Julie Vanloo

Julie Anita Vanloo (born 10 February 1993) is a Belgian professional basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

With the Belgian national team, she won the EuroBasket Women 2023.[1]

Professional career

Galatasaray

On 13 September 2023, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).[2]

She signed a new 1-year contract with Galatasaray on 21 July 2024.[3]

Galatasaray club said goodbye to the player on May 28, 2025, by publishing a thank you message.[4]

WNBA

Washington Mystics (2024)

In 2024, Vanloo entered the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) with the Washington Mystics at the age of 31.[5]

Golden State Valkyries (2025–present)

On 6 December 2024, Vanloo was selected as the Golden State Valkyries' pick from the Washington Mystics' 2024 roster in the WNBA's expansion draft.[6]

National team career

She also plays for the Belgian national team[7] and participated at EuroBasket Women 2017,[8] the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, EuroBasket Women 2021 and EuroBasket Women 2023.[9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics[10]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2024 Washington 40 34 23.2 .346 .324 .667 1.6 4.3 0.5 0.0 2.6 7.4
Career 1 year, 1 team 40 34 23.2 .346 .324 .667 1.6 4.3 0.5 0.0 2.6 7.4

Honours

Declercq Stortbeton Waregem BC

Luleå Basket

National Team

References

  1. ^ "Kijk en geniet: Belgian Cats in tranen en uitzinnig van vreugde na laatste fluitsignaal". Sporza (in Dutch). 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Julia Vanloo Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Julie Vanloo ile yola devam!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Teşekkürler". Galatasaray S.K. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  5. ^ Hatfield, Jenn (18 March 2024). "Brimming with confidence and 'European flash,' Mystics' Julie Vanloo introduces herself to the WNBA". The Next Hoops. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  6. ^ Henderson, Cydney; Horrow, Ellen J. (6 December 2024). "WNBA expansion draft live updates: Golden State Valkyries pick their players for 2025". USA Today. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  7. ^ "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  8. ^ "EuroBasket 2017 profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Julie Vanloo". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Julie Vanloo WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  11. ^ "Belgian Cats comeback seals historic first FIBA Women's EuroBasket crown". www.FIBA.com. 25 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Wielrennen boven op het Sportgala: Remco Evenepoel en Lotte Kopecky zijn Sportman en Sportvrouw van het Jaar" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 10 December 2023.