Promise Amukamara

Promise Amukamara (born 22 June 1993) is a Nigerian-American basketball player for Charnay Basket Bourgogne SUD (FRA) and the Nigerian national team.[1]

Promise Amukamara
No. 10 – Charnay BB
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLFB
Personal information
Born (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993
New Jersey, United States
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Career information
High schoolApollo (Glendale, Arizona)
CollegeArizona State (2011–2015)
WNBA draft2015: 3rd round, 36th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Medals
AfroBasket
Gold medal – first place2019 Senegal
Gold medal – first place2021 Cameroon

Early life and education

Promise'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

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.[4][5] She also participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[6]

Achievements
  • 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]

References
  1. Eurobasket. "Promise Amukamara Player Profile, Charnay Basket Bourgogne SUD, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. "Promise Amukamara - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. Hillman, Jenna; of 2021, ASU Class. "Dribbling to Tokyo: Promise Amukamara Ready to Compete for Nigeria". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. "D'Tigress players lament marginalization, hijack of donations made to team". Vanguard News. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. "D'Tigress will make Nigerians proud at Tokyo 2020 — Amukamara". Vanguard News. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  6. "Sarah OGOKE at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  7. "Is Amukamara the baller that can keep D'Tigress on the road to Sydney?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  8. News, Kaylee Connors/Cronkite (22 July 2021). "ASU's Amukamara represents Nigeria in Tokyo Olympics". Cronkite News - Arizona PBS. Retrieved 17 May 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)


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