| Leïla Lacan | |
| Number: | 32 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| League: | La Boulangère Wonderligue |
| Team: | Basket Landes |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Rodez, France |
| Draft League: | WNBA |
| Draft Year: | 2024 |
| Draft Round: | 1 |
| Draft Pick: | 10 |
| Draft Team: | Connecticut Sun |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Team1: | Angers |
| Years2: | 2024–present |
| Team2: | Basket Landes |
Leïla Lacan (born 2 June 2004) is a French professional basketball player for Basket Landes of the La Boulangère Wonderligue. She was selected by the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the 2024 WNBA draft.
Lacan began her professional career in 2022 for Union Féminine Angers Basket 49 in the Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB). During the 2023–24 season she averaged 12.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.2 steals in 18 games.[1] [2]
In June 2024, she joined Basket Landes.[3] She helped the team qualify to the 2024–25 EuroLeague Women.[4]
On 15 April 2024, Lacan was drafted tenth overall by the Connecticut Sun in the 2024 WNBA draft.[5] She didn't join the team for the 2024 WNBA season, remaining in France to compete with her national team in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6] [7]
Lacan made her international debut for France at the 2019 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. During the tournament she averaged 9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists in seven games. She then represented France at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup, where she averaged 6.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. At the 2022 FIBA U18 European Championship she recorded 14.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4 assists per game.[8]
She again represented France at the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup where she averaged 17.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 2.9 assists per game. During the bronze medal game against Canada she recorded 11 points, four rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block, and lost 73–80 in overtime.[9] Following the tournament she was named to the all-tournament team.[10]
She made her senior national team debut for France at the EuroBasket Women 2023 where she averaged 3.6 points, 0.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in five games and won a bronze medal.[11] [12]
Lacan was named to the French national team for the 2024 Olympics. She averaged 4.2 points, 0.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.0 steals in six games and won a silver medal.[13]
Born in France, Lacan is of Chadian descent.[15]