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Valériane Ayayi
Ayayi in 2013
No. 11 – USK Praha
PositionSmall forward
LeagueCWBL
Personal information
Born (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 30)
Bordeaux, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2015: undrafted
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2013 France
Silver medal – second place 2017 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place 2019 Serbia/Latvia
Silver medal – second place 2021 Spain/France
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Israel/Slovenia

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

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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 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

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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.
  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. ^ a b Meehan, Jim (27 April 2017). "French guard Joel Ayayi signs with Gonzaga". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. ^ a b "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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