Evelyn Akhator
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| No. 23 – Flammes Carolo Basketball | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | LFB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 3 February 1995 Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | |
| WNBA draft | 2017: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Dallas Wings |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | Dallas Wings |
| 2017–2018 | WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk |
| 2018–2019 | Besiktas |
| 2019 | CB Avenida |
| 2019–2022 | Flammes Carolo |
| 2022–2023 | Basket Landes |
| 2023–present | Landerneau Bretagne Basket |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Osaretin Evelyn Akhator (born 3 February 1995) is a Nigerian professional basketball forward/center for Landerneau Bretagne Basket of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball. She was drafted by the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as the 3rd overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft.
Evelyn was drafted as the 3rd overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings. She played 15 games in her rookie season for the Dallas side[1] where she averaged 0.9 points per game, 0.2 blocks per game, 0.1 steal per game.[2] She was waived by the Dallas Wings on 13 May 2018.[3]
On 13 February 2019, Akhator returned to the WNBA by signing for the Chicago Sky on a training camp deal.[1][4]
International career
Evelyn Represents the Nigerian national basketball team. She made her first appearance for the team during the 2017 FIBA Afrobasket tournament in Mali.[5] Evelyn averaged 15.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game during the tournament and also made the top 5 players list.[6] Evelyn was part of the Nigerian national basketball team at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup where she averaged 12.6 points,9 rebounds and 1.4 assists during the tournament.[7]
Overseas career
Akhator signed with the Russian side WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk in 2017. She averaged 12.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.[8][9]
On 22 August 2018, Akhator signed with the Turkish Besiktas basketball team.[8][10] She averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds per game in the Turkish league, and she averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds in the Eurocup tournament, having played more than 30 minutes per game in both competitions.[11]
Ahkator signed with the Spanish side CB Avenida on 15 May 2019.[12][11]
In November, 2019, Ahkator signed with the French side Flammes Carolo basketball team.[13][14][15]
Akhator signed with Basket Landes for the 2022–2023 season.[16]
In June 2023, she signed with Landerneau Bretagne Basket.[17]
Career statistics
| 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 |
College
Source[18]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Kentucky | 33 | 380 | 51.0% | 100.0% | 57.8% | 9.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 2016–17 | Kentucky | 33 | 526 | 56.8% | 0.0% | 68.9% | 10.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 15.9 |
| Career | 66 | 906 | 54.1% | 33.3% | 64.5% | 10.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 13.7 |
WNBA regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dallas | 15 | 0 | 4.1 | .250 | — | .833 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 15 | 0 | 4.1 | .250 | — | .833 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Source:[19]
Awards and recognition
In the 2018 Nigerian Sports Awards, Akhator won the Best Sportwoman award and the Basketball player award.[20]