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NCCU's Kongolo Turns Heads at WNBA Camp
April 15, 2002
(From
WNBA.com)
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WNBA Photo
Amba
Kongolo at WNBA Camp
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Pre-draft camp gives players from the major college basketball programs
a chance to improve their position in the draft, but it also serves as
an important opportunity for the lesser-known players to get some much-needed
visibility. "We don't have the staff or the budget that the NBA teams
have," Lynx head coach Brian Agler said. "So we aren't able
to see the players from the smaller colleges during the season. This is
a great time to be able to watch them in person and see what they can
do."
One such player who has stood out this weekend is forward Amba Kongolo
from Division II N.C. Central. The Congo native had a camp-high
12 rebounds in the second game on Friday and has impressed many of the
WNBA coaches with her post play. She was CIAA player of the year in her
junior and senior seasons and led the Eagles to two NCAA Division II Tournaments.
Kongolo also has experience against some of the top WNBA players, having
competed in the 1996 Olympics as a member of the national team for what
was then known as Zaire.
That team beat Canada and the People's Republic of China before falling
to the United States and Kongolo's defensive assignment was Comets forward
Rebecca Lobo. Kongolo would be the second Congo native on a WNBA roster,
along with Sparks forward Mwadi Mabika.
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