Iliana Rupert

Iliana Rupert
Rupert in 2018
No. 12 – Çukurova Basketbol
PositionCenter
LeagueTurkish Super League
Personal information
Born (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 23)
Sèvres, France
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
WNBA draft2021: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Las Vegas Aces
Career history
2018–2022Tango Bourges Basket
2021–2022Las Vegas Aces
2022–2024Virtus Bologna
2023Atlanta Dream
2024–presentÇukurova Basketbol
2025–presentGolden State Valkyries
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2019 Serbia/Latvia
Silver medal – second place 2021 Spain/France
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Israel/Slovenia

Iliana Rupert (born 12 July 2001) is a French basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries of the Women’s National Basketball Association and Çukurova Basketbol of the Turkish Super League.[1]

Professional career

On December 6, 2024, Rupert was selected as the Golden State Valkyries' pick from the Atlanta Dream's 2024 roster in the WNBA's expansion draft.[2]

International career

She represented France at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019.[3][4]

Personal life

Rupert is the daughter of Thierry Rupert, former power forward of the French national team. She is of Martiniquais[5] and Moroccan[6] descent. Her brother is Rayan Rupert, of the Portland Trail Blazers.[7]

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
† Denotes seasons in which Rupert won a WNBA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022† Las Vegas 17 0 13.1 .463 .368 .333 2.3 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.5 3.8
2023 Atlanta 20 0 7.9 .353 .273 .625 2.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.8
Career 1 year, 1 team 37 0 10.3 .420 .333 .545 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.5 2.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022† Las Vegas 7 0 7.0 .313 .357 .000 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 2.1
2023 Atlanta 1 0 14.0 1.00 .000 .000 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 8 0 7.9 .353 .357 .000 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 2.1

References

  1. ^ Eurobasket.com profile
  2. ^ Henderson, Cydney; Horrow, Ellen J. (6 December 2024). "WNBA expansion draft live updates: Golden State Valkyries pick their players for 2025". USA Today. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Les 12 joueuses retenues pour l'Euro 2019". ffbb.com. 16 June 2019.
  4. ^ FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 profile
  5. ^ "Iliana Rupert : "À chaque fois que je rentre en Martinique, j'ai l'impression d'être une super star !"". 9 February 2021.
  6. ^ "@ProsMarocains". 23 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Rayan Rupert on growing up with Zaccharie Risacher, French gems in the NBA". Eurohoops. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.