Laeticia Amihere
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Laeticia Amihere is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries of the WNBA. Born on July 10, 2001, in Mississauga, Ontario, she played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected eighth overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2023 WNBA draft. Amihere made history as the first Canadian female to dunk in a game at age 15. She helped South Carolina win the 2021–22 NCAA championship and has represented Canada at multiple international tournaments, including the 2020 Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Professional career
Laeticia Amihere entered the WNBA as the eighth overall pick in the first round of the 2023 draft, selected by the Atlanta Dream. She first stepped onto a WNBA court on May 30, 2023, facing the Chicago Sky. Over 21 games in her rookie season, she put up 2.7 points and 1.0 rebounds per game in about seven minutes of action. The following year, across 16 games for the Dream, her averages shifted to 1.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in 5.2 minutes per contest.
Atlanta waived her on February 1, 2025. Five days later, the Golden State Valkyries claimed her off waivers.
That stint lasted until May 14, when she was waived again, but she returned to the Valkyries on June 8 after a roster spot freed up. Overseas, Amihere joined the Perth Lynx of the WNBL for the 2024–25 season, signing on September 18, 2024. She later inked a short-term deal with Uni Girona CB of Spain’s Liga Femenina de Baloncesto for the 2025–26 campaign.
Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Bronze FIBA Under-19 World Cup — 2017 Italy Team
- Gold FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship — 2015 Mexico Team
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- She set a South Carolina program record with nine blocks in an NCAA Tournament game against Texas on March 30, 2021.
- Amihere scored a career-high 18 points against the Oregon Ducks on November 11, 2021.
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