Laure Savasta
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Full name | Laure Savasta | |||||||||||||
Born |
Marseille, France | March 18, 1974|||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laure Savasta (born March 18, 1974 in Marseille) is a French professional basketball player. She plays both point guard and shooting guard. She was, with Isabelle Fijalkowski, amongst the first French players to ever play in the WNBA; indeed, she played for the Sacramento Monarchs and was a member of the French national team for a long time.
She was the captain and one of the key players of Tarbes GB, taking part to the French championship and European competitions. Now retired, she started a career of basketball coach and TV commentator, on Sport+, for women’s basketball games.
Career
Seasons | Team | Country |
1990–1993 | INSEP | |
1993–1994 | Cavigal Nice | |
1994–1997 | Washington Huskies (Seattle, NCAA) | |
1997 | Sacramento Monarchs (WNBA) | |
1997–1998 | ASPTT Aix-en-Provence | |
1998–2000 | US Valenciennes | |
2000–2008 | Tarbes GB |
Highlights
French national team
Champion of Eurobasket Women in 2001 - 5th at the 2000 Summer Olympics of Sydney
Club
Runner-up of the European Cup Liliana Ronchetti in 1998 with Aix-en-Provence and 2002 with Tarbes; Runner-up of the French championship in 1999 and 2000 with Valenciennes, in 2003 with Tarbes; Runner up of the French Cup in 1998.
External links
- (in French) (in English) Official website
- (in French) Her player profile on TGBÉLITE.com
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