Razija Mujanović (born 15 April 1967) is a Bosnian former women's

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player. She was voted the best female European basketball player three times (1991, 1994 and 1995) by the Italian sports magazine La Gazzetta dello Sport. She was elected to the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2017.

Club career

Mujanović started her career with Jedinstvo Aida in Tuzla, and continued to play in Italy, Spain, Brazil, the United States, Croatia and Hungary. During her club career, she was twelve-time national league champion (in 1988, 1990, 1992 through 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005), and one national cup in 1992. She won EuroLeague four times, in 1989, 1992, 1994, and 1995. During her club career, she was voted best female European basketball player in Euroscar European Player of the Year three times, in 1991, 1994, and 1995.

WNBA career

On 27 January 1998, Mujanović was selected in the initial player allocation of the WNBA and was assigned to the Detroit Shock. Her debut game was played on 13 June 1998 in a 69 - 78 loss to the Charlotte Sting where she recorded a double-double with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Mujanović was the starting Center for the Shock throughout all of the franchise's 30 games of the 1998 season and had averages of 9.1 points, 5.1 rebounds in 23.2 minutes per game. The team finished with a 17 - 13 record but missed the playoffs. Although she had a productive year with the Shock, the 1998 season ended up being Mujanović' only season in the WNBA. Because the Shock missed the playoffs, the last game of the Shock's regular season ended up also being Mujanović' final WNBA game. That game was played on August 19, 1998 and the Shock won over the New York Liberty 82–68, with Mujanović recording 16 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one block.

National team career

Mujanović won silver medals with the senior Yugoslavia women's national basketball team, at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, the 1990 FIBA World Cup, and the EuroBasket Women 1991. She later played with the senior Bosnian women's national basketball team. She played her last game with Bosnia, in September 2007. On 21 September 2017, Mujanović would be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.

Career statistics

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