Lala Wane

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Lala Wane
No. 14USO Basket
Position Forward
League LFB
Personal information
Born (1989-07-15) July 15, 1989 (age 34)
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight78 kg (172 lb)
Career information
WNBA draft 2011: undrafted
Medals
AfroBasket
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Senegal

Lala Wane (born July 15, 1989) is a Senegalese basketball player for USO Basket. She represented Senegal in the basketball competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. "Profile". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.