Damiris Dantas
| No. 12 – Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
November 17, 1992 Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | COC/Jundiaí | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Real Celta Vigo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Ourinhos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Maranhao | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–present | Americana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Minnesota Lynx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Damiris Dantas do Amaral (born November 17, 1992) is a Brazilian female basketball player for Corinthians/Americana of the Brazilian League and Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] She has been
Together with the junior Brazilian team, she won the bronze medal at the Under-19 World Championship in 2011, Chile, and was named Most Valuable Player at that tournament.[2] That same year, Dantas was also champion of the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women with the senior national team,[3] and won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games.[4]
Dantas began to play basketball at Janeth Arcain's basketball institute at the age of 13. Within four years, she had become a professional.[5] While playing in Spain for Celta de Vigo, Dantas was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in the first round of the 2012 WNBA Draft. Dantas was not expected to play in the WNBA until after the 2012 Olympic Games.[6]
Dantas played for Ourinhos in 2012, Maranhão in 2013, and has been in Americana since 2013.[7] She was signed by the Lynx on April 2, 2014.[8] Dantas made her WNBA debut on May 16, 2014, gathering 12 rebounds in a win against Washington.[9] Dantas became the second rookie in league history to debut with 10 rebounds and 5 assists. With Rebekkah Brunson being sidelined with tendinitis, Dantas became the starter, and soon led the WNBA rookies in rebounds.[10] On July 27, 2015 Dantas was traded to the Atlanta Dream as part of the three-team deal.[11]She was suspended for the 2016 WNBA season after she failed to report to training camp, instead using the time to train with the Brazilian National team for the 2016 Summer Olympics that the country would host in Rio de Janeiro.[12] Atlanta is retaining Dantas's rights and she is expected to play with the team during the 2017 season.
Professional career
On August 9, 2015, she made 18 points.[13]
WNBA statistics
| Legend | |||||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career high | League leader | |||||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Minnesota | 30 | 23 | 21.8 | .511 | 1.000 | .760 | 5.1 | 1.2 | .5 | .4 | .8 | 6.0 |
References
- ↑ Confederação Brasileira de Basketball – player profile. Retrieved 24 October 2011
- ↑ FIBA U19W – Dantas named MVP, Headlines All-Tournament Team. Retrieved 24 October 2011
- ↑ ¡Brasil Campeón FIBA Américas 2011 femenino!
- ↑ "Basketball: Women's Bronze Medal Match 17". Guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19.
- ↑ Q&A With Janeth Arcain | Part I
- ↑ 2012 WNBA Draft First Round
- ↑ LBF Profile
- ↑ Minnesota Lynx sign Brazilian center Damaris Dantas
- ↑ Lynx at Mystics, May 16, 2014
- ↑ Questions? Dantas Has Answers
- ↑ Dream Finalize Three–Team Trade with Minnesota and Chicago
- ↑ "Atlanta Dream Waives Four to Finalize Roster - Atlanta Dream". Atlanta Dream. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ "Damaris Dantas stats". WNBA.com. Retrieved 31 August 2016.