{{Short description|French basketball player (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Tima Pouye | image = Tima Pouye 32 France 20250618 (2).jpg | image_size = 150px | caption = Pouye in 2025 | league = WNBA | team = Toronto Tempo | number = 32 | position = Shooting guard | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|4|7|df=y}} | birth_place = Tulle, France | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 9 | weight_lbs = | draft_league = | draft_year = | draft_round = | draft_pick = | draft_team = | career_start = | career_end = | years1 = 2017–2020 | team1 = Tarbes Gespe Bigorre | years2 = 2020–2022 | team2 = Flammes Carolo Basket | years3 = 2022–2023 | team3 = Roche Vendée | years4 = 2023–present | team4 = Tango Bourges Basket | years5 = {{WNBA Year|2026}}–present | team5 = Toronto Tempo }} '''Tima Pouye''' (born 7 April 1999) is a French basketball player for the Toronto Tempo of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Tango Bourges Basket of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball.
==Professional career== Pouye signed her first professional contract with Tarbes GB, where head coach François Gomez quickly entrusted her with significant responsibilities. After reaching the French championship finals in her debut season and competing in the EuroCup the following year, she established herself in the Ligue Féminine de Basketball during her third season, averaging 14.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. Her performances led to her transfer to Flammes Carolo, with whom she continued to compete in the EuroCup.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=15 May 2020 |first=Louis | last = Andurand-Cavasse |date=13 May 2020 |publisher=bebasket.fr |title=ITW Tima Pouye: L'un des prochains visages du basket français? |url=https://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-lfb/itw-tima-pouye---l-un-des-prochains-visages-du-basket-francais--.html | language = fr }}</ref>.
On 28 May 2026, Pouye signed a contract with the Toronto Tempo in the WNBA.<ref>{{cite web | title=Tempo sign guard Tima Pouye, waive Lexi Held |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/wnba/article/tempo-sign-guard-tima-pouye-waive-lexi-held/ |website=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=28 May 2026 |language=en |date=28 May 2026}}</ref>
==National team career== Pouye represented France at several youth international levels, winning the gold medal at the 2016 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, a bronze medal at the 2017 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, and another bronze medal at the 2019 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=15 May 2020 |author=Sacha Rutard |date=15 May 2020 |title=Euro U20 féminin: Le titre à l’Italie, Tima Pouye dans le 5 All-Stars |url=https://www.basketeurope.com/livenews-fr/471722/euro-u20-feminin-le-titre-a-litalie-tima-pouye-dans-le-5-all-stars/ |website=basketeurope.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
She represented France at the EuroBasket Women 2025.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ffbb.com/actualites/les-12-joueuses-pour-leuro-2025|title=Les 12 joueuses pour l'Euro 2025|publisher=ffbb.com|access-date=14 June 2025|language=fr}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIBA|new_id=211043|name=Tima Pouye}} * {{Eurobasket.com player|name=Tima Pouye}}
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