Muene Tshijuka
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Congolese |
Born | Lubumbashi, Zaire | 12 May 1973
Sport | |
Sport | Basketball |
Muene "Mamissa" Tshijuka (born 12 May 1973) is a Congolese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] The third of four children, she grew up playing handball in school until a coach recommended she try basketball.[2] She committed to play college basketball for Old Dominion in 1998,[2][3] transferring to Nebraska–Kearney in 2000.[4]
Her daughter, Ndjakalenga Mwenetanda, committed to play college basketball for the Texas Longhorns.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Muene Tshijuka Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ a b Friedman, Vicki L. (16 March 1999). "Royalty: ODU stars are revered in Africa". News & Record. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Briefs". Daily Press. 18 August 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 9 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "M'side". Sioux City Journal. 21 December 2000. p. 20. Retrieved 9 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hull, Branden (21 February 2022). "Full-Court Press: Texas commit Ndjakalenga Mwenetanda eyes a final title at Sioux Falls Washington". Mitchell Daily Republic. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Muene Tshijuka at FIBA
- Muene Tshijuka at Proballers
- Muene Tshijuka at Basketball-Reference.com
- Muene Tshijuka at Olympics.com
- Muene Tshijuka at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Democratic Republic of the Congo women's basketball players
- Olympic basketball players for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball players
- Nebraska–Kearney Lopers women's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Lubumbashi
- African basketball biography stubs
- Democratic Republic of the Congo sportspeople stubs