Olivia Époupa

Olivia Époupa
Époupa with the Minnesota Lynx in 2024
No. 0 – OGM Ormanspor
PositionPoint guard
LeagueTurkish Super League
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
2025–presentOGM Ormanspor
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 professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for OGM Ormanspor of the Turkish Super League.

Professional career

Europe

In January 2025, Époupa joined OGM Ormanspor of the Turkish Super League.[1]

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."[2][3] Époupa had 4 points, 4 steals, 2 assists, and 1 rebound in just under 14 minutes of play.[4] The game was her fifth appearance with the Lynx in the 2024 season and was her breakout game for the team.[5] On August 20, 2024, Époupa was traded to the Washington Mystics and was waived on the same day.[6]

Époupa re-signed with the Lynx on the last day of the regular season to a rest of the season contract.[7]

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[8]
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.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Olivia Epoupa joins Ormanspor". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Dallas Wings vs. Minnesota Lynx - WNBA Game Summary - June 2, 2024 | WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  5. ^ "Olivia Époupa Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and More | WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  6. ^ @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.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Re-Sign Olivia Époupa". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Olivia Époupa WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  9. ^ 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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