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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 34) 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.

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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.

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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.

Teams


  • 2004–05: U-18 Latvija
  • 2005–08: TTT/Rīga
  • 2008–10: SK Cēsis
  • 2010–11: Lotos Gdynia
  • 2011–12: Fenerbahçe Istanbul
  • 2012: CSM Târgovişte
  • 2013: USK Praha
  • 2013–14: Nadezhda Orenburg
  • 2014–15: Spar Citylift Girona

    • Achievements

  • 2009 – FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Bronze medal with Latvia women's national basketball team in Poland.
  • 2009 – 1st place in Latvian woman basketball league with SK Cesis.
  • 2009 – 2nd place in Baltic woman basketball league with SK Cesis.
  • 2008 – 9th place in Beijing Basketball at the Summer Olympics with Latvia women's national basketball team.
  • 2008 – 4th place in FIBA "Diamond Ball" tournament in China.
  • 2008 – Winner of Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification.
  • 2007 – 1st place in Latvian woman basketball league with TTT Riga and "Play-offs" MVP.
  • 2005 – FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Bronze medal with Latvia women's national basketball team in Czech Republic.

    • References

    Elīna Babkina Wikipedia
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