Clarisse Machanguana
Encyclopedia
Clarisse Machanguana is a professional women's basketball
player from Mozambique
. She has played internationally in both the United States (WNBA from 1999–2002) and in Spain (FC Barcelona since 2003). She also represented Mozambique
at the 2006 Lusophony Games
in Macau, China.
by the Los Angeles Sparks
. She played collegiately at Old Dominion University
. With the Sparks, she played in 59 games in 2 seasons, starting 1 and averaging 3.1 points per game. In 2001, Machanguana played with the Charlotte Sting
, where she played in 30 games, starting 8 and averaging 5.4 points per game. In her final season in the WNBA, Machanguana played with the Orlando Miracle
. In Orlando, Machanguana played in 29 games, starting 25 of them. She also averaged 4.8 points per game.
, she led the Mozambique women's national basketball team to a gold medal.
Women's basketball
Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...
player from Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. She has played internationally in both the United States (WNBA from 1999–2002) and in Spain (FC Barcelona since 2003). She also represented Mozambique
Mozambique at the 2006 Lusophony Games
This is the list of events, results of 2006 Lusophony Games, where Mozambique fielded athletes:-Medal table by sports:-Athletics:-Basketball - Female:-Beach Volleyball:-Football:-Futsal:-Taekwondo:-See also:*ACOLOP...
at the 2006 Lusophony Games
2006 Lusophony Games
The 1st Lusophony Games were held in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China between 7 and 15 October 2006...
in Macau, China.
WNBA career
Machanguana was drafted in the 2nd round (16th overall) in the 1999 WNBA Draft1999 WNBA Draft
1999 WNBA Draft - 6 April 1999*On September 15, 1998, two more players were assigned prior to the expansion draft.*On April 6, 1999 a WNBA expansion draft took place.*On May 3, 1999 another round of player allocation took place....
by the Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
. She played collegiately at Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
. With the Sparks, she played in 59 games in 2 seasons, starting 1 and averaging 3.1 points per game. In 2001, Machanguana played with the Charlotte Sting
Charlotte Sting
The Charlotte Sting was a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007....
, where she played in 30 games, starting 8 and averaging 5.4 points per game. In her final season in the WNBA, Machanguana played with the Orlando Miracle
Orlando Miracle
The Orlando Miracle was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Orlando, Florida. They began play in the 1999 WNBA season. The Miracle relocated, in 2003,to Uncasville, Connecticut where the team became the Connecticut Sun...
. In Orlando, Machanguana played in 29 games, starting 25 of them. She also averaged 4.8 points per game.
Post-WNBA
Since leaving the WNBA after the 2002 season, Machanguana joined F.C. Barcelona in Spain. At the 2006 Lusophony Games2006 Lusophony Games
The 1st Lusophony Games were held in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China between 7 and 15 October 2006...
, she led the Mozambique women's national basketball team to a gold medal.