


Leïla Lacan (born 2 June 2004) is a French professional basketball player for Basket Landes of the La Boulangère Wonderligue. She was selected 10th overall by the Connecticut Sun in the 2024 WNBA draft. Lacan plays for the France women's national basketball team and was part of the French team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal.
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.
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. Following the tournament she was named to the all-tournament team.
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.
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.
Born in France, Lacan is of Chadian descent.
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