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{{Infobox basketball biography
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Michelle Plouffe
| name = Michelle Plouffe
| image = Michelle Plouffe.jpeg
| image = Michelle Plouffe.jpeg
| image_size = 200
| image_size = 200
| position = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
| position = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
| league = [[Ligue Féminine de Basketball|LFB]]
| league = [[Ligue Féminine de Basketball|LFB]]
| team = Lyon ASVEL
| team = Lyon ASVEL
| height_ft = 6
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 181
| weight_lb = 181
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1992|9|15}}
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1992|9|15}}
| birth_place = [[Edmonton]], Alberta
| birth_place = [[Edmonton]], Alberta
| nationality = Canadian
| nationality = Canadian
| highschool = [[Harry Ainlay High School|Harry Ainlay]] (Edmonton, Alberta)
| highschool = [[Harry Ainlay High School|Harry Ainlay]] (Edmonton, Alberta)
| college = [[Utah Utes women's basketball|Utah]] (2010–2014)
| college = [[Utah Utes women's basketball|Utah]] (2010–2014)
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_year = 2014
| draft_year = 2014
| draft_round = 2
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 19
| draft_pick = 19
| draft_team = [[Seattle Storm]]
| draft_team = [[Seattle Storm]]
| career_start = 2014
| career_start = 2014
| career_end =
| career_end =
| highlights = * 2x [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference women's basketball teams|All Pac-12]] (2013, 2014)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's basketball}}
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bkw|CAN}}}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bkw|CAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA 3x3 World Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament|2022 Antwerp]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup#Women's tournament|2021 Miami]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup – Women's tournament|2022 Miami]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 Pan American Games|2015 Toronto]]|[[Basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2015 Toronto]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Women's AmeriCup]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Women's AmeriCup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship|2015 Edmonton]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup|2017 Buenos Aires]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup|2017 Buenos Aires]]|}}
}}
}}
'''Michelle Plouffe''' (born September 15, 1992) is a Canadian [[basketball]] player for [[Lyon ASVEL Féminin]]. She played for the [[Canada women's national basketball team]] at the [[2012 London Olympics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/basketball/event/women/teams/team=canada-bkw400can01/|title=Women's Basketball|publisher=London2012.com|accessdate=July 30, 2012|archive-date=August 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801020517/http://www.london2012.com/basketball/event/women/teams/team%3Dcanada-bkw400can01/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. She is {{convert|1.91|m|0|abbr=on}} tall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/plouffe_michelle00.html|title=Michelle Plouffe Profile|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=August 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629170814/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/plouffe_michelle00.html|archive-date=June 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>


'''Michelle Plouffe''' (born September 15, 1992) is a Canadian [[basketball]] player for [[Lyon ASVEL Féminin]]. She played for the [[Canada women's national basketball team]] at the [[2012 London Olympics]] and the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio Olympics]], as well as the [[Canada women's national 3x3 team]] at the [[2024 Paris Olympics]]. She is {{convert|1.91|m|0|abbr=on}} tall.<ref name=":0" />
Michelle graduated from [[Harry Ainlay Composite High School]] located in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Canada. She is the daughter of Laurie and Daryl Plouffe. She has four siblings; her twin sister, [[Katherine Plouffe|Katherine]], played basketball at [[Marquette University]] located in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] and her older sister, Andrea, played basketball at the [[University of Washington]] located in [[Seattle, Washington]].


== College career ==
==FIBA==
After graduating from [[Harry Ainlay Composite High School]] in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Plouffe committed to play at [[Utah Utes women's basketball|Utah]]. As a freshman, Plouffe appeared in all 35 games, starting all but one. She averaged 13.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, earning the [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] Freshman of the Year award and was named second-team all-conference.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010-11 Women's Mountain West Conference Season Summary |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mwc/women/2011.html |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
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Plouffe played on the team representing Canada at the [[2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women]] held in [[Thailand]] from July 23 until August 2, 2009. She scored six points and 4.2 rebounds per game, helping Canada to a fourth-place finish.<ref name="2009 U19"/>


Ahead of her sophomore year, Utah moved from the Mountain West to the [[Pac-12 Conference]]. Plouffe started all 32 games, averaging 14.1 points and 8.2 rebounds, notably recording a double-double against [[Washington Huskies women's basketball|Washington]] in the [[2012 WNIT]]. She was named to the honourable mention [[Associated Press]] All-American, honorable mention all-conference, and media all-conference teams.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=GU's Standish honorable mention AP All-American {{!}} The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/mar/27/gus-standish-honorable-mention-ap-all-american/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref>
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She also played for Canada at the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship held in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]. She averaged 14.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, helping the team to a third-place finish.<ref name="2010 U18"/>


As a junior, Plouffe was again named an honourable mention AP All-American and media all-conference, but earned all-conference and honorable mention conference all-defensive nods.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-05 |title=Plouffe Leads Utah Women's Basketball All-Pac-12 Selections |url=https://utahutes.com/news/2013/3/5/Plouffe_Leads_Utah_Women_s_Basketball_All_Pac_12_Selections.aspx |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=University of Utah Athletics |language=en}}</ref> She ranked fourth and fifth in the conference in points and rebounds per game, respectively. She was named to the all-[[2013 WNIT|WNIT]] team, setting a [[Women's National Invitation Tournament|WNIT]] record with 83 rebounds in the tournament, where they lost in the championship to [[Drexel Dragons women's basketball|Drexel]].<ref name=":0" />
In 2012, she was named to the national team which competed at the 2012 Olympics in London.<ref name="2012 Olympics"/>


Plouffe averaged a double-double her senior season and was named to the all-conference and conference all-defensive teams. She scored a career-high 31 points in back-to-back games against [[Washington State Cougars women's volleyball|Washington State]] and Washington.<ref name=":0" />
Michelle along with her sister Katherine were both named to the Canadian women's national basketball team. The sisters played together on the junior national team several years ago.<ref name="National team"/> The team qualified for the world championships by finishing second in the FIBA Americas championship. The team traveled to [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], for an exhibition game against the USA national team.<ref name="Exhibition"/> The USA team won 75–51.<ref name="Results"/>


At the end of her collegiate career, Plouffe held the school record from rebounds with 1,155.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) |url=https://utahutes.com/documents/2023/11/7/2023-24_Media_Guide.pdf |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=University of Utah Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
==Pan Am games 2015==
Plouffe was a member of the [[Canada women's national basketball team]] which participated in [[Basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games|basketball]] at the [[2015 Pan American Games]] held in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] July 10 to 26, 2015. Canada opened the preliminary rounds with an easy 101–38 win over Venezuela. The following day they beat Argentina 73–58. The final preliminary game was against Cuba; both teams were 2–0, so the winner would win the group. The game went down to the wire with Canada eking out a 71–68 win.<ref name="2015 Schedule"/> Canada would face Brazil in the semifinal.


== Professional career ==
Everything seemed to go right in the semifinal game. Canada opened the game with an 11–2 run on seven consecutive points by [[Miranda Ayim]]. [[Miah-Marie Langlois]] contributed five assists. In the third quarter Canada strongly out rebounded Brazil and hit 69% of their field goals to score 33 points in the quarter. [[Lizanne Murphy]] and [[Nirra Fields]] hit three-pointers to help extend the lead to 68–39 at the end of three quarters. Canada continued to dominate in the fourth quarter with three-pointers by [[Kia Nurse]] and [[Kim Gaucher]]. Canada went on to win the game 91–63 to earn a spot in the gold-medal game against the USA.<ref name="2015 PA Brazil"/>
Plouffe was drafted in the second round of the [[2014 WNBA draft]] with the 19th pick by the [[Seattle Storm]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Patrick |title=WNBA Draft 2014 Results: Complete Round-by-Round Results and Analysis |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2029403-wnba-draft-2014-results-complete-round-by-round-results-and-analysis |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> On May 14, a month after the draft, Plouffe was waived by the team.


== International career ==
The gold-medal game matched up the host team Canada against USA, in a sold out arena dominated by fans in red and white and waving the Canadian flag. The Canadian team, arm in arm, sang ''O Canada'' as the respective national anthems were played.


=== Basketball ===
After trading baskets early the US edged out to a double-digit lead in the second quarter. However the Canadians, spurred on by the home crowd cheering, fought back and tied up the game at halftime. In the third quarter, it was Canada's time to shine as they outscore the US 26–15. The lead would reach as high as 18 points. The USA would fight back, but not all the way and Canada won the game and the gold-medal 81–73. It was Canada's first gold-medal in basketball in the Pan Am games. Nurse was the star for Canada with 33 points, hitting 11 of her 12 free-throw attempts in 10 of her 17 field-goal attempts including two of three three-pointers. Plouffe contributed ta rebound, and a steal.<ref name="2015 PA Canada Box"/><ref name="2015 PA Canada"/><ref name="2015 PA ESPN"/><ref name="2015 PA TStar"/>
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While in high school, Plouffe played on the [[Canada women's national under-19 basketball team]] at the [[2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women]] held in [[Thailand]]. She averaged 6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, helping Canada to a fourth-place finish.<ref name="2009 U19" />


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She also played for Canada at the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship held in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]. She led the team in points, averaging 14.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, helping the team to a third-place finish.<ref name="2010 U18" />
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==University of Utah statistics==

In 2012, she was named to the [[Canada women's national basketball team|senior national team]] which competed at the [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 Olympics]] in London.<ref name="2012 Olympics" /> The team lost in the quarterfinals to the [[United States women's national basketball team|United States]]; Plouffe appeared in two games, including the quarterfinal, recording two points and one rebound.

Plouffe was again named to the national team ahead of the [[2014 FIBA World Championship for Women]]; Plouffe averaged 5.4 points and 3.4 rebounds and the team took fifth place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michelle PLOUFFE at the FIBA World Championship for Women 2014 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/world/women/2014/player/Michelle-Plouffe |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>

In 2015, Plouffe played in her first [[2015 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]], hosted in [[Toronto]]. At the [[Basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|event]], Canada won all five of their games, taking the gold medal with an 81–73 victory over the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Doug |date=2015-07-20 |title=Canada wins historic Pan Am women's basketball gold |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/canada-wins-historic-pan-am-women-s-basketball-gold/article_b8a4cd0a-5739-5b05-9fd0-ed5d64089edf.html |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref> Plouffe averaged 2.4 points and 1.8 rebounds en route to her first gold medal. Plouffe also competed at the [[2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship]] in her hometown of Edmonton, appearing in five of the team's six games. Canada defeated [[Cuba women's national basketball team|Cuba]] 82–66 to win their second gold medal of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBA - Canada Basketball awarded 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/FIBA-Canada-Basketball-awarded-2015-FIBA-Americas-Championship-for-Women |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>

In 2016, Plouffe was named to her second Olympic team to compete in the [[Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. She appeared in three games and Canada was eliminated in the quarterfinals for the second straight Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canada at the Rio 2016 - Olympic Basketball Tournament (Women) 2016 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/olympicswomen/2016/Canada |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, Plouffe competed in her third FIBA Americas Championship, now called the Women's AmeriCup. at the [[2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup|2017 AmeriCup]] in [[Buenos Aires]], Plouffe averaged 5.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, the latter of which was her senior team career-high. Canada won the gold medal with a 67–65 win over host country [[Argentina women's national basketball team|Argentina]].

=== 3x3 basketball ===
In 2019, Plouffe left 5-on-5 professional and international basketball to focus on [[3x3 basketball]]. Her first major 3x3 event was representing [[Canada women's national 3x3 team|Canada]] at the [[2021 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup]] in [[Miami]] as the top seed. The squad went undefeated in the group stage and won their quarterfinal game before losing to [[Brazil women's national 3x3 team|Brazil]] in the semifinals. They defeated Puerto Rico to win the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Crozon's 13 points lead Canada's 3x3 basketball women to AmeriCup bronze over Chile |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/united-states-women-s-3x3-americup-dec-3-1.7047988 |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=CBC}}</ref>

Plouffe played in Canada's first 3x3 World Cup appearance at the [[2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament|2022 edition]] in [[Antwerp]] alongside her twin sister [[Katherine Plouffe|Katherine]]. The team made it out of the group stage and upset top-seeded [[Germany women's national 3x3 team|Germany]] in the first round of the knockouts. After wins over the [[United States women's national 3x3 team|United States]] and [[Lithuania women's national 3x3 team|Lithuania]], Canada lost to [[France women's national 3x3 team|France]] in the finals to take home silver. Plouffe was named to the tournament All-Star team after scoring 42 total points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jiwani |first=Rory |date=2022-06-26 |title=Serbia regain men's FIBA 3x3 World Cup as France secure women's crown |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/serbia-men-france-women-3x3-world-champions-2022-antwerp |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Olympics}}</ref> Canada returned to the AmeriCup in [[2022 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup – Women's tournament|2022]] in Miami, losing their opening game to Brazil before winning their next five, including the finals over Brazil to win the country's first 3x3 AmeriCup gold medal. Plouffe was named MVP of the tournament, leading the tournament in highlights and key assists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USA's men and Canada's women win FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup 2022 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3americup/2022/news/usa-s-men-and-canada-s-women-win-fiba-3x3-americup-2022 |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MVP Plouffe stars on FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup 2022 Women's Team of The Tournament |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3americup/2022/news/mvp-plouffe-stars-on-fiba-3x3-americup-2022-women-s-team-of-the-tournament |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>

At the [[2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament|2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup]] in [[Vienna]], Canada won their group before being upset in the quarterfinals by France, their second consecutive loss to the country, to place sixth.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-04 |title=2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup: All results, scores and standings |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/2023-fiba-3x3-world-cup-all-results-scores-standings-updates |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Olympics}}</ref>

Canada took third in the [[Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 3x3 qualification#FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT)|FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] to qualify for the [[Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 3x3 tournament|2024 Summer Olympics]], Plouffe's third Olympics and first on the 3x3 team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karstens-Smith |first=Gemma |date=2024-06-29 |title=Building Canadian women's 3x3 basketball team into Olympic contenders a labour of love |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/basketball/3x3-basketball/canada-3x3-basketball-team-program-1.7278461 |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=CBC}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Plouffe has four siblings; her twin sister, [[Katherine Plouffe|Katherine]], played basketball at [[Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball|Marquette]] and plays on the national 3x3 team and her older sister, Andrea, played basketball at [[Washington Huskies women's basketball|Washington]].<ref name=":0" />

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==College statistics==
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|-
|2010–11
|2010–11
|Utah
|'''35'''
|'''35'''
|'''34'''
|'''34'''
|29.5
|29.5
|'''0.431'''
|'''0.431'''
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|-
|-
|2011–12
|2011–12
|Utah
|32
|32
|32
|32
|33.9
|33.9
|0.389
|0.389
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|-
|2012–13
|2012–13
|Utah
|31
|31
|31
|31
|33.8
|33.8
|0.394
|0.394
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|-
|2013–14
|2013–14
|Utah
|29
|29
|28
|28
|'''34.9'''
|'''34.9'''
|0.406
|0.406
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|-
|Total
|Total
|Utah
|127
|127
|125
|125
|32.9
|32.9
|0.401
|0.401
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name="2009 U19">{{cite web|title=2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women – Plouffe|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/69843/sid/4032/tid/257/tid2//_/2009_FIBA_U19_World_Championship_for_Women/index.html|website=FIBA|accessdate=July 2, 2015}}</ref>

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<ref name="2010 U18">{{cite web|title=2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women – Michelle Plouffe|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/69843/sid/4732/tid/257/tid2//_/2010_FIBA_Americas_U18_Championship_for_Women/index.html|website=FIBA|accessdate=July 2, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="National team">{{cite news|last=SWANE |first=BRIAN|title=Edmonton's Katherine and Michelle Plouffe named to Canadian women's basketball team for World Championships|date=September 12, 2014|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/09/13/edmontons-katherine-and-michelle-plouffe-named-to-canadian-womens-basketball-team-for-world-championships|newspaper=Edmonton Sun|accessdate=September 17, 2014}}</ref>
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<ref name="2012 Olympics">{{cite web|title=2012 Olympic Women|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/69843/sid/6233/tid/257/tid2//_/2012_Olympic_Women/index.html|website=FIBA|accessdate=July 2, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="Exhibition">{{cite news|last=Fuller|first=Jim|title=Bridgeport to host USA vs. Canada women’s basketball exhibition|date=June 30, 2014|url=http://www.nhregister.com/sports/20140630/bridgeport-to-host-usa-vs-canada-womens-basketball-exhibition|newspaper=New Haven Register|publisher=Journal Register CT|accessdate=September 17, 2014}}</ref>

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<ref name="2009 U19">{{cite web|title=2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women – Plouffe|url=http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/69843/sid/4032/tid/257/tid2//_/2009_FIBA_U19_World_Championship_for_Women/index.html|website=FIBA|accessdate=July 2, 2015}}</ref>

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<ref name="2010 U18">{{cite web|title=2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women – Michelle Plouffe|url=http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/69843/sid/4732/tid/257/tid2//_/2010_FIBA_Americas_U18_Championship_for_Women/index.html|website=FIBA|accessdate=July 2, 2015}}</ref>

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<ref name="2012 Olympics">{{cite web|title=2012 Olympic Women|url=http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/69843/sid/6233/tid/257/tid2//_/2012_Olympic_Women/index.html|website=FIBA|accessdate=July 2, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="Results">{{cite news|last=Elliott|first=Rich|title=U.S. women beat Canada in Bridgeport exhibition|date=September 16, 2014|url=http://www.ctpost.com/uconn/article/U-S-women-beat-Canada-in-Bridgeport-exhibition-5757657.php|newspaper=CTPost|publisher=Hearst Communications Inc.|accessdate=September 17, 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="M Plouffe bio">{{cite web|title=Michelle Plouffe Bio|url=http://www.basketball.ca/files/2015-01/plouffe_michelle_2014_bio.pdf|website=CANADA BASKETBALL|accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="M Plouffe bio">{{cite web|title=Michelle Plouffe Bio|url=http://www.basketball.ca/files/2015-01/plouffe_michelle_2014_bio.pdf|website=CANADA BASKETBALL|accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/plouffe_michelle00.html|title=Michelle Plouffe Profile|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=August 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629170814/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/plouffe_michelle00.html|archive-date=June 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="2015 PA Brazil">{{cite web|title=Women's National Team Tops Brazil 91–63 To Move On To Toronto 2015 Final|url=http://www.basketball.ca/en/news-article/womens-national-team-tops-brazil-91-63-to-move-on-to-toronto-201|website= CANADA BASKETBALL|accessdate=July 23, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="2015 Schedule">{{cite web|title=2015 Women's Pan American Games Schedule|url=http://www.usab.com/womens/pan-american-games/schedule.aspx|publisher=USA Basketball|accessdate=July 23, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="2015 PA TStar">{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Doug|title=Canada wins historic Pan Am women’s basketball gold|date=Jul 20, 2015|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2015/07/20/canada-wins-historic-pan-am-womens-basketball-gold.html|newspaper=Toronto Star|accessdate=July 23, 2015}}</ref>

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Michelle Plouffe
Lyon ASVEL
PositionForward
LeagueLFB
Personal information
Born (1992-09-15) September 15, 1992 (age 32)
Edmonton, Alberta
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarry Ainlay (Edmonton, Alberta)
CollegeUtah (2010–2014)
WNBA draft2014: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2014–present
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Canada
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Antwerp
FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Miami
Gold medal – first place 2022 Miami
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto
FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Edmonton
Gold medal – first place 2017 Buenos Aires

Michelle Plouffe (born September 15, 1992) is a Canadian basketball player for Lyon ASVEL Féminin. She played for the Canada women's national basketball team at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics, as well as the Canada women's national 3x3 team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She is 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall.[1]

College career

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After graduating from Harry Ainlay Composite High School in Edmonton, Alberta, Plouffe committed to play at Utah. As a freshman, Plouffe appeared in all 35 games, starting all but one. She averaged 13.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, earning the Mountain West Freshman of the Year award and was named second-team all-conference.[2]

Ahead of her sophomore year, Utah moved from the Mountain West to the Pac-12 Conference. Plouffe started all 32 games, averaging 14.1 points and 8.2 rebounds, notably recording a double-double against Washington in the 2012 WNIT. She was named to the honourable mention Associated Press All-American, honorable mention all-conference, and media all-conference teams.[1][3]

As a junior, Plouffe was again named an honourable mention AP All-American and media all-conference, but earned all-conference and honorable mention conference all-defensive nods.[4] She ranked fourth and fifth in the conference in points and rebounds per game, respectively. She was named to the all-WNIT team, setting a WNIT record with 83 rebounds in the tournament, where they lost in the championship to Drexel.[1]

Plouffe averaged a double-double her senior season and was named to the all-conference and conference all-defensive teams. She scored a career-high 31 points in back-to-back games against Washington State and Washington.[1]

At the end of her collegiate career, Plouffe held the school record from rebounds with 1,155.[5]

Professional career

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Plouffe was drafted in the second round of the 2014 WNBA draft with the 19th pick by the Seattle Storm.[6] On May 14, a month after the draft, Plouffe was waived by the team.

International career

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Basketball

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While in high school, Plouffe played on the Canada women's national under-19 basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women held in Thailand. She averaged 6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, helping Canada to a fourth-place finish.[7]

She also played for Canada at the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She led the team in points, averaging 14.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, helping the team to a third-place finish.[8]

In 2012, she was named to the senior national team which competed at the 2012 Olympics in London.[9] The team lost in the quarterfinals to the United States; Plouffe appeared in two games, including the quarterfinal, recording two points and one rebound.

Plouffe was again named to the national team ahead of the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women; Plouffe averaged 5.4 points and 3.4 rebounds and the team took fifth place.[10]

In 2015, Plouffe played in her first Pan American Games, hosted in Toronto. At the event, Canada won all five of their games, taking the gold medal with an 81–73 victory over the United States.[11] Plouffe averaged 2.4 points and 1.8 rebounds en route to her first gold medal. Plouffe also competed at the 2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship in her hometown of Edmonton, appearing in five of the team's six games. Canada defeated Cuba 82–66 to win their second gold medal of the year.[12]

In 2016, Plouffe was named to her second Olympic team to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She appeared in three games and Canada was eliminated in the quarterfinals for the second straight Olympics.[13]

In 2017, Plouffe competed in her third FIBA Americas Championship, now called the Women's AmeriCup. at the 2017 AmeriCup in Buenos Aires, Plouffe averaged 5.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, the latter of which was her senior team career-high. Canada won the gold medal with a 67–65 win over host country Argentina.

3x3 basketball

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In 2019, Plouffe left 5-on-5 professional and international basketball to focus on 3x3 basketball. Her first major 3x3 event was representing Canada at the 2021 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup in Miami as the top seed. The squad went undefeated in the group stage and won their quarterfinal game before losing to Brazil in the semifinals. They defeated Puerto Rico to win the bronze medal.[14]

Plouffe played in Canada's first 3x3 World Cup appearance at the 2022 edition in Antwerp alongside her twin sister Katherine. The team made it out of the group stage and upset top-seeded Germany in the first round of the knockouts. After wins over the United States and Lithuania, Canada lost to France in the finals to take home silver. Plouffe was named to the tournament All-Star team after scoring 42 total points.[15] Canada returned to the AmeriCup in 2022 in Miami, losing their opening game to Brazil before winning their next five, including the finals over Brazil to win the country's first 3x3 AmeriCup gold medal. Plouffe was named MVP of the tournament, leading the tournament in highlights and key assists.[16][17]

At the 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup in Vienna, Canada won their group before being upset in the quarterfinals by France, their second consecutive loss to the country, to place sixth.[18]

Canada took third in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Plouffe's third Olympics and first on the 3x3 team.[19]

Personal life

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Plouffe has four siblings; her twin sister, Katherine, played basketball at Marquette and plays on the national 3x3 team and her older sister, Andrea, played basketball at Washington.[1]

College statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year[20] GP GS  MPG   FG%   3P%   FT%   RPG  APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 35 34 29.5 0.431 0.261 0.755 7.3 0.8 1.2 1.2 13.7
2011–12 32 32 33.9 0.389 0.306 0.777 8.2 1.8 1.3 1.4 14.1
2012–13 31 31 33.8 0.394 0.346 0.728 8.5 2.7 2.0 1.3 16.7
2013–14 29 28 34.9 0.406 0.309 0.699 10.6 2.6 2.1 0.8 18.4
Total 127 125 32.9 0.401 0.309 0.734 8.6 1.9 1.6 1.2 15.6

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Michelle Plouffe Profile". University of Utah. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "2010-11 Women's Mountain West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  3. ^ "GU's Standish honorable mention AP All-American | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  4. ^ "Plouffe Leads Utah Women's Basketball All-Pac-12 Selections". University of Utah Athletics. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  6. ^ Clarke, Patrick. "WNBA Draft 2014 Results: Complete Round-by-Round Results and Analysis". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  7. ^ "2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women – Plouffe". FIBA. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  8. ^ "2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women – Michelle Plouffe". FIBA. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  9. ^ "2012 Olympic Women". FIBA. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  10. ^ "Michelle PLOUFFE at the FIBA World Championship for Women 2014". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  11. ^ Smith, Doug (2015-07-20). "Canada wins historic Pan Am women's basketball gold". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  12. ^ "FIBA - Canada Basketball awarded 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  13. ^ "Canada at the Rio 2016 - Olympic Basketball Tournament (Women) 2016". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  14. ^ "Crozon's 13 points lead Canada's 3x3 basketball women to AmeriCup bronze over Chile". CBC. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  15. ^ Jiwani, Rory (2022-06-26). "Serbia regain men's FIBA 3x3 World Cup as France secure women's crown". Olympics. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  16. ^ "USA's men and Canada's women win FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  17. ^ "MVP Plouffe stars on FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup 2022 Women's Team of The Tournament". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  18. ^ "2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup: All results, scores and standings". Olympics. 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  19. ^ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (2024-06-29). "Building Canadian women's 3x3 basketball team into Olympic contenders a labour of love". CBC. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  20. ^ "Michelle Plouffe Bio" (PDF). CANADA BASKETBALL. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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