Valériane Vukosavljević

Valériane Vukosavljević (née 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).

Valériane Vukosavljević
Ayayi in 2013
No. 11 USK Praha
PositionSmall forward
LeagueCWBL
Personal information
Born (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994
Bordeaux, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2016: undrafted
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place2013 France
Silver medal – second place2017 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place2019 Serbia/Latvia
Silver medal – second place2021 Spain/France
Bronze medal – third place2023 Israel/Slovenia

Personal life

In July 2019, Ayayi married Filip Vukosavljević, a Serbian professional basketball player.[2][3] Three of her siblings, all of whom are younger, play basketball: Joël played college basketball in the United States at Gonzaga University Professionally for the LA. Lakers summer league, currently on a 2-way deal with the Washington Wizards and has represented France at youth level,[4][5] Gérald has played in France's third division as an amateur and was reportedly considering playing US college basketball, and Gérald has a twin sister who also plays the sport.[6]

References

  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. "SVADBENA BAJKA Najlepše fotografije sa venčanja srpskog košarkaša i Francuskinje, a o onome što se desilo na kraju svadbe pričaju SVI". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. "Valerijana rekla "da" Filipu". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. "Joel Ayayi following his sister on the path to success". FIBA. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. Meehan, Jim (27 April 2017). "French guard Joel Ayayi signs with Gonzaga". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. 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.
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