Elina Babkina
Encyclopedia
Elīna Babkina is a Latvian
women's basketball
player currently playing for Fenerbahçe Istanbul and 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 has played in 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.
(29th overall) by the Los Angeles Sparks
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Latvians
Latvians or Letts are the indigenous Baltic people of Latvia.-History:Latvians occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of Latvji, which may have originated from the word Latve which is a name of the river that presumably flowed through what is now eastern Latvia...
women's basketball
Women's basketball
Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...
player currently playing for Fenerbahçe Istanbul and Latvia women's national basketball team
Latvia women's national basketball team
The Latvian women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Latvia. It is administrated by the Latvian Basketball Association...
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Babkina was already offered a deal with Russian Superleague team UMMC Ekaterinburg
UMMC Ekaterinburg
UMMC Ekaterinburg is a women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg, Russia that plays in Russia's domestic league and FIBA Europe’s EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years.-External links:* *...
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
SK Cesis
SK Cēsis is a professional women's basketball club based in Cēsis, Latvia. In 2008 the team attained second place in Baltic Women's Basketball League championships. In 2009 the team won Latvian championships and participated in FIBA women Eurocup competition where reached sixteenth-final....
. Babkina has played in 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
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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.
WNBA
Babkina was selected the third round of the 2011 WNBA Draft2011 WNBA Draft
The 2011 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 11, 2011 at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut...
(29th overall) by the Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
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Teams
- 2004-08:
TTT/Rīga - 2008-10: SK CēsisSK CesisSK Cēsis is a professional women's basketball club based in Cēsis, Latvia. In 2008 the team attained second place in Baltic Women's Basketball League championships. In 2009 the team won Latvian championships and participated in FIBA women Eurocup competition where reached sixteenth-final....
- 2010-11:
Lotos Gdynia - 2011-12:
Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Achievements
- 2009 - FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Bronze medal with Latvia women's national basketball teamLatvia women's national basketball teamThe Latvian women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Latvia. It is administrated by the Latvian Basketball Association...
in PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. - 2009 - 1st place in Latvian woman basketball league with SK CesisSK CesisSK Cēsis is a professional women's basketball club based in Cēsis, Latvia. In 2008 the team attained second place in Baltic Women's Basketball League championships. In 2009 the team won Latvian championships and participated in FIBA women Eurocup competition where reached sixteenth-final....
. - 2009 - 2ns place in Baltic woman basketball league with SK CesisSK CesisSK Cēsis is a professional women's basketball club based in Cēsis, Latvia. In 2008 the team attained second place in Baltic Women's Basketball League championships. In 2009 the team won Latvian championships and participated in FIBA women Eurocup competition where reached sixteenth-final....
. - 2008 - 9th place in BeijingBeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
Basketball at the Summer OlympicsBasketball at the Summer OlympicsBasketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....
with Latvia women's national basketball teamLatvia women's national basketball teamThe Latvian women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Latvia. It is administrated by the Latvian Basketball Association...
. - 2008 - 4th place in FIBA "Diamond Ball" tournament in ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. - 2008 - Winner of Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification.
- 2007 - 1st place in Latvian woman basketball league with TTT RigaTTT RigaTTT Rīga is the name of a professional women's basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "TTT" means Tram and Trolley Trust.-History:TTT women's basketball team was founded in 1958. The team was to arrive by tram and trolley under the auspices of a trust. The first TTT Riga game was played on November...
and "Play-offs" MVP. - 2005 - FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Bronze medal with Latvia women's national basketball teamLatvia women's national basketball teamThe Latvian women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Latvia. It is administrated by the Latvian Basketball Association...
in Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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