Laeticia Amihere

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Laeticia Amihere
Laeticia Amihere (cropped).jpg
Amihere with South Carolina in 2021
No. 15–Perth Lynx
Position Small forward / power forward
League WNBL
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 school King's Christian Collegiate
(Oakville, Ontario)
College South Carolina (2019–2023)
WNBA draft 2023: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–present Atlanta Dream
2024–present Perth Lynx
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Italy Team
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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).

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Early life

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

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

Atlanta Dream

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

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

Junior national team career

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

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

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
*Denotes season(s) in which Amihere won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2023 Atlanta 2107.0.405—.5371.00.20.20.40.52.7
2024 Atlanta 1605.2.269—.2941.70.20.10.20.51.2
Career2 years, 1 team3706.2.353—.4661.30.20.20.30.52.0

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2023 Atlanta 103.0.000—.0000.00.00.00.00.00.0
2024 Atlanta 1010.0.600—.5005.00.00.01.00.08.0
Career2 years, 1 team206.5.500—.3332.50.00.00.50.04.0

College

NCAA statistics [13]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019–20 South Carolina 29012.9.417.538.5413.90.60.61.11.64.7
2020–21 South Carolina 31117.9.398.000.6025.50.90.71.22.36.8
2021–22* South Carolina 31316.8.436.455.6513.61.20.60.81.86.3
2022–23 South Carolina 36015.9.487.105.6703.41.30.81.11.67.1
Career127415.9.436.264.6254.11.00.71.01.86.3

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References

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  2. ↑ Mintah, Yaw (June 10, 2020). "Ghanaian-Canadian basketball star speaks on BLM Protests". Basket Ball Ghana. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
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  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. 1 2 "Laeticia Amihere". wnba.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  9. 1 2 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.
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