Yelena Leuchanka

Yelena Leuchanka
Personal information
Born	April 30, 1983; Homel, Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Belarusian
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Seminole CC (2001–2002); Wabash Valley (2002–2003); West Virginia (2003–2006);
WNBA draft	2006 / Undrafted
Playing career	2006–present
Position	Center
Career history
2006	Charlotte Sting
2006–2008	TEO Vilnius
2007	→Estudiantes
2007	Washington Mystics
2008–2009	Ekaterinburg
2009–2010	Galatasaray
2010	Gorzów Wielkopolski
2010	Atlanta Dream
2011	Wisła Kraków
2011–2013	Ekaterinburg
2012	Atlanta Dream
2013–2014	Good Angels Košice
2015–2016	Xinjiang Tishan Deers
Representing Belarus
EuroBasket

Yelena Leuchanka (Belarusian: Алена Сцяпанаўна Леўчанка; born April 30, 1983) is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player who was most recently a member of the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States and UMMC Ekaterinburg in the Russian Superleague.[1] Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college career at Seminole Junior College.[1] She also attended West Virginia University after transferring from Wabash Valley Junior College.[1]

West Virginia statistics

Year[2]	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003-04	West Virginia	1	4	-	-	100.0	8.0	-	-	1.0	4.0
2004-05	West Virginia	10	74	55.6	-	57.1	6.5	0.4	0.5	1.2	7.4
2005-06	West Virginia	31	237	56.9	-	77.0	6.1	0.8	0.6	1.1	7.6
Career	West Virginia	42	315	55.8	0.0	76.4	6.2	0.7	0.5	1.1	7.5

A member of the Belarus women's national basketball team, Leuchanka competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics for her country after leading the squad at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in June 2008. She also competed at EuroBasket Women 2007 and EuroBasket Women 2009 for Belarus.

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