Laeticia Amihere

Biography

Laeticia Amihere made her Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 where she was part of Canada’s ninth-place finish. She was also part of Canada’s successful appearances at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. 

Amihere was Canada’s leading scorer at the 2021 AmeriCup with 78 points (averaging 13 per game) as Canada finished fourth following an overtime loss to Brazil in the bronze medal match. The following year she helped Canada to another fourth-place result, this time at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, which marked the country’s best finish at the tournament since 1986.      

Amihere first played with the senior national team during an exhibition series in Europe in 2017. She also made her final appearance with the junior program that year, leading Canada to bronze at the U19 FIBA World Cup. She was named to the tournament All-Star Team after averaging 11.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.     

Amihere debuted for Canada in 2015 with the cadet national team, winning Canada’s first ever gold at the FIBA U16 Americas Championship. With the junior program in 2016, she competed in an exhibition series in Spain where she averaged more than 8 points and 10 rebounds per game. That led into her outstanding performance at the 2016 U17 World Championship, where she led the tournament in blocks and rebounds and was the top Canadian in points per game, as the team finished seventh.

Amihere played collegiately for the University of South Carolina, winning the NCAA Championship in 2022. She led the Gamecocks to three SEC regular season and tournament titles, as well as four NCAA Final Four appearances. As a freshman in 2020 she was part of the first team in school history to end the season ranked number one in the nation.

Selected eighth overall by Atlanta in the 2023 WNBA draft, she debuted with the Dream that season.

A Little More About Laeticia

Getting into the Sport: Became the first Canadian woman to dunk in a game when she threw one down at the age of 15… Outside Interests: Graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2022 with a degree in Sports and Entertainment Management; pursuing a Masters in the field…