Olayinka Ajike Sanni (born August 21, 1986) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois, she most recently played the center / power forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and also for Charleville-Méz in France – LFB.
College career In her senior year at West Virginia, Sanni averaged career highs in points per game (16.2) and rebounds per game (7.1).
WNBA career Sanni was drafted 18th overall in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Detroit Shock. Out of the 31 games she played in her rookie season, she started 9. She shot exactly 50% from the floor (41–82) while averaging just a little over 10 minutes per game.
She is playing for Calais in France during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster
She is currently playing for ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq in France during the 2009–10 WNBA off-season.
Career statistics
College Source YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG2004–05West Virginia3323646.8 –51.84.90.40.90.67.22005–06West Virginia3138458.3 –50.85.30.51.20.612.42006–07West Virginia3244955.3 –65.06.70.51.70.914.02007–08West Virginia3353358.8 –58.57.11.01.50.416.2CareerWest Virginia129160255.7 –57.46.00.61.30.612.4
WNBA
Regular season
| align="left" | 2008 | align="left" | Detroit | 31 || 9 || 10.5 || .500 || .000 || .649 || 2.1 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 1.3 || 3.4 |- | align="left" | 2009 | align="left" | Detroit | 31 || 1 || 9.6|| .480 || .000 || .694 || 1.8 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 1.0 || 3.8 |- | align="left" | 2011 | align="left" | Phoenix | 14 || 0 || 5.2 || .667 || .000 || .333 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 0.9 || 1.6 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 76 || 10 || 9.2 || .503 || .000 || .646 || 1.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 1.1 || 3.3
Playoffs
| align="left" | 2008 | align="left" | Detroit | 9 || 0 || 7.3 || .438 || – || .500 || 1.8 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.4 || 1.8 |- | align="left" | 2009 | align="left" | Detroit | 3 || 0 || 4.3 || .625 || – || – || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 3.3 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 12 || 0 || 6.6 || .500 || – || .500 || 1.6 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 2.3
Philanthropy Olayinka Sanni oversees the Olayinka Sanni Foundation, a not-for-profit that caters to the development of boys and girls through leadership and basketball camps. In 2017, she hosted a basketball camp for teenage boys and girls in Lagos, Nigeria.
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