Julie Allemand

Julie Allemand (born 7 July 1996) is a Belgian professional basketball player for the Toronto Tempo of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League. In the 2016 WNBA draft, she was selected by the Indiana Fever in the third round. She was a Euroleague Women champion in 2026 and was named the Final Six MVP. She was a member of the Belgian national team that won the EuroBasket Women 2023 and EuroBasket Women 2025 championship.

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 playing in Europe before joining the Fever for the 2020 season.

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

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

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

Allemand opted out of the 2023 season to focus on her commitments with the Belgium national team.

Los Angeles Sparks (2025) On 19 February 2024, Allemand was traded along with Li Yueru and a 2025 WNBA draft third-round pick to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the eighth pick in the 2024 WNBA draft. She missed the 2024 season recovering from an injured right ankle.

On 7 August 2025, she recorded 10 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds to become the 22nd player in WNBA history to record a triple-double.

Toronto Tempo (2026–present) On 3 April 2026, Allemand was drafted second overall by the Toronto Tempo in the 2026 WNBA expansion draft.

Overseas career She started her professional career with Castors Braine and played there between 2014 and 2017. She moved to France for ASVEL where she played between 2017–2020 and won Ligue Féminine in 2019. Then she transferred to BLMA for 2020–2021 season and won French Cup with them. Allemand transferred to ASVEL for second time in 2021, where she won the 2022–23 EuroCup Women championship and Ligue Féminine 2023.

Fenerbahçe (2024–present) On 26 July 2024, Allemand signed a two-year contract with Fenerbahçe, becoming teammates with her compatriot Emma Meesseman.

On 3 October 2024, Fenerbahçe, the 2023–24 EuroLeague Women champion, and Beşiktaş, the 2023–24 EuroCup Women finalist, faced off in the FIBA Europe SuperCup Women. Fenerbahçe defeated their arch rival 79–63 in the match played in Basketball Development Center in Istanbul, securing their second consecutive FIBA Women's Super Cup title. Allemand made 7 points, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 rebound performance.

She also won 2024-25 and 2025-26 Turkish Super League, 2025 and 2026 Turkish Cup, 2024 and 2025 Turkish Presidential Cup with Fenerbahçe in domestic level.

In April 2026, she recorded 12 points, four assists, one steal and two rebounds against Spar Girona in 2026 EuroLeague Women Final Six first match and helped Fenerbahçe Opet to the finals. In the final game, she had 12 points, 10 assists, three steals, and nine rebounds against Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring and won her first EuroLeague title; this performance led to Allemand winning the MVP of 2026 EuroLeague Final Six title.

International career She participated at the 2018 and 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. Allemand represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She missed the 2024 Summer Olympics due to injury. She was awarded as a member of the EuroBasket All-Star Five in 2021, 2023, 2025 with Belgium ending third in 2021, and winning the 2023 and 2025 tournaments.

Career statistics

WNBA Regular season Stats current through end of 2025 regular season

Playoffs

Personal life Allemand is openly lesbian.

Honours

Club Castors Braine Belgian League: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016-17 Belgian Cup: 2015, 2017

ASVEL Féminin French League: 2019, 2023 Match des Champions: 2019 EuroCup Women: 2022–23

Montpellier French Cup: 2021

Fenerbahçe Euroleague Women: 2026, 2025 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women: 2024 Turkish Super League: 2024-25, 2025-26 Turkish Cup: 2025, 2026 Turkish Presidential Cup: 2024, 2025

National team EuroBasket Women: 2023, 2025, 2021 Belgian Sports team of the Year: 2020, 2023, 2025

Individual

European Youth Summer Olympic Festival FOJE Golden medal: 2011 FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket MVP: 2013 Basketfeminin Belgian Promise: 2014 Belgian Promise of the Year: 2015 All-Star Five FIBA U20 EuroBasket: 2016 Belgian Player of the Year: 2016 French League All-Star Five: 2018–19, 2020–21 WNBA All-Rookie Team: 2020 All-Star Five EuroBasket: 2021, 2023, 2025 MVP of 2026 EuroLeague Final Six 2026 EuroLeague Final Six MVP All Star Team 2026 All-EuroLeague Teams