Damiris Dantas
Brazilian forward and WNBA veteran for Indiana Fever.
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Damiris Dantas do Amaral is a Brazilian basketball player who competed for her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was named Most Valuable Player at the Under-19 World Championship in 2011 and won a bronze medal at that tournament. Dantas also helped the senior national team win the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women.
WNBA
Damiris Dantas entered the WNBA when the Minnesota Lynx picked her 12th overall in the first round of the 2012 draft. The plan was for her to join the league after the 2012 Olympics, and she officially signed with the Lynx on April 2, 2014. She made her debut on May 16, 2014, pulling down 12 rebounds in a win over Washington, and became just the second rookie ever to notch at least 10 boards and 5 assists in a debut. With Rebekkah Brunson out due to tendinitis, Dantas stepped into the starting lineup and soon led all WNBA rookies in rebounding.
On August 9, 2015, she put up 18 points. A three-team trade on July 27, 2015 sent her to the Atlanta Dream. She was suspended for the 2016 season after skipping training camp to train with Brazil’s national team for the Rio Olympics; Atlanta kept her rights and expected her back in 2017. On February 8, 2019, Dantas returned to the Lynx as a free agent.
A calf injury cost her some games that year, but she started all 26 she played, posting career highs in minutes, points, and assists per game. She sharpened her outside shooting to create space for Sylvia Fowles inside. In the 2020 WNBA Bubble, she hit 44.3% of her threes on over four attempts per game, averaging 12.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists. That September, she signed a multi-year extension with the Lynx.
Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Gold Pan American Games — 2019 Lima Team
- Bronze Pan American Games — 2011 Guadalajara Team
- Gold FIBA AmeriCup — 2011 Neiva
- Gold FIBA AmeriCup — 2023 León
- Silver FIBA AmeriCup — 2025 Santiago
- Bronze FIBA AmeriCup — 2013 Xalapa
- Bronze FIBA AmeriCup — 2019 San Juan
- Gold South American Championship — 2013 Mendoza
- Bronze World Championship U-19 — 2011 Chile
Tables copied from the source article, totals included as the source gives them: Wikipedia: Damiris Dantas (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wide tables scroll sideways.
Did You Know?
- Dantas missed the 2016 WNBA season after failing to report to training camp so she could train with Brazil's national team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
- In 2020, she shot 44.3% from three-point range on over four attempts per game, establishing herself as one of the league's elite-shooting bigs.
- A Lisfranc injury in her right foot during the 2021 season forced her to end her season early and undergo surgery.
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where was Damiris Dantas born?
Damiris Dantas was born on 17 November 1992 in Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Brazil.
What position does Damiris Dantas play?
Damiris Dantas's position is listed as Power forward and center.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Damiris Dantas (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Statistics, medals and awards: the tables of the source article.
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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