Promise Amukamara

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Promise Amukamara
No. 10–Charnay BB
Position Point guard
League LFB
Personal information
Born (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 30)
New Jersey, United States
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Career information
High school Apollo (Glendale, Arizona)
College Arizona State (2011–2015)
WNBA draft 2015: 3rd round, 36th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Medals
AfroBasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Senegal
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cameroon

Promise Amukamara (born 22 June 1993) is a Nigerian-American basketball player for Charnay Basket Bourgogne SUD (FRA) and the Nigerian national team. [1]

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Early life and education

Promise's height is 5 feet, 9 inches (175 cm). [2] She is a graduate of Arizona State University. [3] She is also the younger sister of Super Bowl XLVI Champion, former New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara.

Career

Promise was a member of D’Tigress, Nigeria’s female basketball team. She was the point-guard of the team that played at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. [4] [5] She also participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. [6]

Achievements

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References

  1. ↑ Eurobasket. "Promise Amukamara Player Profile, Charnay Basket Bourgogne SUD, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Promise Amukamara - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Hillman, Jenna; of 2021, ASU Class. "Dribbling to Tokyo: Promise Amukamara Ready to Compete for Nigeria". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "D'Tigress players lament marginalization, hijack of donations made to team". Vanguard News. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "D'Tigress will make Nigerians proud at Tokyo 2020 — Amukamara". Vanguard News. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sarah OGOKE at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Is Amukamara the baller that can keep D'Tigress on the road to Sydney?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 News, Kaylee Connors/Cronkite (22 July 2021). "ASU's Amukamara represents Nigeria in Tokyo Olympics". Cronkite News - Arizona PBS. Retrieved 17 May 2022.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)


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