Evelyn Akhator

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Evelyn Akhator
No. 23–Flammes Carolo Basketball
Position Power forward / center
League LFB
Personal information
Born (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 29)
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College
WNBA draft 2017: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Dallas Wings
2017–2018 WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk
2018–2019 Besiktas
2019-2019 CB Avenida
2019-present Flammes Carolo
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
AfroBasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Mali
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Senegal

Osaretin Evelyn Akhator (born 3 February 1995) is a Nigerian professional women's basketball forward/center for Flammes Carolo. [1] [2] She was drafted by the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as the 3rd overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft. [3]

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WNBA career

Evelyn was drafted as the 3rd overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings. She played 15 games in her rookie season for the Dallas side [4] where she averaged 0.9 points per game, 0.2 blocks per game, 0.1 steal per game. [5] She was waived by the Dallas Wings on 13 May 2018. [6]

On 13 February 2019, Akhator returned to the WNBA by signing for the Chicago Sky on a training camp deal. [4] [7]

International career

Evelyn Represents the Nigerian national basketball team. She made her first appearance for the team during the 2017 FIBA Afrobasket tournament in Mali. [8] Evelyn averaged 15.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game during the tournament and also made the top 5 players list. [9] Evelyn was part of the Nigerian national basketball team at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup where she averaged 12.6 points,9 rebounds and 1.4 assists during the tournament. [10]

Overseas career

Akhator signed with the Russian side WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk in 2017. She averaged 12.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. [11] [12]

On 22 August 2018, Akhator signed with the Turkish Besiktas basketball team. [11] [13] She averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds per game in the Turkish league, and she averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds in the Eurocup tournament, having played more than 30 minutes per game in both competitions. [14]

Ahkator signed with the Spanish side CB Avenida on 15 May 2019. [15] [14]

In November, 2019, Ahkator signed with the French side Flammes Carolo basketball team. [16] [17] [18]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Source [19]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16Kentucky3338051.0%100.0%57.8%9.20.71.11.011.5
2016–17Kentucky3352656.8%0.0%68.9%10.81.01.40.915.9
Career6690654.1%33.3%64.5%10.00.81.20.913.7

WNBA regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017 Dallas 1504.1.250—.8330.60.00.10.20.30.9
Career1 year, 1 team1504.1.250—.8330.60.00.10.20.30.9

Source: [20]

Awards and recognition

In the 2018 Nigerian Sports Awards, Akhator won the Best Sportwoman award and the Basketball player award. [21]

Personal life

Akhator is from a family of three. her parents and her older sibling reside in Nigeria. [22] Her mother Benedicta died in a road accident. [23]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Evelyn Akhator Player Profile, Flammes Carolo Basket Ardennes, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
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  7. ↑ "WNBA news: Chicago Sky Re-Sign Jamierra Faulkner, Add Evelyn Akhator". highposthoops.com.
  8. ↑ "2017 Afrobasket: Akhator urges D'Tigress to remain focused". 22 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Top 10 players from FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017". FIBA.basketball.
  10. ↑ "Evelyn AKHATOR at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball.
  11. 1 2 Usenekong, Gold (22 August 2018). "D'Tigress Forward Akhator Joins Besiktas on One-Year Deal – Complete Sports Nigeria". Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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  13. ↑ "D'Tigress Forward Evelyn Akhator Joins Besiktas on One-Year Deal – FOW 24 NEWS". www.fow24news.com.
  14. 1 2 Horas, Salamanca 24 (14 May 2019). "El CB Avenida ficha a Evelyn Akhator". Diario Noticias Salamanca 24 Horas.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "Perfumerias Avenida will improve my game says Akhator". 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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