Maria Vadeeva
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No. 7 – Los Angeles Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||
League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Moscow, Russia | 16 July 1998||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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WNBA draft | 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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2014–2016 | Sparta&K Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Dynamo Kursk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | UMMC Ekaterinburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maria Alekseyevna Vadeeva (Russian: Мари́я Алексéевна Вадéева; born 16 July 1998) is a Russian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the American Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Vadeeva was the 11th overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft. She is the first player who was born after the WNBA was founded.[1]
Career[]
Europe[]
In 2014, Vadeeva began her professional career with Sparta&K Moscow, playing in the Russian Premier League and the EuroCup.[2] In 2016, Vadeeva moved south and signed with Dynamo Kursk, still playing in the Premier League as well as the EuroLeague. In the 2016–17 season, Dynamo Kursk took home the title.[3] Vadeeva played alongside the likes of Nneka Ogwumike, Angel McCoughtry and Epiphanny Prince.
National team[]
Youth level[]
Vadeeva made her international debut at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Bulgaria, where Russia placed sixth. Vadeeva once again participated, returning to the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Hungary, where Russia won the title, taking home their fifth Under-16 Championship. Vadeeva was then named to the national team for the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in her home nation. Russia would remain undefeated until the final, falling to the United States and taking home silver. Vadeeva was awarded a place on the All-Tournament Team.[4]
Senior level[]
Vadeeva made her senior international debut at EuroBasket Women 2015, at just the age of 16. In her debut tournament, Vadeeva averaged 12.3 points per game and 5.9 repounds per game.[5] Vadeeva was once again named to Russia's roster, for EuroBasket Women 2017 in the Czech Republic.[6]
References[]
- ^ Lee, Albert (14 April 2018). "Maria Vadeeva is younger than the WNBA itself". Swish Appeal. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Maria Vadeeva's profile – 2015 EuroCup Women". archive.fiba.com.
- ^ "Maria Vadeeva (RUS)'s profile – FIBA EuroLeague Women 2017". FIBA.
- ^ "Wilson named MVP of 2015 FIBA U19 Women's World Championship, headlines All-Star Five". FIBA. 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Maria Vadeeva's profile – 2015 EuroBasket Women". FIBA.
- ^ "Maria Vadeeva (RUS)'s profile – FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017". FIBA.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Moscow
- Centers (basketball)
- Los Angeles Sparks draft picks
- Los Angeles Sparks players
- Russian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Russian women's basketball players