Mwadi Mabika

Mwadi Mabika (born July 27, 1976) is a retired Congolese-American basketball player. She was an All-Star in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Mwadi Mabika
Personal information
Born (1976-07-27) 27 July 1976
Kinshasa, Zaire
NationalityCongolese/American
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
Playing career1991–2008
PositionGuard / Forward
Number4
Career history
1991–1997Tourbillon Kinshasa
1997–2007Los Angeles Sparks
1998–1999ASA Jerusalem (Israel)
1999–2000Bnei Yehuda (Israel)
2008Houston Comets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

She studied biology and chemistry at the Massamba School in Kinshasa.

She was brought to the United States by NBA star and fellow Zairean Dikembe Mutombo, who personally appealed to the government officials in Zaire for permission to bring her to the U.S.[1]

Mabika represented Zaire at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

For six seasons prior to joining the WNBA, Mabika played for the Tourbillon club in Kinshasa.[2][3]

She played for the Los Angeles Sparks during the WNBA's inaugural season in 1997. Mabika helped guide the Sparks to consecutive championships in 2001 and 2002.

She won a silver medal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the 2003 All-Africa Games.[4]

In December 2005, she again represent the DR Congo's women's national basketball team - known as Simba Ladies - at the 2005 FIBA Africa Championship for Women.

In February 2008, she signed a free agent contract with the Houston Comets.

Mabika became a U.S. citizen in 2011.[5]

References
  1. "Mwadi Mabika". WNBA. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008.
  2. "Mwadi Mabika Player File: Sparks". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2000-08-23. Retrieved 2017-03-03.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Youyou Mwadi, une star aux USA". Le Soir. September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  4. "Women Basketball VIII Africa Games 2003 Abuja (NGR) - 05-10.10 Winner Nigeria". Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  5. "10 more players who helped boost the WNBA". Espn.com. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
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