Trinity Baptiste is an American professional basketball player. She was drafted by the

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in the

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but was

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by the team before the start of the

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. Baptiste grew up in

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. She attended Hillsborough High School. She was named a

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in 2016. Baptiste started her college career at

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. She appeared in 31 games and averaged 13 points per game on a 61% field goal percentage. She also averaged 8.3 rebounds. She transferred to

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for her sophomore season. She appeared in 64 games for the Hokies and started 26. At Virginia Tech, she recorded 12 double-doubles. She was named

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Sixth Player of the Year in 2020 and was named to the ACC All-Academic Team. Baptiste joined the

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as a graduate transfer after the 2020 season. She started all 27 games at Arizona, where she averaged 26.4 minutes, 8.6 points, and 6.1 rebounds. Baptiste lead Arizona to an appearance in the championship game in the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Women's Basketball tournament. Baptiste decided to forgo her remaining eligibility, of which she had an extra year due to the

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, and declare for the WNBA draft in spring 2021. She represented Lebanon at the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Sydney, Australia. She helped the Lebanese team finish seventh, and remain in Division A for 2025.

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