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Laeticia Amihere
	Amihere with South Carolina in 2021
No. 15 – Perth Lynx
Position	Small forward / power forward
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	July 10, 2001 (age 23); Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	King's Christian Collegiate; (Oakville, Ontario)
College	South Carolina (2019–2023)
WNBA draft	2023: 1st round, 8th overall pick
	Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career	2023–present
Career history
2023–present	Atlanta Dream
2024–present	Perth Lynx
Career highlights and awards
	NCAA champion (2022);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's basketball
Representing Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship

Laeticia Amihere (born July 10, 2001) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She is also contracted with the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Early life

Amihere was born in Mississauga, Ontario,^[1] to a Ghanaian father and a mother from Ivory Coast.^[2] She attended King's Christian Collegiate in Oakville, Ontario.^[3] She became the first Canadian female to dunk in a game when she was 15 years old.^[4]

College career

Amihere made her debut with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team in the 2019–20 NCAA season.^[3]

On March 30, 2021, Amihere had 10 points, eight rebounds and nine blocks against Texas in the NCAA Elite 8. She set a program record for blocks in an NCAA Tournament game.^[3]^[5]

Amihere scored a career-high 18 points against Oregon Ducks women's basketball on November 11, 2021.^[3] She helped South Carolina win the 2021–22 NCAA championship.^[6]

Amihere's final college season came in 2022–23.^[3]

Professional career

Atlanta Dream

Amihere was drafted by the Atlanta Dream with the eighth pick of the first round of the 2023 WNBA draft.^[7] She made her WNBA debut on May 30, 2023, against the Chicago Sky.^[8]

Perth Lynx

On September 18, 2024, Amihere signed with the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2024–25 season.^[9]

National team career

Junior national team career

Amihere has won gold at the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women as part of the junior team, and then bronze at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.^[1]

Senior national team career

In June 2021, Amihere was rostered for Team Canada for 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup^[8]

In July 2021, Amihere was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.^[10]^[11]

In September 2022, Amihere was rostered for Team Canada in the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup^[12]

Amihere competed for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[9]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

*	Denotes season(s) in which Amihere won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics
Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2023	Atlanta	21	7.0	.405	—	.537	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.5	2.7
2024	Atlanta	16	5.2	.269	—	.294	1.7	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.5	1.2
Career	2 years, 1 team	37	6.2	.353	—	.466	1.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.5	2.0

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	BPG	PPG
2023	Atlanta	1	3.0	.000	—	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2024	Atlanta	1	10.0	.600	—	.500	5.0	1.0	8.0
Career	2 years, 1 team	2	6.5	.500	—	.333	2.5	0.5	4.0

College

NCAA statistics^[13]
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019–20	South Carolina	29	0	12.9	.417	.538	.541	3.9	0.6	0.6	1.1	1.6	4.7
2020–21	South Carolina	31	1	17.9	.398	.000	.602	5.5	0.9	0.7	1.2	2.3	6.8
2021–22*	South Carolina	31	3	16.8	.436	.455	.651	3.6	1.2	0.6	0.8	1.8	6.3
2022–23	South Carolina	36	0	15.9	.487	.105	.670	3.4	1.3	0.8	1.1	1.6	7.1
Career		127	4	15.9	.436	.264	.625	4.1	1.0	0.7	1.0	1.8	6.3