Messeny Kaba (born December 15, 1998) is a Guinean basketball player. She plays professionally for the Guinea women's national basketball team.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 15, 1998 Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American-Guinean |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cathedral High School |
| College | University of Central Florida |
| WNBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 25 |
High School
editKaba scored 41 points in a single game as a sophomore and also was a two-time state champion at Cathedral High School.[2]
College
editIn her freshman year in the University of Central Florida she appeared in all 33 games, making 28 starts and averaged 8.2 points per game and was second on the team in rebounding with 6.0 boards per contest. In her sophomore year Kaba appeared in all 33 games, starting nine while averaging 6.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.[3]
Kaba appeared in 29 games, starting all of them, led the Knights with 6.7 rebounds per game and was fourth on the team with 8.4 points per contest in her junior year.[4] Also in her senior year she averaged 12.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and led UCF to The American championship game.[5]
National Team Career
editKaba participated in the 2021 FIBA Women's AfroBasket with her national team and averaged 8.7 points per game, 5.7 rebounds per game and 1 assists.[6]
References
edit- ^ Guinea women's national basketball team
- ^ "Masseny Kaba - 2021-22 - Women's Basketball". UCF Athletics. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "Masseny Kaba - 2021-22 - Women's Basketball". UCF Athletics. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "Masseny Kaba - 2021-22 - Women's Basketball". UCF Athletics. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "Masseny Kaba - 2021-22 - Women's Basketball". UCF Athletics. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "Masseny Kaba - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-06-07.