Amy Kame (born February 14, 1992) is an American professional

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player for the

Townsville Fire The Townsville Fire are an Australian professional female basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). They are the only female professional sporting team of any discipline in the northern half of Australia. The ...

in the WNBL.

Career

High school

Kame played basketball at Central High School in

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. In her senior year, she was named the MaxPreps Colorado Player of the Year for class 5A. The organization stated that, "Kame was the most complete player in the classification, as well as the most consistent throughout the season".

College

After high school, Kame played college basketball at the University of San Diego for the Toreros in

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San Diego statistics

Source

Australia

After college, Kame began her professional career in Finland, in the

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. In 2015, she then travelled to Australia and signed with the Hobart Chargers in the

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. She then moved to the

Nunawading Spectres Nunawading Spectres is a NBL1 South club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Melbourne East Basketball Association (MEBA), the major administrative basketball o ...

for the 2016 season. Kame signed with the

in Australia for the 2016–17 WNBL season, the two-time defending champions.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kame, Amy 1992 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Finland American women's basketball players Guards (basketball) People from Grand Junction, Colorado San Diego Toreros women's basketball players