Laeticia Amihere facts for kids
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Amihere with South Carolina in 2021
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| No. 7 – Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Small forward / power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 10, 2001 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
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| High school | King's Christian Collegiate (Oakville, Ontario) |
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| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| College | South Carolina (2019–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 2023 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023-present | Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||||||
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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).
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. Amihere is currently playing with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team.
In July 2021, Amihere was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.
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.
