Mactabene Amachree

Mactabene Amachree
Personal information
Born (1978-01-30) 30 January 1978
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
College Abilene Christian
Playing career 2001–present
Position Forward
Career history
2001 New York Liberty
2003 Seattle Storm
2005 Washington Mystics

Mactabene Amachree (born 30 January 1978 in Port Harcourt) is a former Nigerian professional basketball player.[1] In 2001, she became the first Nigerian to play in the WNBA.[2] Amachree played on the Nigeria women's national basketball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She is also the princess of the Ojuka Clan of the Kalabari people in Nigeria.[2]

Notes

  1. WNBA Player Bio Archived 2009-03-19 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 (28 July 2005), Nigerian Finds Home in Washington, DC Women's Pro Basketball Team Archived 2009-03-19 at the Wayback Machine., VOA News. Retrieved 03-06-2009.
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