Laeticia Amihere
Amihere with South Carolina in 2021
No. 7 – Atlanta Dream
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-07-10) July 10, 2001
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolKing's Christian Collegiate
(Oakville, Ontario)
CollegeSouth Carolina (2019–2023)
WNBA draft2023: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Career history
2023-presentAtlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2017 ItalyTeam
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 MexicoTeam

Laeticia Amihere (born July 10, 2001) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her father is from the West African country of Ghana, while her mother hails from Ivory Coast. She played college basketball at South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[1]

Career

Amihere has won gold at the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women as part of the junior team, and then bronze at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.[1] Amihere is currently playing with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team.[2]

In July 2021, Amihere was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[3][4]

On April 3, 2022, Amihere became an NCAA national champion. The South Carolina Gamecocks beat the University of Connecticut to win their second national title, the first since 2017, with a score of 64 to 49.

References

  1. 1 2 "Laeticia Amihere". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Voepel, Mechelle (30 June 2021). "South Carolina's Laeticia Amihere, Minnesota Lynx tandem among those named to Canada's Olympic women's basketball team". www.espn.com/. ESPN. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Canada's Tokyo 2020 women's basketball team announced". www.basketball.ca/. Basketball Canada. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Awad, Brandi (29 June 2021). "Team Canada's women's basketball squad ready to shoot for Olympic podium". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2021.


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