![]() Amihere with South Carolina in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 – Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward / power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | July 10, 2001||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
High school | King's Christian Collegiate (Oakville, Ontario) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College | South Carolina (2019–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2023: 1st round, 8th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
2023-present | Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Laeticia Amihere (born July 10, 2001) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her father is from the West African country of Ghana, while her mother hails from Ivory Coast. She played college basketball at South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[1]
College career
[edit]Amihere made her debut with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team in the 2019-2020 NCAA Season.[2]
On March 30, 2021 broke a school record for most blocks in an NCAA Tournament game with 9 blocks against Texas Longhorns women's basketball. The South Carolina defense held Texas to only 34 points on 23% shooting.[3][2]
Amihere scored her career high 18 points against Oregon Ducks women's basketball on November 11, 2021.[2]
On April 3, 2022, Amihere became an NCAA national champion. The South Carolina Gamecocks beat the University of Connecticut to win their second national title, the first since 2017, with a score of 64 to 49.[4]
Amihere played for 4 years for the team.
Professional career
[edit]Atlanta Dream
[edit]Amihere was drafted by the Atlanta Dream with round 1 pick 8 of the 2023 WNBA Draft.[5]
Amihere made her WNBA debut on 30 May 2023 against the Chicago Sky[6]
National team career
[edit]Junior national team career
[edit]Amihere has won gold at the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women as part of the junior team, and then bronze at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.[1]
Senior national team career
[edit]In June 2021, Amihere was rostered for team Canada for 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup[6]
In July 2021, Amihere was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[7][8]
In September 2022 Amihere was rostered for Team Canada in the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup[9]
Career statistics
[edit]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 |
* | Denotes season(s) in which Amihere won a NCAA Championship |
WNBA
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Stats current as of game on July 17, 2024
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2023 | Atlanta | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | .405 | — | .537 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
2024 | Atlanta | 11 | 0 | 4.7 | .238 | — | .537 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Career | 2 years, 1 team | 32 | 0 | 6.2 | .349 | — | .463 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2023 | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | — | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | — | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2019–20 | South Carolina | 29 | 0 | 12.9 | .417 | .538 | .541 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4.7 |
2020–21 | South Carolina | 31 | 1 | 17.9 | .398 | .000 | .602 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 6.8 |
2021–22* | South Carolina | 31 | 3 | 16.8 | .436 | .455 | .651 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 6.3 |
2022–23 | South Carolina | 36 | 0 | 15.9 | .487 | .105 | .670 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 7.1 |
Career | 127 | 4 | 15.9 | .436 | .264 | .625 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 6.3 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Laeticia Amihere". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Laeticia Amihere". gamecocksonline.com. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "South Carolina Drums Texas 62-34 To Reach Final Four". Associate Press San Antonio. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks beat UConn Huskies to win 2022 NCAA women's championship". www.npr.org/. NPR. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Mackenzie, Holly (11 April 2023). "LAETICIA AMIHERE DRAFTED 8TH OVERALL BY THE ATLANTA DREAM". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Laeticia Amihere". wnba.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Canada's Tokyo 2020 women's basketball team announced". www.basketball.ca/. Basketball Canada. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (29 June 2021). "Team Canada's women's basketball squad ready to shoot for Olympic podium". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Laeticia Amihere". wnba.com. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Laeticia Amihere College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Laeticia Amihere instagram
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com