Clarisse Machanguana


Clarisse Machanguana is a professional women's basketball player from Mozambique. She has played internationally in both the United States and in Spain. She also represented Mozambique at the 2006 Lusophony Games in Macau, China.

Old Dominion University statistics

Source
YearTeamGPPointsFG%FT%RPGAPGBPGPPG
1994-95Old Dominion University3355060.5%59.3%8.81.80.816.7
1995-96Old Dominion University3258562.7%71.4%6.51.50.818.3
1996-97Old Dominion University3467863.6%57.3%7.41.91.019.9
CareerOld Dominion University99181362.4%62.5%7.61.80.918.3

WNBA career

Machanguana was drafted in the 2nd round in the 1999 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. She played collegiately at Old Dominion University. In 1997, Machanguana was named to the Final Four All Tournament team. With the Sparks, she played in 59 games in 2 seasons, starting 1 and averaging 3.1 points per game. In 2001, Machanguana played with the Charlotte Sting, where she played in 30 games, starting 8 and averaging 5.4 points per game. In her final season in the WNBA, Machanguana played with the Orlando Miracle. In Orlando, Machanguana played in 29 games, starting 25 of them. She also averaged 4.8 points per game.

Post-WNBA

Since leaving the WNBA after the 2002 season, Machanguana joined F.C. Barcelona in Spain. At the 2006 Lusophony Games, she led the Mozambique women's national basketball team to a gold medal.