{"id":124578,"date":"2026-05-08T20:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/harvard-alum-temi-fagbenle-15-embraces-new-chapter-with-the-wnbas-toronto-tempo-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T20:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:56:17","slug":"harvard-alum-temi-fagbenle-15-embraces-new-chapter-with-the-wnbas-toronto-tempo-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/harvard-alum-temi-fagbenle-15-embraces-new-chapter-with-the-wnbas-toronto-tempo-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Alum Temi Fagbenle \u201915 Embraces New Chapter with the WNBA\u2019s Toronto Tempo | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When Harvard alum and WNBA star Temi Fagbenle \u201915 speaks about basketball, she does not begin with stats or accolades. Instead, she starts with something simpler.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJust every day, waking up, getting out of bed, that\u2019s a win,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are so many ways you can win in the day, and so many ways to be thankful, to be grateful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For Fagbenle, the newest member of one of the WNBA\u2019s expansion teams, the Toronto Tempo, success is not defined by a single moment or milestone, but by a mindset shaped over a decade-long professional career that has spanned continents, cultures, and leagues.<\/span><\/p>\n

While at Harvard, Fagbenle was a standout forward, getting named as a two-time All-Ivy League selection and serving as a key contributor to the program before transferring to the University of Southern California for her final collegiate season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since finishing her collegiate career in 2016, Fagbenle has built a vast global winning national championships in Spain, Italy, and Great Britain, as well as the 2024 EuroCup title with the London Lions, and representing Great Britain at the 2012 London Olympics<\/span><\/p>\n

Fagbenle first joined the WNBA in 2017, winning a championship as a rookie with the Minnesota Lynx. She later returned to the league in 2024 with the Indiana Fever, with whom she averaged 9.1 points and 5.6 rebounds through the first month of the season before injuries limited her to just 22 games, half of a full season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fagbenle\u2019s path to Toronto has not followed a straight line. Throughout the course of her career, she has moved between leagues, countries, and roles, building a reputation as a versatile forward with international experience and a team-first approach.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve experienced many different cultures, many different people,\u201d Fagbenle explained. \u201cThat\u2019s been able to shape my way of thinking and my way of approaching life, knowing that my opinion is not the only opinion out there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Now entering her 10th year as a professional basketball player and her fifth in the WNBA, Fagbenle is bringing her veteran experience to the Toronto Tempo. The move marks the league\u2019s recent attempt to push into new markets, and is the league\u2019s first team based in Canada. Fagbenle signed a one-year contract with the team in April after entering free agency.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just fantastic to be part of another expansion team,\u201d she said. \u201cI was in one last season. So the energy is palpable, and it\u2019s really exciting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fagbenle is currently the only Harvard alumna in the WNBA, part of a small but growing pipeline of Ivy League players reaching the professional level, including former Princeton star Kaitlyn Chen, who joined the Golden State Valkyries this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

This time, in Toronto, her focus is on building something collectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, winning is part of it, but growing mainly as a team,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have our internal goals, and so if we achieve those, then obviously that is winning for us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That open perspective, she explained, has made her more patient and successful, both on and off the court.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to kind of give each other grace,\u201d she added. \u201cIt kind of grounds you and makes you a bit more patient.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s an approach that carries directly into how she fits within a team.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m here to do whatever the team wants me to do,\u201d she said. \u201cIf I\u2019m needed to score, then I\u2019m going to put my mind to that. If I\u2019m needed to be a defensive threat, a defensive stopper, then that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to do. Rebounder? I\u2019m gonna do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fagbenle\u2019s team-oriented approach began to take shape in Cambridge. At Harvard, she balanced the demands of Division I basketball with the rigor of Ivy League academics, a challenge that would ultimately prepare her for the discipline required at the professional level.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAcademics were always a big focus of mine, and so juggling both was difficult,\u201d she said. \u201cBut, people do it. If I was studying, I was fully focused on that. If I was on the court, I was fully focused on that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That ability to stay present in both academic and athletic situations, Fagbenle explained, became foundational.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just tried my best to stay present in each moment and kind of give my all to what I was doing,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, her path forward was far from guaranteed. During her college career, Fagbenle battled patellar tendinopathy, a chronic knee condition that made playing through pain a constant challenge, casting doubt on her professional future.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think that it was going to be possible because of how much pain I was in,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was only after transferring to USC in her final year of college and working with their strength and conditioning coach that her trajectory changed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat just transformed my life,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The shift not only allowed her to play without constant pain but also reopened the possibility of a professional career.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Beyond the game, Fagbenle\u2019s journey is also shaped by identity. Born in the United States, raised in London, and deeply connected to her Nigerian heritage, she describes herself as shaped by all three.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel American, I feel English, I feel Nigerian,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel very blessed to be able to call each of these places home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Her background, she said, shapes how she approaches both the game and the world around her.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of immediately forming an allegiance with a certain country, I kind of just take a step back and try to see the full picture,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

That perspective was shaped in part by her early international experience. At 19, Fagbenle competed for Great Britain at the 2012 London Olympics after being fast-tracked to the senior national team from the under-20 level. Though Great Britain went 0-5 in group play, Fagbenle appeared in all five games and averaged 4.8 points, 4 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game while competing against some of the top players in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just thought I was a baby,\u201d she said. \u201cBut, looking back on it, I feel like I was forced to grow up a bit faster and understand what it takes to play on the next level.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Playing alongside veteran teammates and Olympic-level competition gave Fagbenle an early look at the physicality, discipline, and preparation needed at the highest level.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI learned a lot from my peers,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

As she prepares for the upcoming WNBA season, Fagbenle is focused on getting better in every part of her game.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAlways improving,\u201d she said. \u201cMy ball handling, my shooting, just being more aggressive, and just believing in my abilities on what I\u2019ve worked on for all these years. Just trusting myself that I will make the right play.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond the technical aspects of the game, she strives for something deeper.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJust continuing to have fun and find the joy in each moment,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd understand that at the end of the day, this is still a game, and it\u2019s something to be enjoyed, and it\u2019s a blessing to be where I am.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That perspective, she said, is one she wishes she had embraced earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBe nicer to yourself, be kinder to yourself, but also keep the fire that you have,\u201d she said. \u201cTry and find the joy in each moment, because you don\u2019t know when it\u2019s going to be over.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a message shaped not only by her career, but by the challenges along the way, one she now hopes to pass on to others navigating similar paths.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to reach out for help,\u201d she advised. \u201cBeing a student-athlete is not easy. Give yourself grace. Whatever you\u2019re dealing with, you will get through it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For Fagbenle, the game keeps moving, but her mindset has remained steady. As she begins this next chapter in Toronto, she joins a veteran-heavy roster that includes Marina Mabrey, Brittney Sykes, Julie Allemand, Nyara Sabally, and fellow WNBA veterans tasked with helping launch the league\u2019s first Canadian franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Tempo begins its inaugural season on Friday night against the Washington Mystics, beginning what the organization hopes will be the foundation of a new era of women\u2019s basketball in Canada. For Fagbenle, the focus remains the same: continue improving, stay grounded, and embrace the opportunity in front of her.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014Staff writer Tamar H. Scheinfeld can be reached at [email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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