Stephanie Mavunga (born February 24, 1995) is an American and Polish professional basketball player who plays for Emlak Konut. 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. She switched her international allegiance to Poland in 2022.
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. 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.
North Carolina and Ohio State statistics
Source
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG2013–14North Carolina3739652.3%7.7%58.9%8.21.11.12.410.72014–15North Carolina3550448.3%14.3%64.1%9.61.61.42.614.42015–16Ohio StateSat due to NCAA transfer rules2016–17Ohio State2225156.8%0.0%68.0%10.80.50.62.211.42017–18Ohio State3558263.2%33.3%67.8%11.00.61.12.516.6Career129173354.8%12.9%64.5%9.81.01.12.513.4
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
Regular season
| align="left" | 2018 | align="left" | Indiana | 25 || 0 || 7.8 || .477 || .000 || .800 || 2.2 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 2.2 |- | align="left" | 2019 | align="left" | Indiana | 24 || 0 || 8.5 || .511 || .000 || .706 || 2.3 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 2.5 |- | align="left" | 2020 | align="left" | Indiana | 5 || 0 || 11.8 || .444 || .000 || .818 || 4.0 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 0.4 || 1.0 || 5.0 |- | align="left" | 2020 | align="left" | Chicago | 5 || 0 || 7.2 || .455 || .000 || .000 || 2.6 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 1.2 || 2.0 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 3 years, 2 teams | 59 || 0 || 8.4 || .483 || .000 || .767 || 2.5 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 2.5
Playoffs
| align="left" | 2020 | align="left" | Chicago | 1 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 1 year, 1 team | 1 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0
References
External links
WNBA Profile North Carolina Tar Heels bio Ohio State Buckeyes bio