Nationality Malian Name Hamchetou Maiga Career start 2002 Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Role Basketball Player | Listed weight 162 lb (73 kg) Height 1.88 m Positions Basketball positions Pro career 2002–2010 Weight 73 kg | |
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College Old Dominion (1998–2002) WNBA draft 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall | ||
Postgame Reactions Hamchetou Maiga Ba (MLI-KOR)
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.
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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
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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. 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.