". FIBA. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. 1 2 Meehan, Jim (27 April 2017). "French guard Joel Ayayi signs with Gonzaga". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Valériane Ayayi-Vukosavljević: "We really can't wait!"". Olympics. July 7, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Valériane Ayayi, Her Hidden Pregnancy During Her Olympic Victory". A-thletes. September 21, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ Klein, Maxime (April 22, 2022). "« Il faut faire avancer les choses » : Vukosavljevic, de retour avec Basket Landes, veut faire changer le regard sur la maternité des sportives". Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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