Julie Allemand

Belgian basketball player

Julie Allemand
No. 20 – Los Angeles Sparks
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 27)
Liège, Belgium
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight147 lb (67 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2016: 3rd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2017BC Castors Braine
2017–2020ASVEL Féminin
2020Indiana Fever
2022Chicago Sky
2024–presentLos Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards
  • WNBA All-Rookie Team (2020)
Medals
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2023 Slovenia/Israel
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Spain/France

Julie Allemand (born 7 July 1996) is a Belgian basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] She was formerly with Lyon ASVEL Féminin and is a member of the Belgian national team.[2] In the 2016 WNBA draft, she was selected by the Indiana Fever in the third round.[3]

Career

WNBA career

Indiana Fever (2020)

Allemand was drafted by the Indiana Fever in the third round of the 2016 WNBA draft. She spent 2016–19 with her Belgian professional team, BC Castors Braine, before joining the Fever for the 2020 season.[4]

She had a successful rookie season, recording the second-most assists per game in the league (5.8).[5] She was named to the 2020 AP All-Rookie team.[6]

She sat out of the 2021 season, citing mental health struggles and burnout after the Olympics.[7]

Chicago Sky (2022–present)

Ahead of the 2022 season, Allemand was traded to the Chicago Sky as part of a three-team deal.[8]

International career

She participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[9]

WNBA 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2020 Indiana 22° 22° 32.5 .455 .478 .733 4.5 5.8 1.1 0.4 2.6 8.5
2022 Chicago 25 4 16.1 .417 .290 .833 1.6 3.4 0.6 0.1 1.3 3.0
Career 2 years, 2 teams 47 26 23.8 .443 .431 .771 3.0 4.5 0.8 0.3 1.9 5.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022 Chicago 8 0 11.5 .500 .300 .500 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.5
Career 1 year, 1 team 8 0 11.5 .500 .300 .500 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.5

Personal life

Allemand is openly lesbian.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Julie Allemand". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Eurobasket.com profile[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "WNBA: Julie Allemand (Castors Braine) draftée par Indiana Fever". sudinfo.be. 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Julie Allemand: Across the Court; Around the World". The International Center. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ Ward, Zack (27 September 2020). "Julie Allemand shot 47.8 percent from 3-point range and averaged 5.8 assists per game". Swish Appeal. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Crystal Dangerfield is Rookie of Year, Cheryl Reeve top coach in media WNBA awards". StarTribune. 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Julie Allemand announces break from basketball in heartfelt statement". The Next. 2 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ^ Merchant, Sabreena (3 February 2022). "Three-team trade sends Diamond DeShields to Phoenix". Swish Appeal. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Julie ALLEMAND at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  10. ^ Outsports (12 July 2021). "At least 180 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Outsports. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

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