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Hamchétou Maïga-Ba
Personal information
Born (1978-04-25) 25 April 1978 (age 46)
Bamako, Mali
NationalityMalian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight162 lb (73 kg)
Career information
CollegeOld Dominion (1998–2002)
WNBA draft2002: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Playing career2002–2010
PositionForward
Number99
Career history
2002–2006Sacramento Monarchs
2007–2008Houston Comets
2009Sacramento Monarchs
2010Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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.

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). She wins her first French championship title, which is also the first for her club. However, she did not participate in the French Cup final, as her contract was over, and she had to join her new WNBA franchise, the Minnesota Lynx. A free agent, she had signed with this franchise in February 2010, her former franchise of the Monarchs having announced its disappearance in November 2009.[1]

Old Dominion University statistics

Source[2]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Old Dominion 32 199 51.3 16.7 47.4 4.1 1.5 1.7 0.3 6.2
1999–00 Old Dominion University 34 477 59.8 - 58.6 7.5 1.7 2.5 0.5 14.0
2000–01 Old Dominion University 30 410 57.3 - 51.4 7.4 2.7 2.1 0.8 13.7
2001–02 Old Dominion University 34 397 57.0 33.3 49.5 8.1 3.4 1.9 0.9 11.7
Career Old Dominion University 130 1483 57.1 22.2 52.4 6.8 2.3 2.1 0.6 11.4

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.[3] During the 2009–2010 offseason, she is playing in France with Tarbes GB.

WNBA 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 seasons in which Maïga-Ba won a WNBA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2002 Sacramento 23 3 8.6 .245 .000 .467 1.6 0.4 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.7
2003 Sacramento 22 0 8.6 .327 .000 .400 1.7 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.6 1.9
2004 Sacramento 34 0 14.1 .470 .000 .552 2.1 0.7 0.9 0.2 1.4 4.1
2005† Sacramento 34 0 12.0 .450 .000 .314 2.0 0.9 0.7 0.2 1.2 3.8
2006 Sacramento 34 7 15.7 .475 .000 .563 2.1 0.9 0.9 0.3 1.3 5.2
2007 Houston 34 34 29.6 .454 .200 .833 4.0 2.3 1.7 0.1 2.1 9.1
2008 Houston 26 22 22.7 .492 .500 .692 3.2 1.5 1.2 0.3 2.2 7.8
2009 Sacramento 34 5 19.9 .486 .000 .714 2.6 1.1 0.9 0.2 1.5 8.9
2010 Minnesota 34 9 13.7 .384 .000 .667 2.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.1 3.2
Career 9 years, 3 teams 275 80 16.5 .450 .200 .630 2.4 1.1 0.9 0.2 1.4 5.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2003 Sacramento 4 0 3.8 .333 .000 .000 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.5
2004 Sacramento 6 0 11.3 .154 .000 .250 1.0 0.7 1.2 0.0 1.2 0.8
2005† Sacramento 8 0 10.3 .500 .000 .667 1.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 1.0 3.8
2006 Sacramento 9 0 13.1 .381 .000 .800 1.7 1.3 0.7 0.1 1.1 4.0
Career 4 year, 1 team 27 0 10.5 .381 .000 .600 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.1 1.1 2.7

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.

References

  1. ^ "Lynx Sign Mali International and Eight-Year WNBA Veteran Hamchétou Maïga-Ba". www.sportspagemagazine.com. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. ^ Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster


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