Hamchétou Maïga

Hamchétou Maïga-Ba (born 25 April 1978 in Bamako) is a Malian professional women's basketball player most recently with the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. She is also a member of the Mali women's national basketball team.

Hamchétou Maïga-Ba
Personal information
Born (1978-04-25) 25 April 1978
Bamako, Mali
NationalityMalian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight162 lb (73 kg)
Career information
CollegeOld Dominion (1998–2002)
WNBA draft2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Playing career2002–2010
PositionForward
Number99
Career history
2002–2006Sacramento Monarchs
2007–2008Houston Comets
2009Sacramento Monarchs
2010Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com

At Old Dominion

Maïga was an All-American player her senior year at Old Dominion University, as well as a three time All-Colonial Athletic Association team member. Senior year, she led the team in scoring (13.7 ppg).

Old Dominion University statistics


Source[1]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998-99 Old Dominion 32 199 51.3 16.7 47.4 4.1 1.5 1.7 0.3 6.2
1999-00 Old Dominion University 34 477 59.8 - 58.6 7.5 1.7 2.5 0.5 14.0
2000-01 Old Dominion University 30 410 57.3 - 51.4 7.4 2.7 2.1 0.8 13.7
2001-02 Old Dominion University 34 397 57.0 33.3 49.5 8.1 3.4 1.9 0.9 11.7
Career Old Dominion University 130 1483 57.1 22.2 52.4 6.8 2.3 2.1 0.6 11.4

WNBA and overseas career

Drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft, Maïga did not start a full season for a WNBA squad until the 2007 season. Starting all 34 games for Houston, Maïga averaged 9.1 points per game, along with 4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game. she was # 25

During the 2008–09 WNBA offseason, she was playing in the Czech Republic with Brno.[2] During the 2009–2010 offseason, she is playing in France with Tarbes GB.

With Mali

Maïga was the captain of the Mali squad which won the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007. By winning the tournament, Mali qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Maïga was the M.V.P. of the tournament.

References
  1. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster


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