Jazmon Chameli Gwathmey (born 24 January 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional

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player for Lointek Gernika Bizkaia of the

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. She played for

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of the

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(WNBA).

Career

College

Gwathmey averaged 11.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in four seasons at

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. She is a three-time

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Player of the Year and CAA tournament Most Outstanding Player winning the awards in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Statistics

Source

WNBA

Gwathmey was drafted 14th overall in the second round by the

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in the 2016 WNBA draft. Gwathmey was later traded to the

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in exchange for guard

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. In 2017, Gwathmey was traded to the

in exchange for a 2018 third-round draft pick.

Personal life

Gwathmey is of Puerto Rican descent due to her mother's side of the family. Because of it, she is eligible to play for the

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.Jazmon Gwathmey Campos, otra boricua en WNBA

International career

On 23 June 2017, Gwathmey was included in the Puerto Rican preliminary roster for the 2017 Centrobasket Women. On 2019 Jazmon Gwathmey became BSNF Champion with the Atenienses de Manatí. 2D0A9742

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gwathmey, Jazmon 1993 births Living people Puerto Rican women's basketball players American women's basketball players American people of Puerto Rican descent Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Virginia Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Indiana Fever players James Madison Dukes women's basketball players Minnesota Lynx draft picks Olympic basketball players for Puerto Rico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalists in basketball Sportspeople from Fauquier County, Virginia Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in Australia Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in South Korea Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in Spain San Antonio Stars players Shooting guards Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in basketball Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games United States women's national basketball team players 21st-century Puerto Rican women Atenienses de Manati (women's basketball) players