Mactabene Amachree
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 30 January 1978||||||||||||||
Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
College | Abilene Christian | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2001 | New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||
2003 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||
2005 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
|
Mactabene Amachree (born 30 January 1978) is a Nigerian former professional basketball player.[1] In 2001, she became the first Nigerian to play in the WNBA.[2] Amachree played on the Nigeria women's national basketball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She is also the princess of the Ojuka Clan of the Kalabari people in Nigeria.[2]
References
- ^ WNBA Player Bio Archived 2009-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b (28 July 2005), Nigerian Finds Home in Washington, DC Women's Pro Basketball Team Archived 2009-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, VOA News. Retrieved 03-06-2009.
External links
- Career statistics from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
- Mactabene Amachree at FIBA (archive)
- Mactabene Amachree international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Mactabene Amachree at Olympics.com
- Mactabene Amachree at Olympedia