Neidy da Luz Virgínia Ocuane (born 22 June 1997) is a Mozambican professional
basketball
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player who currently plays for UTEP Miners.
Career
Ocuane was born on 22 June 1997 in
Maputo
Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the Capital city, capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a popul ...
.
She started practicing basketball in 2007 at the Escola Primária do Jardim. One day a coach appeared at her school and invited all the students to practice basketball. After consulting with her family she made the decision to pursue basketball. Her first organized team was
Costa do Sol
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in the
Campeonato da Ciudade De Maputo. They were a group of 100 students, but some were leaving until only four players remained.
She is currently a Ph.D. student in Chemistry at UTEP.
She captained the under-16 national team at the
2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women
The 2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women was the 3rd FIBA Africa U16 Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mozambique ...
, winning tournament MVP honors after leading them to a third-place finish.
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References
External links
UTEP Miners bio
Seward County Saints bio
1997 births
Living people
Mozambican women's basketball players
Guards (basketball)
UTEP Miners women's basketball players
Mozambican expatriate basketball people in the United States
Sportspeople from Maputo
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