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Elīna Dikaioulaku

Elīna Dikaioulaku

Latvian basketball player

Elīna Dikaioulaku (née Babkina, born 24 April 1989) [1] is a Latvian former basketball player.[2][3]

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Dikaioulaku was already offered a deal with Russian Superleague team UMMC Ekaterinburg at age 16.[4][5] She was a member of TTT Riga until April 2008, when the team fired her.[6] In September she signed a contract with SK Cēsis.[7] Babkina played in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

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.[9]

WNBA

Dikaioulaku was selected in the third round of the 2011 WNBA draft (29th overall) by the Los Angeles Sparks.[10] Babkina signed with the Sparks on 19 February 2015.[11]

Achievements

References

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    "Elīna Dikaioulaku: kopā ar Latvijas izlasi vēlos piedzīvot vēl vienas olimpiskās spēles". lbs.lv.
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    "Elīna Babkina". SR/Olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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    "Uni Girona gets Latvian guard Elina Babkina on loan from Orenburg | Love Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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    "Latvian Radio interview (2006)" (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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    "FIBA Europe profile". Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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    Siliņš, Andrejs (14 April 2008). "TTT dod iespēju Babkinai" (in Latvian). eSports.lv. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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    Bērziņš, Edgars (23 September 2008). "Babkina spēlēs Cēsīs" (in Latvian). eSports.lv. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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    "Profile in Yahoo! Sports". Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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    Celmiņš, Jānis (25 November 2008). "Elīnai Babkinai smadzeņu satricinājums" (in Latvian). eSports.lv. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  10. [10]
    2011 WNBA Draft board[permanent dead link]
  11. [11]
    "LA Sparks add guard Elina Babkina from Latvia to roster". USA Today. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018.


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