Nationality Latvian Listed weight 143 lb (65 kg) Name Elina Babkina Height 1.73 m Pro career 2005 | Listed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 2004–2005 U-18 Latvija Role Basketball Player Weight 65 kg | |
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Born April 24, 1989 (age 35)
Riga, Latvia ( 1989-04-24 ) WNBA draft 2011 / Round: 3 / Pick: 29th overall Position Point guard / Shooting guard Current team Nadezhda Orenburg (#5 / Point guard, Shooting guard) Similar People Zane Tamane, Anete Jekabsone‑Zogota, Gunta Basko, Sabine Niedola |
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Elīna Babkina (born April 24, 1989 in Riga) is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for the Latvia women's national basketball team.
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Babkina was already offered a deal with Russian Superleague team UMMC Ekaterinburg at age 16. She was a member of TTT/Rīga until April 2008, when the team fired her. In September she signed a contract with SK Cēsis. Babkina played in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

She was involved in a car crash on November 24, 2008. She was a passenger. Although she had worn her seat belt, she had a light concussion.

WNBA
Babkina was selected in the third round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (29th overall) by the Los Angeles Sparks. Babkina signed with the Sparks on February 19, 2015.
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