Marina Ewodo

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Marina Ewodo
Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
League Ligue Féminine de Basketball
Personal information
Born (1998-06-24) June 24, 1998 (age 26)
Pau, France
NationalityFrench-Cameroonian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High schoolLJ Mermoz Montpellier HS
College UC Riverside Highlanders
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020-2022Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket
2022-2023 PAS Giannina WBC
2023-2024 CD Zamarat
2024-2025 Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
AfroBasket
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Cameroon

Marina Paule Ewodo (born June 24, 1998) is a French-Cameroonian basketball player. She plays for PAS Giannina WBC in Greek Women's Basketball League and the Cameroon national basketball team. [1] [2]

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High school

Marina attended LJ Mermoz Montpellier High School. She won the Champion of France in School Sport 2014 and Vice Champion of French Championship 2016. [3]

College career

She played college basketball for the UC Riverside Highlanders, in her first year, she averaged 2 points, 1.6 assists and 1.3 rebounds. She had a game high of 11 points against UC Irvine Anteaters. In her second year in the 2017-18 Season, she averaged 5.6 points, 2.2 assists and 5.4 rebounds. [4] In her third year, she averaged 11.9 points, 2.9 assists and 6.9 rebounds during the 2018–19 season. In her final season, She averaged 10.9 points, 2.2 assists and 8.2 rebounds during the 2018–19 season. [5] [6]

Professional career

Marina plays for the Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket in France.She participated in the 2021 EuroCup Women where she averaged 2 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists. [7] She averaged 2.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists in the 2020-21 Ligue Féminine de Basketball season. [8]

Marina transferred to PAS Giannina WBC in Greek Women's Basketball League. [9]

Cameroonian National Women's Basketball team

Marina represented the Cameroon national basketball team at the 2021 Women's Afrobasket. She averaged 8.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists. [10] She was named in the Tournaments All Star squad. [11]

Personal life

Marina is the daughter of former Cameroonian Basketball player Narcisse Ewodo. Her younger Sister Yohana Isabelle Ewodo plays youth basketball for the French team. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Marina Paule EWODO". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Marina Ewodo". gohighlanders.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Cumulative Statistics". gohighlanders.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Cumulative Statistics". gohighlanders.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Marina Ewodo". espn.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Marina Paule EWODO". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Marina Ewodo". proballers.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Και δεύτερη Καμερουνέζα διεθνής στον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα WBC που απέκτησε την Ewodo". 3 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Marina Paule Ewodo". fiba.Basketball. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. ↑ Ekerete, Kelvin (27 September 2021). "D'Tigress beat Mali to win third consecutive Afrobasket title". punchng.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "The Ewodo family, with a long tradition in basketball". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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