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Mwadi Mabika

Mwadi Mabika
Personal information
Born (1976-07-27) 27 July 1976 (age 40)
Kinshasa, Zaire
Nationality Congolese/American
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight 165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1991–2008
Position Guard / Forward
Number 4
Career history
1991–1997 Tourbillon Kinshasa
19972007 Los Angeles Sparks
1998–1999 ASA Jerusalem (Israel)
1999–2000 Bnei Yehuda (Israel)
2008 Houston Comets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Mwadi Mabika (born July 27, 1976) is a retired Congolese-American basketball player. She was an All-Star in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

She studied biology and chemistry at the Massamba School in Kinshasa.

She was brought to the United States by NBA star and fellow Zairean Dikembe Mutombo, who personally appealed to the government officials in Zaire for permission to bring her to the U.S.

For six seasons prior to joining the WNBA, Mabika played for the Tourbillon club in Kinshasa.

She played for the Los Angeles Sparks during the WNBA's inaugural season in 1997. Mabika helped guide the Sparks to consecutive championships in 2001 and 2002.

In December 2005, she joined the women's national basketball team - known as Simba Ladies - to represent her country at the Basketball African Cup of Nations.

In February 2008, she signed a free agent contract with the Houston Comets.

Mabika became a U.S. citizen in 2011.


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