Clarisse Machanguana

Clarisse Machanguana

Personal information
Born	(1976-10-04) 4 October 1976 Mozambique
Nationality	Mozambican
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	Old Dominion (1994–1997)
WNBA draft	1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career	1999–2002
Position	Center
Career history
1999–2000	Los Angeles Sparks
2001	Charlotte Sting
2002	Orlando Miracle

Clarisse Machanguana (born 4 October 1976) is a professional women's basketball player from Mozambique. She has played internationally in both the United States (WNBA from 1999–2002) and in Spain (FC Barcelona since 2003). She also represented Mozambique at the 2006 Lusophony Games in Macau, China.

WNBA career

Machanguana was drafted in the 2nd round (16th overall) 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.

Sources

• Player profile at wnba.com