Valériane Ayayi

Valériane Ayayi (born 29 April 1994) is a French professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for USK Praha. She previously played for the San Antonio Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Personal life Ayayi is of Beninese descent. Her father played basketball professionally in France and also for the Beninese national team. Ayayi's younger brother, Joël, played college basketball at Gonzaga University in the United States and professionally in the Los Angeles Lakers summer league and with the Washington Wizards, and has also represented France at youth level. Ayayi's younger sister, Laure, also played the sport, and Laure's twin brother, Gérald, played in the third division of professional basketball in France. After the conclusion of the 2020 Olympics, Ayayi revealed that she competed in the tournament while she was three and a half months pregnant with her first child. In January 2022, she gave birth to her daughter, Alani, and two and a half months later made her return playing for Basket Landes.