Valériane Vukosavljević
Ayayi in 2024 | |
| No. 11 – USK Praha | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | CWBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 29 April 1994 Bordeaux, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 152 lb (69 kg) |
| Career information | |
| WNBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Career highlights | |
| |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Valériane 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).
Career statistics
| 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
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | San Antonio | 16 | 0 | 9.2 | .313 | .190 | .429 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 16 | 0 | 9.2 | .313 | .190 | .429 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
Personal life
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
- ^ "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
- ^ "Valériane Ayayi WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ "Benin-rooted basketball player went through two major competitions pregnant | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Joel Ayayi following his sister on the path to success". FIBA. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b Meehan, Jim (27 April 2017). "French guard Joel Ayayi signs with Gonzaga". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Valériane Ayayi-Vukosavljević: "We really can't wait!"". Olympics. July 7, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ "Valériane Ayayi, Her Hidden Pregnancy During Her Olympic Victory". A-thletes. September 21, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Valériane Vukosavljević at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)