Yelena Leuchanka

Yelena Leuchanka
Personal information
Born (1983-04-30) April 30, 1983
Gomel, Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Belarusian
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College Seminole State (2001–2002)
Wabash Valley (2002–2003)
West Virginia (2003–2006)
WNBA draft 2006 / Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present
Position Center
Career history
2006 Charlotte Sting
2006–2008 TEO Vilnius
2007 →Estudiantes
2007 Washington Mystics
2008–2009 Ekaterinburg
2009–2010 Galatasaray
2010 Gorzów Wielkopolski
2010 Atlanta Dream
2011 Wisła Kraków
2011–2013 Ekaterinburg
2012 Atlanta Dream
2013–2014 Good Angels Košice

Yelena Leuchanka (Belarusian: Алена Сцяпанаўна Леўчанка; born 30 April 1983) is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player who was most recently a member of the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States and UMMC Ekaterinburg in the Russian Superleague.[1] Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college career at Seminole Junior College.[1] She also attended West Virginia University after transferring from Wabash Valley Junior College.[1]

West Virginia statistics

Source[2]

Legend
  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 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 Belarus women's national basketball team, Leuchanka competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics for her country after leading the squad at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in June 2008. She also competed at EuroBasket Women 2007 and EuroBasket Women 2009 for Belarus.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Player Biography WNBA.com
  2. ↑ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 6 October 2015.


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