Promise Amukamara (born 22 June 1993) is a basketball player who plays as a point guard for Ligue Féminine de Basketball club Charnay BB. Born in the United States, she represents Nigeria at international level.[1]
| No. 10 – Charnay BB | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | LFB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 22 June 1993 New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Nigerian |
| Listed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Apollo (Glendale, Arizona) |
| College | Arizona State (2011–2015) |
| WNBA draft | 2015: 3rd round, 36th overall pick |
| Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Early life and education
editPromise's height is 5 feet, 9 inches (175 cm).[2] She is a graduate of Arizona State University.[3] She is also the younger sister of Super Bowl XLVI Champion, former New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara.
Career
editPromise was a member of Nigeria’s female basketball team. She was the point-guard of the team that played at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[4][5] She also participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[6] In 2024, she was a member of the Nigeria squad that made the Olympic quarterfinals before falling to the United States.
Achievements
edit- 10 points per game at Tokyo, 2020[7]
- The first Arizona State University graduate women’s basketball player to make an Olympic team [8]
- Member of the 2019 FIBA African Championship Gold Medal team that participated in the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament[8]
- Arizona’s Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2011[8]
- The fastest 100 meters and 200 meters by a freshman in the high school[8]
Career statistics
edit| 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 best | ° | League leader |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Arizona State | 32 | 0 | 14.5 | 43.9 | 18.2 | 79.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| 2012–13 | Arizona State | 31 | 31 | 27.8 | 38.5 | 20.0 | 82.8 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 8.0 |
| 2013–14 | Arizona State | 33 | 31 | 24.0 | 44.1 | 20.8 | 62.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 6.9 |
| 2014–15 | Arizona State | 35 | 35 | 30.3 | 47.2 | 31.6 | 75.0 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 10.9 |
| Career | 131 | 97 | 24.2 | 43.7 | 23.4 | 74.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.6 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[9] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Eurobasket. "Promise Amukamara Player Profile, Charnay Basket Bourgogne SUD, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Promise Amukamara - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Hillman, Jenna; of 2021, ASU Class. "Dribbling to Tokyo: Promise Amukamara Ready to Compete for Nigeria". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "D'Tigress players lament marginalization, hijack of donations made to team". Vanguard News. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "D'Tigress will make Nigerians proud at Tokyo 2020 — Amukamara". Vanguard News. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Sarah OGOKE at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Is Amukamara the baller that can keep D'Tigress on the road to Sydney?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d Connors, Kaylee (22 July 2021). "ASU's Amukamara represents Nigeria in Tokyo Olympics". Cronkite News - Arizona PBS. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Promise Amukamara College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
External links
edit- Promise Amukamara at FIBA (archive)
- Arizona State Sun Devils bio
- Promise Amukamara at Olympedia (archive)
- Promise Amukamara at Olympics.com
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