Elīna Dikaioulaku

Elīna Dikaioulaku
No. 7 – CD CREF
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League LFB
Personal information
Born (1989-04-24) April 24, 1989
Riga, Latvia
Nationality Latvian
Listed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight 143 lb (65 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft 2011 / Round: 3 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career 2005–present
Career history
2004–2005 U-18 Latvija
2005–2008 TTT/Rīga
2008–2010 SK Cēsis
2010–2011 Lotos Gdynia
2011–2012 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2012 CSM Târgovişte
2013 USK Praha
2013–2014 Nadezhda Orenburg

Elīna Dikaioulaku (née Babkina) (born April 24, 1989) [1] is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for the Latvia women's national basketball team.[2]

Dikaioulaku was already offered a deal with Russian Superleague team UMMC Ekaterinburg at age 16.[3][4] She was a member of TTT/Rīga until April 2008, when the team fired her.[5] In September she signed a contract with SK Cēsis.[6] Babkina played in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]

She was involved in a car crash on November 24, 2008. She was a passenger. Although she had worn her seat belt, she had a light concussion.[8] Parents: mother Anita Babkina,father Nikolajs Babkins.

WNBA

Dikaioulaku was selected in the third round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (29th overall) by the Los Angeles Sparks.[9] Babkina signed with the Sparks on February 19, 2015.[10]

Teams

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Elīna Dikaioulaku: kopā ar Latvijas izlasi vēlos piedzīvot vēl vienas olimpiskās spēles". lbs.lv.
  2. ↑ "Elīna Babkina". SR/Olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Latvian Radio interview (2006)" (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  4. ↑ "FIBA Europe profile". Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  5. ↑ Siliņš, Andrejs (2008-04-14). "TTT dod iespēju Babkinai" (in Latvian). eSports.lv. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  6. ↑ Bērziņš, Edgars (2008-09-23). "Babkina spēlēs Cēsīs" (in Latvian). eSports.lv. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  7. ↑ "Profile in Yahoo! Sports". Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  8. ↑ Celmiņš, Jānis (2008-11-25). "Elīnai Babkinai smadzeņu satricinājums" (in Latvian). eSports.lv. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  9. ↑ 2011 WNBA Draft board
  10. ↑ LA Sparks add guard Elina Babkina from Latvia to roster
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-17.


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