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{{Infobox basketball biography
{{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 = Époupa 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
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| league = [[WNBA]]<br>[[EuroLeague Women]]
| league = [[WNBA]]<br>[[EuroLeague Women]]
| team = Minnesota Lynx
| team = Minnesota Lynx
| number =
| number = 0
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_year = 2016
| draft_year = 2016
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| career_end =
| career_end =
| years1 =2012–2014
| years1 =2012–2014
| team1 =Basket Landes
| team1 =[[Basket Landes]]
| years2 =2014–2016
| years2 =2014–2016
| team2 =Toulouse MB
| team2 =Toulouse MB
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| years5 =2018–2019
| years5 =2018–2019
| team5 =[[Beşiktaş JK (women's basketball)|Beşiktaş]]
| team5 =[[Beşiktaş JK (women's basketball)|Beşiktaş]]
| years6 =2019–2022
| years6 =2019–2020
| team6 =[[Canberra Capitals]]
| team6 =[[Canberra Capitals]]
| years7 = 2022–2023
| years7 = 2020–2021
| team7 = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)|Fenerbahçe Safiport]]
| team7 = Charnay
| years8 = 2023
| years8 = 2021–2022
| team8 = [[Sopron Basket]]
| team8 = [[Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération]]
| years9 = 2023–2024
| years9 = 2022–2023
| team9 = [[Çukurova Basketbol|Çukurova Basketbol Mersin]]
| team9 = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)|Fenerbahçe Safiport]]
| years10 = {{WNBA Year|2024}}-present
| years10 = 2023
| team10 = [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| team10 = [[Sopron Basket]]
| years11 = 2023–2024
| team11 = [[Çukurova Basketbol|Çukurova Basketbol Mersin]]
| years12 = {{WNBA Year|2024}}–present
| team12 = [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| highlights=
| highlights=
* [[WNBA Commissioner's Cup |WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champion]] ([[2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup|2024]])
* [[WNBA Commissioner's Cup |WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champion]] ([[2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup|2024]])
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{{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket Women 2015|2015 Hungary/Romania]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket Women 2015|2015 Hungary/Romania]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket Women 2017|2017 Czech Republic]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket Women 2017|2017 Czech Republic]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019|2019 Serbia/Latvia]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket Women 2019|2019 Serbia/Latvia]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021|2021 Spain/France]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket Women 2021|2021 Spain/France]]|}}
}}
}}
'''Olivia Époupa''' (born 30 April 1994) is a French [[basketball]] player, who plays for the [[Minnesota Lynx]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA).
'''Olivia Époupa''' (born 30 April 1994) is a French [[basketball]] player, who plays for the [[Minnesota Lynx]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA).


== WNBA career ==
== WNBA career ==

===Minnesota Lynx===
===Minnesota Lynx===
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 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>
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>

==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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>
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>

Revision as of 08:01, 16 October 2024

Olivia Époupa
Époupa with the Minnesota Lynx in 2024
No. 0 – Minnesota Lynx
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWNBA
EuroLeague Women
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
Career history
2012–2014Basket Landes
2014–2016Toulouse MB
2016–2017Villeneuve-d'Ascq
2017–2018Galatasaray
2018–2019Beşiktaş
2019–2020Canberra Capitals
2020–2021Charnay
2021–2022Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération
2022–2023Fenerbahçe Safiport
2023Sopron Basket
2023–2024Çukurova Basketbol Mersin
2024–presentMinnesota 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 plays for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

WNBA career

Minnesota Lynx

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]

Personal life

Born in France, Époupa is of Cameroonian descent.[7]

References

  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. ^ 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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