Vilma Covane (born October 10, 1996) is a Mozambican basketball player.[1] She plays for her college team, University of the Cumberlands Patriots, and also the Mozambique women's national basketball team.[2]
| No. 42 – University of the Cumberlands Patriots | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Oct 10, 1996 Maputo, Mozambique |
| Nationality | American-Mozambique |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | University of the Cumberlands |
| NBA draft | 2021(undrafted): undrafted |
High school
editCovane played under Lionel Manhique in Mozambique. She averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists per game.[3]
College
editIn Seward County Community College Covane averaged 8.3 points per game, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists.[3] In her sophomore year she attended Jones County Junior College and only spent a season there. And later moved to the University of The Cumberlands. In her junior year, she played in 26 games, starting in 16 and averaged 12.5 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game.[4] As a senior Covane played in 19 games, while starting 14 and recorded 207 points, 102 rebounds, 19 steals, team-high 15 blocks, and six assists.[4]
National Team Career
editCovane participated in the 2011 Afrobasket U16 Championship for Women and averaged 4 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists. And also the 2014 Afrobasket U18 Women, she averaged 6.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 0.3 assist.[2] She recently participated in the 2021 FIBA Women's Afrobasket where she averaged 2.2 points, 2 rebounds and 0.3 assists.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Vilma Palmira Afonso Covane (Moz)'s profile - FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ a b c "Vilma Palmira Afonso Covane - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ a b "Vilma Covane - Seward County Saints". sewardsaints.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ a b "Vilma Covane - Women's Basketball - University of the Cumberlands Athletics". cumberlandspatriots.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.