Yelena Leuchanka
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| Born | 30 April 1983 Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Belarusian | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||
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| College |
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Wisła Kraków | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Ekaterinburg | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Good Angels Košice | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Xinjiang Tishan Deers | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Panathinaikos | |||||||||||
Medals
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Yelena Leuchanka (Belarusian: Алена Сцяпанаўна Леўчанка; born 30 April 1983) is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player who last play for Panathinaikos.
Biography
Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the
Seminole Junior College.[1] She also attended West Virginia University after transferring from Wabash Valley Junior College.[1]
During the seasons 2011-12 and 2012-13 she was a member of the
Russian Superleague.[1]
On 30 September 2020 Leuchanka was arrested at the
2020 Belarusian protests against the rule of president Alexander Lukashenko.[3] She was re-arrested immediately after her release on the 15th of October, for unclear reasons.[4]
West Virginia statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year[5] | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | West Virginia | 1 | 4 | - | - | 100.0 | 8.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 2004-05 | West Virginia | 10 | 74 | 55.6 | - | 57.1 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 2005-06 | West Virginia | 31 | 237 | 56.9 | - | 77.0 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| Career | West Virginia | 42 | 315 | 55.8 | 0.0 | 76.4 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
National team
A member of the
Olympic Qualifying Tournament in June 2008. She also competed at EuroBasket Women 2007 and EuroBasket Women 2009
for Belarus.
References
- ^ a b c Player Biography WNBA.com
- ^ "Sports news feed: Yelena Leuchanka arrested at Minsk airport". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Belarusian basketball champion arrested". PledgeTimes. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Belarusian Ex-WNBA Player Leuchanka Rearrested, Fined After Jail Release over Protest".
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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