Elīna Babkina (born 24 April 1989) is a Latvian former

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player. Babkina was already offered a deal with Russian Superleague team

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at age 16. She was a member of

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until April 2008, when the team fired her. In September she signed a contract with

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. Babkina played in the

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. She was involved in a car crash on 24 November 2008. She was a passenger. Although she had worn her seat belt, she had a light concussion.

WNBA

Babkina was selected in the third round of the 2011 WNBA draft (29th overall) by the

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.2011 WNBA Draft board
/ref> Babkina signed with the Sparks on 19 February 2015.

Achievements

*2009 – FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Bronze medal with

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. *2009 – 1st place in

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with

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. *2009 – 2nd place in Baltic woman basketball league with

. *2008 – 9th place in

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with

. *2008 – 4th place in

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" tournament in

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. *2008 – Winner of Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification. *2007 – 1st place in Latvian woman basketball league with

and "Play-offs"

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. *2005 – FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Bronze medal with

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References

External links

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