Promise Amukamara (born 22 June 1993) is a

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player who plays as a

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for

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club Charnay BB. Born in the United States, she represents

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at international level.

Early life and education

Promise's height is 5 feet, 9 inches (175 cm). She is a graduate of

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. She is also the younger sister of

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Champion, former

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cornerback Prince Amukamara.

Career

Promise is a member of Nigeria’s female basketball team. She was the point-guard of the team that played at the

2020 Olympic Games The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo. She also participated at the

2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup The 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, the 18th edition of FIBA's premier international tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain from 22 to 30 September 2018. This was the first edition to ...

. In 2024, she was a member of the Nigeria squad that made the Olympic quarterfinals before falling to the United States.

Achievements

* 10 points per game at Tokyo, 2020 * The first Arizona State University graduate women’s basketball player to make an Olympic team * Member of the 2019 FIBA African Championship Gold Medal team that participated in the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament * Arizona’s Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2011 * The fastest 100 meters and 200 meters by a freshman in the high school

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

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Arizona State Sun Devils bio
* * 1993 births Living people Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball players Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball players from New Jersey Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Germany Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Romania Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Spain Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States Nigerian women's basketball players 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen Olympic basketball players for Nigeria American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Romania American expatriate basketball people in Spain American women's basketball players Nigerian people of African-American descent American emigrants to Nigeria American basketball players of Nigerian descent Phoenix Mercury draft picks Point guards 21st-century African-American sportswomen Nigeria women's national basketball team players Basketball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century American sportswomen {{Nigeria-basketball-bio-stub