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. Savasta played for the Sacramento Monarchs in the WNBA and was a member of the French national team. She became the only female basketball coach for a professional basketball team.
Life 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.
She became the only female basketball coach for a professional basketball team in France when she was given the position at Tarbes Gespe Bigorre.
Career Seasons Team Country1990–1993INSEP1993–1994Cavigal Nice1994–1997Washington Huskies (Seattle, NCAA)1997Sacramento Monarchs (WNBA)1997–1998ASPTT Aix-en-Provence1998–2000US Valenciennes2000–2008Tarbes GB
Career statistics
WNBA Source
Regular season
| style="text-align:left;"| 1997 | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento | 14 || 0 || 11.2 || .244 || .200 || .778 || .4 || .9 || .3 || .1 || 1.5 || 2.4
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.
References
External links Official website Her player profile on TGBÉLITE.com