Stephanie Mavunga

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Stephanie Mavunga
Free agent
Position Power forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-02-24) February 24, 1995 (age 28)
Harare, Zimbabwe
NationalityAmerican/Polish
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Brownsburg (Brownsburg, Indiana)
College
WNBA draft 2018: 2nd round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career2018–2020
Career history
2018–2020 Indiana Fever
2020 Chicago Sky
2022 Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2018)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2017)
  • First-team All-ACC (2015)
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team

Stephanie Mavunga is an American and Polish professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. [1] She was drafted by Indiana in the second round and 14th overall pick of the 2018 draft, becoming the first Zimbabwean-born player to be drafted by the WNBA. [2] She switched her international allegiance to Poland in 2022. [3]

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College career

Mavunga began her college career at North Carolina. In her rookie season, she made 34 starts and played in 37 games for the Tar Heels. She averaged 10.7 points and a team-leading 8.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game. In her sophomore season, she was named First Team All-ACC and to the Preseason All-ACC team. Despite ranking 2nd in the ACC in double doubles that season, she decided to transfer to Ohio State. [4] Mavunga sat out the 2015-16 season under NCAA Transfer rules. In her junior season, she made 22 appearances for the Buckeyes, and averaged 11.4 points per game and 10.8 rebounds per game. She became the third player in Ohio State history to average a double double. Her senior season was another success, as she was named to the All-Big Ten team and the All-Big Ten Tournament team. [5]

North Carolina and Ohio State statistics

Source [6]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013-14North Carolina3739652.3%7.7%58.9%8.21.11.12.410.7
2014-15North Carolina3550448.3%14.3%64.1%9.61.61.42.614.4
2015-16Ohio StateSat due to NCAA transfer rules [7]
2016-17Ohio State2225156.8%0.0%68.0%10.80.50.62.211.4
2017-18Ohio State3558263.2%33.3%67.8%11.00.61.12.516.6
Career129173354.8%12.9%64.5%9.81.01.12.513.4

WNBA career

Mavunga was drafted 14th overall in the 2018 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. She played in 25 games for the Fever, averaging 2.2 points per game and 2.2 rebounds per game over the season. She did not start any games during the 2018 season.

On August 28, 2020, Mavunga was traded to the Chicago Sky for Jantel Lavender as well as second and third round draft picks in the 2021 WNBA Draft.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2018 Indiana 2507.8.477.000.8002.20.20.30.20.42.2
2019 Indiana 2408.5.511.000.7062.30.20.30.30.42.5
2020 Indiana 5011.8.444.000.8184.00.60.00.41.05.0
2020 Chicago 507.2.455.000.0002.60.40.20.01.22.0
Career3 years, 2 teams5908.4.483.000.7672.50.20.30.30.52.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020 Chicago 101.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.01.00.0
Career1 year, 1 team101.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.01.00.0

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