Temi was born in Baltimore, Maryland, before moving to the United Kingdom at the age of two. Fegbenle remained in London until the age of 15, where she relocated to the United States for high school and college. The 6’4 big attended Harvard from 2012 until 2016 before transferring to USC for her last year of college. In 2017, Temi was drafted into the WNBA in the third round by the Minnesota Lynx. Fagbenle later spent time playing in Poland, Turkey, Spain, Italy and Czech Republic before completing a move back to London in 2023. The GB captain brings heaps of experience to the Lions roster having played EuroLeague basketball with Praha in the 2022/23 season.