 Allemand with Fenerbahçe in 2024 | |
| No. 20 – Los Angeles Sparks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 July 1996 Liège, Belgium |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Listed weight | 147 lb (67 kg) |
| Career information | |
| WNBA draft | 2016: 3rd round, 33rd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Indiana Fever |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2017 | Castors Braine |
| 2017–2020 | ASVEL |
| 2020 | Indiana Fever |
| 2020–2021 | BLMA |
| 2021–2024 | ASVEL |
| 2022 | Chicago Sky |
| 2024–present | Fenerbahçe |
| 2025–present | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Julie Allemand (born 7 July 1996) is a Belgian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League.[1] In the 2016 WNBA draft, she was selected by the Indiana Fever in the third round.[2] She was also a member of the Belgian national team that won the EuroBasket Women 2023 and EuroBasket Women 2025 championship.[3]
Career
[edit]WNBA career
[edit]Indiana Fever (2020)
[edit]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.[4]
She had a successful rookie season, recording the second-most assists per game in the league (5.8).[5] She was named to the 2020 AP All-Rookie team.[6]
She sat out of the 2021 season, citing mental health struggles and burnout after the Olympics.[7]
Chicago Sky (2022)
[edit]Ahead of the 2022 season, Allemand was traded to the Chicago Sky as part of a three-team deal.[8]
Allemand opted out of the 2023 season to focus on her commitments with the Belgium national team.[9]
Los Angeles Sparks (2025–present)
[edit]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.[10] She missed the 2024 season recovering from an injured right ankle.[11]
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.[12]
Overseas career
[edit]She started her professional career with Castors Braine and played there between 2014–2017. 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)
[edit]On 26 July 2024, Allemand signed a two-year contract with Fenerbahçe, becoming teammates with her compatriot Emma Meesseman.[13]
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.[14]
She also won 2024-25 Turkish Super League, 2024 Turkish Cup and 2024 Turkish Presidential Cup with Fenerbahçe.
International career
[edit]She participated at the 2018 and 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[15][16] Allemand represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[17] She missed the 2024 Summer Olympics due to injury.[18] 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.[19]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Did not appear in WNBA | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | Indiana | 22° | 22° | 32.5 | .455 | .478 | .733 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 8.5 |
| 2021 | Did not play (contract suspended) | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Chicago | 25 | 4 | 16.1 | .417 | .290 | .833 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles | 12 | 5 | 22.2 | .390 | .355 | 1.000 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.1 |
| Career | 3 years, 3 teams | 59 | 31 | 23.5 | .434 | .416 | .796 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chicago | 8 | 0 | 11.5 | .500 | .300 | .500 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 8 | 0 | 11.5 | .500 | .300 | .500 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
Personal life
[edit]Allemand is openly lesbian.[21]
Honours
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Club
[edit]Castors Braine
[edit]- Belgian League: 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17[22]
- Belgian Cup: 2015, 2017
ASVEL Féminin
[edit]- French League: 2019, 2023
- Match des Champions: 2019
- EuroCup Women: 2022–23
Montpellier
[edit]- French Cup: 2021
Fenerbahçe
[edit]- FIBA Europe SuperCup Women: 2024
- Turkish Super League: 2024-25
- Turkish Cup: 2024
- Turkish Presidential Cup: 2024
National Team
[edit]
Individual
[edit]- 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[25]
References
[edit]- ^ Julie Allemand Fenerbahçe’de, 26 July 2024
- ^ "WNBA: Julie Allemand (Castors Braine) draftée par Indiana Fever". sudinfo.be. 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Belgium repeat as FIBA Women's EuroBasket champions in Final thriller". fiba.basketball. 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Julie Allemand: Across the Court; Around the World". The International Center. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Ward, Zack (27 September 2020). "Julie Allemand shot 47.8 percent from 3-point range and averaged 5.8 assists per game". Swish Appeal. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Crystal Dangerfield is Rookie of Year, Cheryl Reeve top coach in media WNBA awards". StarTribune. 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Julie Allemand announces break from basketball in heartfelt statement". The Next. 2 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Merchant, Sabreena (3 February 2022). "Three-team trade sends Diamond DeShields to Phoenix". Swish Appeal. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Roster Update". sky.wnba.com. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ Mendez-Yapkowitz, David (20 February 2024). "Sparks trade for guard Julie Allemand, center Li Yueru from Sky". The Next. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Belgium Cats will play Paris Games without point guard Julie Allemand". AP News. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Julie Allemand and Dearica Hamby lead Sparks past Sun for eighth win in nine games". LA Times. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Julie Allemand Fenerbahçe'de". Fenerbahçe S.K. (in Turkish). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Avrupa'nın En Büyüğü Fenerbahçe Opet: Üst Üste İkinci Kez FIBA Kadınlar Süper Kupa Şampiyonu". Fenerbahçe S.K. (in Turkish). 3 October 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Julie ALLEMAND at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Julie ALLEMAND at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "ALLEMAND, Julie". basketballbelgium.be. 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Belgium Cats will play Paris Games without point guard Julie Allemand". Associated Press. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "EuroBasket 2025 : la Belgique est championne d'Europe, et ce fût une finale MAGNIFIQUE !". trashtalk.coe (in French). 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Julie Allemand WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ Outsports (12 July 2021). "At least 180 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Outsports. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Julie Allemand". fiba.basketball. 1 June 2025.
- ^ "ON-GE-ZIEN! Belgian Cats verlengen Europese titel na waanzinnige comeback tegen Spanje". Sporza (in Dutch). 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Wielrennen boven op het Sportgala: Remco Evenepoel en Lotte Kopecky zijn Sportman en Sportvrouw van het Jaar" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 10 December 2023.
- ^ "TISSOT All Star Five: Allemand, Zandalasini, Torrens, Meesseman, Carrera". fiba.basketball. 29 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Julie Allemand at FIBA (archive)
- Julie Allemand at Eurobasket.com
- Julie Allemand international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Julie Allemand at Olympedia
- Julie Allemand at Olympics.com
- Julie Allemand at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)