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Laeticia Amihere

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Laeticia Amihere
Amihere with South Carolina in 2021
No. 15 – Perth Lynx
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (2001-07-10) July 10, 2001 (age 23)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolKing's Christian Collegiate
(Oakville, Ontario)
CollegeSouth Carolina (2019–2023)
WNBA draft2023: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–presentAtlanta Dream
2024–presentPerth Lynx
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Italy Team
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Mexico Team

Laeticia Amihere (born July 10, 2001) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She is also contracted with the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Early life

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Amihere was born in Mississauga, Ontario,[1] to a Ghanaian father and a mother from Ivory Coast.[2] She attended King's Christian Collegiate in Oakville, Ontario.[3] She became the first Canadian female to dunk in a game when she was 15 years old.[4]

College career

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Amihere made her debut with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team in the 2019–20 NCAA season.[3]

On March 30, 2021, Amihere had 10 points, eight rebounds and nine blocks against Texas in the NCAA Elite 8. She set a program record for blocks in an NCAA Tournament game.[3][5]

Amihere scored a career-high 18 points against Oregon Ducks women's basketball on November 11, 2021.[3] She helped South Carolina win the 2021–22 NCAA championship.[6]

Amihere's final college season came in 2022–23.[3]

Professional career

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Atlanta Dream

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Amihere was drafted by the Atlanta Dream with the eighth pick of the first round of the 2023 WNBA draft.[7] She made her WNBA debut on May 30, 2023, against the Chicago Sky.[8]

Perth Lynx

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On September 18, 2024, Amihere signed with the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2024–25 season.[9]

National team career

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Junior national team career

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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

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In June 2021, Amihere was rostered for Team Canada for 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup[8]

In July 2021, Amihere was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[10][11]

In September 2022, Amihere was rostered for Team Canada in the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup[12]

Amihere competed for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]

Career statistics

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Legend
  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 an NCAA Championship

WNBA

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Regular season

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Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Atlanta 21 0 7.0 .405 — .537 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 2.7
2024 Atlanta 16 0 5.2 .269 — .294 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.2
Career 2 years, 1 team 37 0 6.2 .353 — .466 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 2.0

Playoffs

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WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Atlanta 1 0 3.0 .000 — .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024 Atlanta 1 0 10.0 .600 — .500 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 8.0
Career 2 years, 1 team 2 0 6.5 .500 — .333 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 4.0

College

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NCAA statistics[13]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
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

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  1. ^ a b "Laeticia Amihere". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. June 29, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Mintah, Yaw (June 10, 2020). "Ghanaian-Canadian basketball star speaks on BLM Protests". Basket Ball Ghana. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Laeticia Amihere". gamecocksonline.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  4. ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (October 27, 2024). "Perth Lynx import Laeticia Amihere has proven she can dunk and coach Ryan Petrik would love to see it in WNBL". The West Australian. Archived from the original on October 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "South Carolina Drums Texas 62-34 To Reach Final Four". Associate Press San Antonio. March 31, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks beat UConn Huskies to win 2022 NCAA women's championship". www.npr.org/. NPR. April 3, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Mackenzie, Holly (April 11, 2023). "LAETICIA AMIHERE DRAFTED 8TH OVERALL BY THE ATLANTA DREAM". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Laeticia Amihere". wnba.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  9. ^ a b O'Donoghue, Craig (September 18, 2024). "Perth Lynx sign Atlanta Dream centre Laeticia Amihere as their import for WNBL season". The West Australian. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "Canada's Tokyo 2020 women's basketball team announced". www.basketball.ca/. Basketball Canada. June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  11. ^ Awad, Brandi (June 29, 2021). "Team Canada's women's basketball squad ready to shoot for Olympic podium". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Laeticia Amihere". wnba.com. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Laeticia Amihere College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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