No. 11–Club Deportivo Promete | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | La Liga Feminina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Saint-Louis, Senegal | 30 January 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Senegalese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WNBA draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015–2016 | Primeiro d'Agosto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Ciudad de Los Adelantados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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