Promise Amukamara facts for kids
| No. 10 – Charnay BB | |||||||||||
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| Point guard | |||||||||||
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| Born | 22 June 1993 New Jersey, United States |
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| Nationality | American / Nigerian | ||||||||||
| High school | Apollo (Glendale, Arizona) | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 8.90 in) | ||||||||||
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| College | Arizona State (2011–2015) | ||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 2015 / Round: 3 / Pick: 36th overall | ||||||||||
| Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | |||||||||||
| League | LFB | ||||||||||
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Promise Amukamara (born 22 June 1993) is a Nigerian-American basketball player for Charnay Basket Bourgogne SUD (FRA) and the Nigerian national team.
Early life and education
Promise's height is 5 feet, 9 inches (175 cm). She is a graduate of Arizona State University. She is also the younger sister of Super Bowl XLVI Champion, former New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara.
Career
Promise was a member of D’Tigress, Nigeria’s female basketball team. She was the point-guard of the team that played at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She also participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Achievements
- 10 points per game at Tokyo, 2020
- The first Arizona State University graduate women’s basketball player to make an Olympic team
- Member of the 2019 FIBA African Championship Gold Medal team that participated in the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Arizona’s Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2011
- The fastest 100 meters and 200 meters by a freshman in the high school
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