Hamchétou Maïga

Hamchétou Maïga-Ba (born 25 April 1978 in Bamako) is a Malian professional women's basketball player most recently with the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. She is also a member of the Mali women's national basketball team.

Hamchétou Maïga-Ba

Personal information
Born	(1978-04-25) 25 April 1978 (age 46) Bamako, Mali
Nationality	Malian
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	162 lb (73 kg)
Career information
College	Old Dominion (1998–2002)
WNBA draft	2002: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Playing career	2002–2010
Position	Forward
Number	99
Career history
2002–2006	Sacramento Monarchs
2007–2008	Houston Comets
2009	Sacramento Monarchs
2010	Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion (2005)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

At Old Dominion

Maïga was an All-American player her senior year at Old Dominion University, as well as a three time All-Colonial Athletic Association team member. Senior year, she led the team in scoring (13.7 ppg). She wins her first French championship title, which is also the first for her club. However, she did not participate in the French Cup final, as her contract was over, and she had to join her new WNBA franchise, the Minnesota Lynx. A free agent, she had signed with this franchise in February 2010, her former franchise of the Monarchs having announced its disappearance in November 2009.^[1]

Old Dominion University statistics

Source^[2]

Legend

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
1998–99	Old Dominion	32	199	51.3	16.7	47.4	4.1	1.5	1.7	0.3	6.2
1999–00	Old Dominion University	34	477	59.8	-	58.6	7.5	1.7	2.5	0.5	14.0
2000–01	Old Dominion University	30	410	57.3	-	51.4	7.4	2.7	2.1	0.8	13.7
2001–02	Old Dominion University	34	397	57.0	33.3	49.5	8.1	3.4	1.9	0.9	11.7
Career	Old Dominion University	130	1483	57.1	22.2	52.4	6.8	2.3	2.1	0.6	11.4

WNBA and overseas career

Drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft, Maïga did not start a full season for a WNBA squad until the 2007 season. Starting all 34 games for Houston, Maïga averaged 9.1 points per game, along with 4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game. she was # 25

During the 2008–09 WNBA offseason, she was playing in the Czech Republic with Brno.^[3] During the 2009–2010 offseason, she is playing in France with Tarbes GB.

WNBA career statistics

Legend

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

†	Denotes seasons in which Maïga-Ba won a WNBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2002	Sacramento	23	3	8.6	.245	.000	.467	1.6	0.4	0.7	0.1	1.0	1.7
2003	Sacramento	22	0	8.6	.327	.000	.400	1.7	0.6	0.8	0.1	0.6	1.9
2004	Sacramento	34	0	14.1	.470	.000	.552	2.1	0.7	0.9	0.2	1.4	4.1
2005†	Sacramento	34	0	12.0	.450	.000	.314	2.0	0.9	0.7	0.2	1.2	3.8
2006	Sacramento	34	7	15.7	.475	.000	.563	2.1	0.9	0.9	0.3	1.3	5.2
2007	Houston	34	34	29.6	.454	.200	.833	4.0	2.3	1.7	0.1	2.1	9.1
2008	Houston	26	22	22.7	.492	.500	.692	3.2	1.5	1.2	0.3	2.2	7.8
2009	Sacramento	34	5	19.9	.486	.000	.714	2.6	1.1	0.9	0.2	1.5	8.9
2010	Minnesota	34	9	13.7	.384	.000	.667	2.3	0.9	0.4	0.1	1.1	3.2
Career	9 years, 3 teams	275	80	16.5	.450	.200	.630	2.4	1.1	0.9	0.2	1.4	5.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2003	Sacramento	4	0	3.8	.333	.000	.000	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.5
2004	Sacramento	6	0	11.3	.154	.000	.250	1.0	0.7	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.8
2005†	Sacramento	8	0	10.3	.500	.000	.667	1.6	0.5	0.6	0.4	1.0	3.8
2006	Sacramento	9	0	13.1	.381	.000	.800	1.7	1.3	0.7	0.1	1.1	4.0
Career	4 year, 1 team	27	0	10.5	.381	.000	.600	1.4	0.8	0.7	0.1	1.1	2.7

With Mali

Maïga was the captain of the Mali squad which won the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007. By winning the tournament, Mali qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Maïga was the M.V.P. of the tournament.

References

1. "Lynx Sign Mali International and Eight-Year WNBA Veteran Hamchétou Maïga-Ba". www.sportspagemagazine.com. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
3. Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster

External links

• Profile WNBA.com
• Interview concerning off-season in Europe WNBA.com
• Notice of MVP status fiba-africa.com