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Laeticia Amihere
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Amihere with South Carolina in 2021
No. 15 – Perth Lynx
Small forward / power forward
Personal information
Born (2001-07-10) July 10, 2001 (age 23)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
High school King's Christian Collegiate
(Oakville, Ontario)
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College South Carolina (2019–2023)
NBA Draft 2023 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Pro career 2023–present
League WNBL
Career history
2023–present Atlanta Dream
2024–present Perth Lynx
Career highlights and awards
  • NCAA champion (2022)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Bronze 2017 Italy Team
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
Gold 2015 Mexico Team

Laeticia Amihere (born July 10, 2001) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She is also contracted with the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Early life

Amihere was born in Mississauga, Ontario, to a Ghanaian father and a mother from Ivory Coast. She attended King's Christian Collegiate in Oakville, Ontario. She became the first Canadian female to dunk in a game when she was 15 years old.

College career

Amihere made her debut with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team in the 2019–20 NCAA season.

On March 30, 2021, Amihere had 10 points, eight rebounds and nine blocks against Texas in the NCAA Elite 8. She set a program record for blocks in an NCAA Tournament game.

Amihere scored a career-high 18 points against Oregon Ducks women's basketball on November 11, 2021. She helped South Carolina win the 2021–22 NCAA championship.

Amihere's final college season came in 2022–23.

Professional career

Atlanta Dream

Amihere was drafted by the Atlanta Dream with the eighth pick of the first round of the 2023 WNBA draft. She made her WNBA debut on May 30, 2023, against the Chicago Sky.

Perth Lynx

On September 18, 2024, Amihere signed with the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2024–25 season.

National team career

Junior national team 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.

Senior national team career

In June 2021, Amihere was rostered for Team Canada for 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup

In July 2021, Amihere was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.

In September 2022, Amihere was rostered for Team Canada in the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup

Amihere competed for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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 high ° League leader
* Denotes season(s) in which Amihere won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Atlanta 21 0 7.0 .405 — .537 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 2.7
2024 Atlanta 16 0 5.2 .269 — .294 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.2
Career 2 years, 1 team 37 0 6.2 .353 — .466 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 2.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Atlanta 1 0 3.0 .000 — .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024 Atlanta 1 0 10.0 .600 — .500 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 8.0
Career 2 years, 1 team 2 0 6.5 .500 — .333 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 4.0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019–20 South Carolina 29 0 12.9 .417 .538 .541 3.9 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.6 4.7
2020–21 South Carolina 31 1 17.9 .398 .000 .602 5.5 0.9 0.7 1.2 2.3 6.8
2021–22* South Carolina 31 3 16.8 .436 .455 .651 3.6 1.2 0.6 0.8 1.8 6.3
2022–23 South Carolina 36 0 15.9 .487 .105 .670 3.4 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.6 7.1
Career 127 4 15.9 .436 .264 .625 4.1 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.8 6.3
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