Marina Ewodo Explained

Marina Ewodo
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
League:Ligue Féminine de Basketball
Team:Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
Birth Date:1998 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Pau, France
Nationality:French-Cameroonian
High School:LJ Mermoz Montpellier HS
College:UC Riverside Highlanders
Draft Year:2020
Career Start:2020
Years1:2020-2022
Team1:Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket
Years2:2022-2023
Team2:PAS Giannina WBC
Years3:2023-2024
Team3:CD Zamarat
Years4:2024-2025
Team4:Tarbes Gespe Bigorre

Marina Paule Ewodo (born June 24, 1998) is a French-Cameroonian basketball player. She plays for PAS Giannina WBC in Greek Women's Basketball League and the Cameroon national basketball team.[1] [2]

High school

Marina attended LJ Mermoz Montpellier High School. She won the Champion of France in School Sport 2014 and Vice Champion of French Championship 2016.[3]

College career

She played college basketball for the UC Riverside Highlanders, in her first year, she averaged 2 points, 1.6 assists and 1.3 rebounds. She had a game high of 11 points against UC Irvine Anteaters. In her second year in the 2017-18 Season, she averaged 5.6 points, 2.2 assists and 5.4 rebounds.[4] In her third year, she averaged 11.9 points, 2.9 assists and 6.9 rebounds during the 2018–19 season. In her final season, She averaged 10.9 points, 2.2 assists and 8.2 rebounds during the 2018–19 season.[5] [6]

Professional career

Marina plays for the Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket in France.She participated in the 2021 EuroCup Women where she averaged 2 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists.[7] She averaged 2.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists in the 2020-21 Ligue Féminine de Basketball season.[8]

Marina transferred to PAS Giannina WBC in Greek Women's Basketball League.[9]

Cameroonian National Women's Basketball team

Marina represented the Cameroon national basketball team at the 2021 Women's Afrobasket. She averaged 8.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists.[10] She was named in the Tournaments All Star squad.[11]

Personal life

Marina is the daughter of former Cameroonian Basketball player Narcisse Ewodo. Her younger Sister Yohana Isabelle Ewodo plays youth basketball for the French team.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marina Ewodo . proballers.com . 28 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Marina Paule EWODO . fiba.basketball. . 28 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Marina Ewodo . gohighlanders.com . 28 September 2021.
  4. Web site: 2017-18 Women's Basketball Cumulative Statistics . gohighlanders.com . 28 September 2021.
  5. Web site: 2019-20 Women's Basketball Cumulative Statistics . gohighlanders.com . 28 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Marina Ewodo . espn.com . 28 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Marina Paule EWODO . fiba.basketball . 28 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Marina Ewodo . proballers.com . 28 September 2021.
  9. Web site: 3 June 2022 . Και δεύτερη Καμερουνέζα διεθνής στον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα WBC που απέκτησε την Ewodo .
  10. Web site: Marina Paule Ewodo . fiba.Basketball . 28 September 2021.
  11. Web site: Ekerete . Kelvin . D'Tigress beat Mali to win third consecutive Afrobasket title . punchng.com . 27 September 2021 . 28 September 2021.
  12. Web site: The Ewodo family, with a long tradition in basketball . fiba.basketball . 28 September 2021.