Laeticia Amihere
Laeticia Amihere (born July 10, 2001) is a Canadian college basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[1]
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| No. 15 – South Carolina Gamecocks | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / Power forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| League | Southeastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 10, 2001 Mississauga, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | King's Christian Collegiate (Oakville, Ontario) | |||||||||||||||||||
| College | South Carolina (2019–present) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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
- "Laeticia Amihere". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- 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.
- "Canada's Tokyo 2020 women's basketball team announced". www.basketball.ca/. Basketball Canada. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- 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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