Olivia Époupa

Olivia Époupa (born 30 April 1994) is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Olivia Époupa

Époupa with the Minnesota Lynx in 2024
No. 0 – Minnesota Lynx
Position	Point guard
League	WNBA EuroLeague Women
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-30) 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)
Medals EuroBasket 2015 Hungary/Romania 2017 Czech Republic 2019 Serbia/Latvia 2021 Spain/France

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

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.

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)