French basketball players abroad
Edwige Lawson-Wade (in picture) when they are playing in the American WNBA. However we will use the term coming from abroad for players coming from outside France.
You will find a number of French players in some of the top clubs in the Czech Republic, Latvia, Italy, Russia, Spain and Turkey.
There are also a number of players who are not French but have had such an impact in France that they been adopted by their French clubs. So we will also follow their career from time to time.All the links to stories from these women playing basketball abroad will be found on this page for the coming season.
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French players abroad/overseas
14 May 2011: Isabelle Yacoubou-Dehoui moves from Italy to Spain
13 April 2010: Sandra Le Dréan brings an end to her professional career as a player
30 December 2009: Sandrine Gruda is La Gazzetta Dello Sport European player of the year
6 November 2009: Sandrine Gruda is in her eighth season away from home
06 November 2009: Edwige Lawson-Wade in Russia and the USA
06 November 2009: Sandra Le Dréan is back at ZVVK USK Praha
03 November 2009: Krissy Bade and and Allison Feaster in Spain
03 November 2009: Elodie Godin remains at Cras Basket
03 November 2009: Géraldine Robert is in Italy with C. A. Faenza
03 November 2009: Nicole Antibe, Audrey Sauret-Gillespie, Bernadette (Mudju) Ngoyisa and Marlous Nieuwveen play for Beretta Famila in Italy
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NCAA and College Hoops in the USA
02 May 2011: The American adventure is over for Diandra Tchatchouang
29 April 2011: Playing basketball soon with Dayton Flyers - Jodie Cornelie
12 April 2010: Diandra Tchatchouang and coach Frese at Maryland looking to the future
19 March 2010: Allison Vernerey and Coach P ready for the Big Dance
18 November 2009: NCAA freshmen from France 2009-2010
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French Players Abroad (2008-2009)
03 February 2009: Emilie Gomis moves from Turkey to Italy
21 November 2008: Krissy Bade is playing for Gescom MC1 Viterbo in Italy
20 November 2008: Nicole Antibe and Allison Feaster play for Beretta Famila Basket Schio, Italy
11 October 2008: Elodie Godin joins Audrey Sauret-Gillespie at Cras Basket Taranto, Italy
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Former stars from the French League
09 January 2011: Rivas Ecópolis take La Copa de la Reina
10 January 2010: Ros Casares win Queen's cup again and Laia Palau is MVP
10 January 2010: Ros Casaras and Perfumerias Avenida qualify for 2010 Copa de la Reina final
07 October 2009: Ros Casaras wins Spanish Super Copa
08 March 2009: Laia Palau and Ros Casaras Ros Casaras defended the Copa de la Reina
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Date created: 11 October 2008
The increase in the numbers of French basketball players abroad warrants a section of its own.It is s common practise for the WNBA to use the term overseas players while referring to foreign players like Sandrine Gruda and Edwige Lawson-Wade (in picture) when they are playing in the American WNBA. 
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