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

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

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. 1 2 3 4 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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