Clarissa dos Santos

Clarissa dos Santos

Personal information
Born	(1988-03-10) March 10, 1988 (age 37) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2011–present
Position	Center
Career history
2011–2015	ADCF Unide Americana
2015–2016	Chicago Sky
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing   Brazil Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team 2011 Guadalajara Team FIBA AmeriCup 2011 Valdivia 2013 Xalapa 2021 San Juan South American Championship 2013 Mendoza 2014 Ambato

Clarissa Cristina dos Santos (born March 10, 1988) is a Brazilian professional basketball player who previously played for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). ^[1] Most recently she has played for Basket Landes in the Euroleague Women. ^[2]

Early life and career

She began playing sports at 13 on the Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex, and one day, as the basketball court was right along the athletics field where she practiced discus throw. Santos was invited to play basketball, and eventually it became her priority. ^[3] In 2005, she joined the young teams of the club, and one year later was already in the adult team of Fluminense.

Player profile

Dos Santos excelled at rebounds, a statistic she topped in the Brazilian championship for two straight years. She was champion in 2012 with the Americana team. ^[4]

International career

For the Brazil women's national basketball team, dos Santos won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, ^[5] and was champion of the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women which qualified Brazil for the 2012 Summer Olympics. ^[6]

In the women's event, Brazil fell at the group stage with only one win, with Santos leading the rebounds statistic. ^[7]

She was also part of the Brazilian team that played at the Rio Olympics. ^[8]

Career statistics

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

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics ^[9]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015	Chicago	31	7	17.5	.461	—	.688	4.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	1.2	5.3
2016	Chicago	20	0	9.4	.339	.000	.850	2.2	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.5	2.9
Career	2 years, 1 team	51	7	14.3	.425	.000	.735	3.7	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.9	4.3

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015	Chicago	3	0	7.0	.500	—	.500	2.0	0.3	0.7	0.7	0.7	2.0
2016	Chicago	5	0	18.4	.543	—	.818	3.4	1.4	1.8	0.0	1.6	9.4
Career	2 years, 1 team	8	0	14.1	.538	—	.647	2.9	1.0	1.4	0.3	1.3	6.6

References

1. "Sky Acquire Astou Ndour From Stars In Exchange For Clarissa Dos Santos - WNBA". www.wnba.com.
2. Proballers. "Clarissa Dos Santos, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
3. "Entrevista - Clarissa Cristina dos Santos". www.cbb.com.br. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013.
4. "TREINADOR MANDA MENSAGEM DE APOIO A PUPILA CLARISSA". www.cbb.com.br. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
5. "Basketball: Women's Bronze Medal Match 17". Guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19.
6. "Clarissa Santos". www.cbb.com.br. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012.
7. "FIBA Events History Search | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball.
8. "BARBOSA DEFINE SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA PARA OS JOGOS RIO 2016". www.cbb.com.br. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
9. "Clarissa dos Santos WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2025.