Neidy Ocuane

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Neidy Ocuane
No. 4UTEP Miners
Position Guard
Personal information
Born (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 25)
Maputo, Mozambique
NationalityMozambican
Listed height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Career information
College Seward County CC (2015–2017)
UTEP (2017–2020)
NBA draft 2019 / undrafted
Playing career2014–present

Neidy da Luz Virgínia Ocuane (born 22 June 1997) is a Mozambican professional basketball player who currently plays for UTEP Miners.

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Career

Ocuane was born on 22 June 1997 in Maputo. [1] She started practicing basketball in 2007 at the Escola Primária do Jardim. One day a coach appeared at her school and invited all the students to practice basketball. After consulting with her family she made the decision to pursue basketball. Her first organized team was Costa do Sol in the Campeonato da Ciudade De Maputo. They were a group of 100 students, but some were leaving until only four players remained.

She is currently a Ph.D. student in Chemistry at UTEP.

She captained the under-16 national team at the 2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women, winning tournament MVP honors after leading them to a third-place finish. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Neidy Ocuane: Um talento que (já) conquistou África". Verdade.co.mz (in Portuguese). 31 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2022.