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Laeticia Amihere

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Laeticia Amihere
Amihere with South Carolina in 2021
No. 7 – Atlanta Dream
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-07-10) July 10, 2001 (age 22)
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
Career history
2023-presentAtlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
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 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][4]

Amihere scored her career high 18 points against Oregon Ducks women's basketball on November 11, 2021. [5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Amihere made her WNBA debut on 30 May, 2023 against the Chicago Sky[8]

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[9]

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

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


Career statistics[edit]

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

College[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019–20 South Carolina 29 0 12.9 41.7 53.8 54.1 3.9 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.6 4.7
2020–21 South Carolina 31 1 17.9 39.8 0.0 60.2 5.5 0.9 0.7 1.2 2.3 6.8
2021–22 South Carolina 31 3 16.8 43.6 45.5 65.1 3.6 1.2 0.6 0.8 1.8 6.3
2022–23 South Carolina 36 0 15.9 48.7 10.5 67.0 3.4 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.6 7.1
Career 127 4 15.9 43.6 26.4 62.5 4.1 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.8 6.3
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[13]

WNBA regular season[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Atlanta 20 0 7.4 .405 .000 .537 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 2.8
Career 1 year, 1 team 20 0 7.4 .405 .000 .537 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 2.8

WNBA playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Atlanta 1 0 3.0 .000 .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 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Laeticia Amihere". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Laeticia Amihere". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  3. ^ "South Carolina Drums Texas 62-34 To Reach Final Four". Associate Press San Antonio. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Laeticia Amihere". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Laeticia Amihere". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks beat UConn Huskies to win 2022 NCAA women's championship". www.npr.org/. NPR. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  7. ^ Mackenzie, Holly (11 April 2023). "LAETICIA AMIHERE DRAFTED 8TH OVERALL BY THE ATLANTA DREAM". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Laeticia Amihere". wnba.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Laeticia Amihere". wnba.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Canada's Tokyo 2020 women's basketball team announced". www.basketball.ca/. Basketball Canada. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Laeticia Amihere". wnba.com. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Laeticia Amihere College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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