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Olivia Époupa
	Époupa with the Minnesota Lynx in 2024
No. 0 – Minnesota Lynx
Position	Point guard
League	WNBA; EuroLeague Women
Personal information
Born	30 April 1994 (age 30); Paris, France
Nationality	French
Listed height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Listed weight	117 lb (53 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2014	Basket Landes
2014–2016	Toulouse MB
2016–2017	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
2017–2018	Galatasaray
2018–2019	Beşiktaş
2019–2020	Canberra Capitals
2020–2021	Charnay
2021–2022	Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération
2022–2023	Fenerbahçe Safiport
2023	Sopron Basket
2023–2024	Çukurova Basketbol Mersin
2024–present	Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
	WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champion (2024); WNBL Grand Final MVP (2020);
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Olivia Époupa (born 30 April 1994) is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Professional career

WNBA

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]

Époupa re-signed with the Lynx on the last day of the regular season to a rest of the season contract.^[6]

Career statistics

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

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics^[7]
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2024	Minnesota	17	0	6.7	.375	—	1.000	1.1	1.5	0.8	0.0	0.9	0.8
Career	1 year, 1 team	17	0	6.7	.375	—	1.000	1.1	1.5	0.8	0.0	0.9	0.8

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2024	Minnesota	4	0	0.5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	4	0	0.5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Personal life

Born in France, Époupa is of Cameroonian descent.^[8]

References

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Dallas Wings vs. Minnesota Lynx - WNBA Game Summary - June 2, 2024 | WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
^ "Olivia Époupa Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and More | WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
^ @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.
^ "Minnesota Lynx Re-Sign Olivia Époupa". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ "Olivia Époupa WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
^ La-Croix.com (25 May 2018). "Basket : Olivia Epoupa de retour sur " ses terres ", à la Goutte-d'Or". La Croix.

External links

Olivia Epoupa at FIBA (archive)
Olivia Époupa international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Olivia Epoupa at Eurobasket.com
Olivia Époupa at Olympedia (archive)
Olivia Epoupa at Olympics.com
Olivia Époupa at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)

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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] "Minnesota Lynx Re-Sign Olivia Époupa". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[7] "Olivia Époupa WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.

[8] 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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+{{Short description|French basketball player (born 1994)}}
-{{Expand French|Olivia Époupa|date=September 2014|topic=sport}}
 {{Infobox basketball biography
-| name         = Olivia Époupa
+| name          = Olivia Époupa
-| image        = France vs Finlande - EuroBasket Women 2019 qualification 2018 - 29.jpg
+| image         = Olivia Époupa 2024 (cropped).jpg
-| caption      = Époua with France in 2018
+| caption       = Époupa with the [[Minnesota Lynx]] in 2024
-| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1994|4|30|df=y}}
+| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1994|4|30|df=y}}
-| birth_place  = [[Paris]], France
+| birth_place   = [[Paris]], France
-| position     = [[Point guard]]
+| position      = [[Point guard]]
-| nationality  = French
+| nationality   = French
-| height_ft    = 5
+| height_ft     = 5
-| height_in    = 5
+| height_in     = 5
-| weight_lb    = 117
+| weight_lb     = 117
-| league       = [[Turkish Women's Basketball League|TKBL]]
+| league        = [[WNBA]]<br>[[EuroLeague Women]]
-| team         = Galatasaray
+| team          = Minnesota Lynx
-| number       = 0
+| number        = 0
-| draft_league = WNBA
+| draft_league  = WNBA
-| draft_year   = 2016
+| draft_year    = 2016
-| career_start =
+| career_start  = 2012
-| career_end   =
+| career_end    =
+| years1        =2012–2014
+| team1         =[[Basket Landes]]
+| years2        =2014–2016
+| team2         =Toulouse MB
+| years3        =2016–2017
+| team3         =[[ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq|Villeneuve-d'Ascq]]
+| years4        =2017–2018
+| team4         =[[Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)|Galatasaray]]
+| years5        =2018–2019
+| team5         =[[Beşiktaş JK (women's basketball)|Beşiktaş]]
+| years6        =2019–2020
+| team6         =[[Canberra Capitals]]
+| years7        = 2020–2021
+| team7         = Charnay
+| years8        = 2021–2022
+| team8         = [[Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération]]
+| years9        = 2022–2023
+| team9         = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)|Fenerbahçe Safiport]]
+| years10        = 2023
+| team10         = [[Sopron Basket]]
+| years11        = 2023–2024
+| team11         = [[Çukurova Basketbol|Çukurova Basketbol Mersin]]
+| years12       = {{WNBA Year|2024}}–present
+| team12        = [[Minnesota Lynx]]
+| 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)
 |medaltemplates=
 {{MedalCompetition|[[EuroBasket Women|EuroBasket]]}}
 {{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket Women 2015|2015 Hungary/Romania]]|}}
 {{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket Women 2017|2017 Czech Republic]]|}}
+{{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket Women 2019|2019 Serbia/Latvia]]|}}
+{{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket Women 2021|2021 Spain/France]]|}}
 }}
-'''Olivia Époupa''' (born 30 April 1994) is a French [[basketball]] player for [[Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)|Galatasaray]] of the [[Turkish Women's Basketball League]] the top league of basketball of women in Turkey.<ref>http://www.basketlfb.com/clubs/joueuse.asp?ID=849001007551&CLU_N_ID=19  sports reference retrieved 3 March 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2018/player/Olivia-Epoupa 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup profile]</ref>
+'''Olivia Époupa''' (born 30 April 1994) is a French professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Minnesota Lynx]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA).
+==Professional career ==
+===WNBA===
+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>
+Époupa re-signed with the Lynx on the last day of the regular season to a rest of the season contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minnesota Lynx Re-Sign Olivia Époupa |url=https://lynx.wnba.com/news/minnesota-lynx-re-sign-olivia-epoupa |website=lynx.wnba.com |publisher=WNBA |access-date=25 September 2024}}</ref>
+==Career statistics==
+{{WNBA player statistics legend}}
+===WNBA===
+====Regular season====
+{{WNBA player statistics start|caption=WNBA regular season statistics<ref>{{cite web |title=Olivia Époupa WNBA Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/e/epoupol01w.html |website=Basketball Reference}}</ref>}}
+|-
+| align=left| [[2024 WNBA season|2024]]
+| align=left| [[2024 Minnesota Lynx season|Minnesota]]
+|17||0||6.7||.375||—||1.000||1.1||1.5||0.8||0.0||0.9||0.8
+|- class="sortbottom"
+| align=center| '''Career'''
+| align=left|  1 year, 1 team
+|17||0||6.7||.375||—||1.000||1.1||1.5||0.8||0.0||0.9||0.8
+{{s-end}}
+====Playoffs====
+{{WNBA player statistics start|caption=WNBA playoff statistics}}
+|-
+| align=left| [[2024 WNBA Playoffs|2024]]
+| align=left| [[2024 Minnesota Lynx season|Minnesota]]
+|4||0||0.5||—||—||—||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0
+|- class="sortbottom"
+| align=center| '''Career'''
+| align=left|  1 year, 1 team
+|4||0||0.5||—||—||—||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0
+{{s-end}}
 ==Personal life==
-Born in France, Époupa is of Cameroonian descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.la-croix.com/Sport/Olivia-Epoupa-petite-basketteuse-monte-2018-05-25-1200941778|title=Basket : Olivia Epoupa de retour sur « ses terres », à la Goutte-d’Or|first=|last=La-Croix.com|date=25 May 2018|website=La Croix}}</ref>
+Born in France, Époupa is of Cameroonian descent.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.la-croix.com/Sport/Olivia-Epoupa-petite-basketteuse-monte-2018-05-25-1200941778|title=Basket : Olivia Epoupa de retour sur " ses terres ", à la Goutte-d'Or|last=La-Croix.com|date=25 May 2018|website=La Croix}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+{{commons}}
-*{{Sports-reference}}
+* {{FIBA|new_id=175651|name=Olivia Epoupa|old_id=78107}}
-*{{FIBA profile}}
+* {{Basketball-Reference.com international}}
+* {{Eurobasket.com player|name=Olivia Epoupa}}
+* {{Olympedia}}
+* {{Olympics.com profile|name=Olivia Epoupa}}
+* {{CNOSF}}
+{{Minnesota Lynx current roster}}
-{{France Women Basketball Squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
+{{Galatasaray 2017–18 EuroCup Women champions}}
-{{France Squad 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup}}
+{{WNBL Grand Final MVPs}}
-{{Galatasaray squad 2017–18 EuroCup Women}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Epoupa, Olivia}}
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 [[Category:Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:Expatriate basketball players in Turkey]]
+[[Category:French expatriate basketball people in Australia]]
-[[Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey]]
+[[Category:French expatriate basketball people in Turkey]]
-[[Category:French people of Cameroonian descent]]
+[[Category:French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent]]
 [[Category:French women's basketball players]]
 [[Category:Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players]]
-[[Category:Olympic basketball players of France]]
+[[Category:Minnesota Lynx players]]
+[[Category:Olympic basketball players for France]]
 [[Category:Point guards]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Paris]]
+[[Category:Basketball players from Paris]]
+[[Category:France women's national basketball team players]]
+[[Category:Fenerbahçe women's basketball players]]
+[[Category:21st-century French sportswomen]]
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