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| Born | Oct 18, 1998 Beira, Mozambique | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American-Mozambique | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||
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| College | University of the Cumberlands | |||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | |||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||
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Silvia Veloso (born October 18, 1998) is a Mozambican basketball player. She plays for the University of the Cumberlands Patriot [1] and also the Mozambique women's national basketball team. [2]
Veloso played under Lionel Manhique in Mozambique. She averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists per game. [3]
Veloso previously schooled at Seward County Community College. Played in 35 games with 32 starts averaging 22.7 minutes per game in her freshman year. [3]
She moved to The University of Cumberlands and in her junior year. She played in 28 games while starting 25 and averaged 13.1 points, 87 assists. [4] As a senior she played in 20 games while starting 19. And also recorded 250 points, 131 rebounds, 71 steals and 67 assists. [4]
Veloso has been part of Mozambique women basketball national team since a very young age where she played in the U-16 category during Africa U16 Championship for Women in 2013. She averaged 9.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists. [5] She also participated in Afrobasket U18 Women in 2016, where she averaged 16.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists. Also in 2021 FIBA Women's AfroBasket, she averaged 2.4 points, O rebounds and O.4 assists. [5]
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