Chanaya Pinto (born 26 June 2000) is a Mozambican

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player who plays for

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and

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Early life

Chanaya Pinto was born in

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on June 26, 2000.

College career

Northwest Florida State College

She was named National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Player of the Year and a two-time NJCAA All-American while she was at

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. As a freshman, she averaged 13.9 points and 8.3 rebounds while posting 25 double-digit scoring performances and eight double-doubles. During her second year at the college, she averaged 14.6 points and 8.3 rebounds, led her team to its first ever NJCAA Women's Basketball National Championship, and earned second-team all-America honors. In 2020, she was ranked No. 5 in World Exposure Report's annual Juco Top 25 alongside Masengo Mutanda (ranked No. 20), named FCSAA/Region VIII All-State and All-Panhandle Conference where she averaged 13.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Her 72 steals were eighth-most in the FCSAA, while her 258 rebounds were seventh most.

University of Oregon

Pinto played with the

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for a season (2021–2022) where she recorded 18 steals, appeared in 30 games, averaged 11.4 minutes, 2.9 points, and 2.4 rebounds per game.

National team career

In 2023, Pinto returned to the FIBA Women's AfroBasket tournament after 2017 to represent her country at the 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket.

References

Living people 2000 births Mozambican women's basketball players People from Maputo {{Mozambique-basketball-bio-stub