Stephanie Mavunga

Stephanie Mavunga
Free agent
Position	Power forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	February 24, 1995 (age 29); Harare, Zimbabwe
Nationality	American/Polish
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Brownsburg (Brownsburg, Indiana)
College	North Carolina (2013–2015); Ohio State (2016–2018);
WNBA draft	2018: 2nd round, 14th overall pick
	Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2020	Indiana Fever
2018–2019	BC Enisey
2019–2020	BLMA
2020	Chicago Sky
2020–2021	Dynamo Kursk
2021–2022	KGHM BC Polkowice
2022	Washington Mystics
2022–2023	KGHM BC Polkowice
2023	Çukurova Basketbol
2023–2024	KGHM BC Polkowice
2024-present	Valencia Basket
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Big Ten (2018); Second-team All-Big Ten (2017); First-team All-ACC (2015); McDonald's All-American (2013);
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
Pan American Games

Stephanie Mavunga is an American and Polish professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.^[1] She was drafted by Indiana in the second round and 14th overall pick of the 2018 draft, becoming the first Zimbabwean-born player to be drafted by the WNBA.^[2] She switched her international allegiance to Poland in 2022.^[3]

College career

Mavunga began her college career at North Carolina. In her rookie season, she made 34 starts and played in 37 games for the Tar Heels. She averaged 10.7 points and a team-leading 8.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game. In her sophomore season, she was named First Team All-ACC and to the Preseason All-ACC team. Despite ranking 2nd in the ACC in double doubles that season, she decided to transfer to Ohio State.^[4] Mavunga sat out the 2015-16 season under NCAA Transfer rules. In her junior season, she made 22 appearances for the Buckeyes, and averaged 11.4 points per game and 10.8 rebounds per game. She became the third player in Ohio State history to average a double double. Her senior season was another success, as she was named to the All-Big Ten team and the All-Big Ten Tournament team.^[5]

North Carolina and Ohio State statistics

Source^[6]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013-14	North Carolina	37	396	52.3%	7.7%	58.9%	8.2	1.1	1.1	2.4	10.7
2014-15	North Carolina	35	504	48.3%	14.3%	64.1%	9.6	1.6	1.4	2.6	14.4
2015-16	Ohio State	Sat due to NCAA transfer rules^[7]
2016-17	Ohio State	22	251	56.8%	0.0%	68.0%	10.8	0.5	0.6	2.2	11.4
2017-18	Ohio State	35	582	63.2%	33.3%	67.8%	11.0	0.6	1.1	2.5	16.6
Career		129	1733	54.8%	12.9%	64.5%	9.8	1.0	1.1	2.5	13.4

WNBA career

Mavunga was drafted 14th overall in the 2018 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. She played in 25 games for the Fever, averaging 2.2 points per game and 2.2 rebounds per game over the season. She did not start any games during the 2018 season.

On August 28, 2020, Mavunga was traded to the Chicago Sky for Jantel Lavender as well as second and third round draft picks in the 2021 WNBA Draft.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
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 best	°	League leader

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2018	Indiana	25	7.8	.477	.000	.800	2.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.4	2.2
2019	Indiana	24	8.5	.511	.000	.706	2.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	2.5
2020	Indiana	5	11.8	.444	.000	.818	4.0	0.6	0.0	0.4	1.0	5.0
2020	Chicago	5	7.2	.455	.000	.000	2.6	0.4	0.2	0.0	1.2	2.0
Career	3 years, 2 teams	59	8.4	.483	.000	.767	2.5	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.5	2.5

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2020	Chicago	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0

References

^ Kraft, Tyler (August 3, 2019). "How the Fever bench paved the way for the largest regular season comeback in team history". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ "History As Stephanie Mavunga Becomes First Zimbabwean To Be Drafted To WNBA". News of the South. April 13, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ "Poland snaps up Zim-born basketball star Mavunga". June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022 – via PressReader.
^ "Stephanie Mavunga". goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ "Stephanie Mavunga". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. 21 May 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
^ "Mavunga chooses Ohio State after leaving UNC". ESPN.com. 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

External links

[1] Kraft, Tyler (August 3, 2019). "How the Fever bench paved the way for the largest regular season comeback in team history". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

[draft-2] "History As Stephanie Mavunga Becomes First Zimbabwean To Be Drafted To WNBA". News of the South. April 13, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

[3] "Poland snaps up Zim-born basketball star Mavunga". June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022 – via PressReader.

[4] "Stephanie Mavunga". goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

[5] "Stephanie Mavunga". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. 21 May 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

[6] "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-23.

[7] "Mavunga chooses Ohio State after leaving UNC". ESPN.com. 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

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