Damiris Dantas

Damiris Dantas do Amaral (born November 17, 1992) is a Brazilian female basketball player for Corinthians/Americana of the Brazilian League and the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]

Damiris Dantas
Dantas with the Lynx in 2019
No. 12 – Minnesota Lynx
PositionCenter
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1992-11-17) November 17, 1992
Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2010-2011COC/Jundiaí
2011–2012Real Celta Vigo
2012Ourinhos
2013Maranhao
2013–presentAmericana
2014–2015Minnesota Lynx
2015;
2017		Atlanta Dream
2019–presentMinnesota Lynx
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
2019 LimaTeam
2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Americas Championship
2011 Neiva
2013 Xalapa
South American Championship
2013 Mendoza
World Championship U-19
2011 Chile

Together with the junior Brazilian team, she won the bronze medal at the Under-19 World Championship in 2011, Chile, and was named Most Valuable Player at that tournament.[2] That same year, Dantas was also champion of the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women with the senior national team,[3] and won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games.[4]

Dantas began to play basketball at Janeth Arcain's basketball institute at the age of 13. Within four years, she had become a professional.[5] While playing in Spain for Celta de Vigo, Dantas was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in the first round of the 2012 WNBA Draft. Dantas was not expected to play in the WNBA until after the 2012 Olympic Games.[6]

Dantas played for Ourinhos in 2012, Maranhão in 2013, and has been in Americana since 2013.[7] She was signed by the Lynx on April 2, 2014.[8] Dantas made her WNBA debut on May 16, 2014, gathering 12 rebounds in a win against Washington.[9] Dantas became the second rookie in league history to debut with 10 rebounds and 5 assists. With Rebekkah Brunson being sidelined with tendinitis, Dantas became the starter, and soon led the WNBA rookies in rebounds.[10]

On July 27, 2015 Dantas was traded to the Atlanta Dream as part of the three-team deal.[11] She was suspended for the 2016 WNBA season after she failed to report to training camp, instead using the time to train with the Brazilian National team for the 2016 Summer Olympics that the country would host in Rio de Janeiro.[12] Atlanta is retaining Dantas's rights and she is expected to play with the team during the 2017 season.

On February 8, 2019 Dantas was signed by the Minnesota Lynx. [13]

Professional career

On August 9, 2015, she made 18 points.[14]

WNBA statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career high ° League leader

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2014 Minnesota 302321.8.5111.000.7605.11.20.50.30.86.0
2015 Minnesota
Atlanta		 322020.7.451.400.9114.30.90.50.41.06.9
2017 Atlanta 34218.0.392.265.7673.60.70.50.50.87.7
2018 Atlanta 19013.4.433.238.7222.40.80.40.00.55.4
2019 Minnesota 262625.6.432.393.7314.53.20.70.51.79.2

Playoff season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2014 Minnesota 308.4.500.0000.0000.70.30.00.00.30.7
2019 Minnesota 1128.0.615.3331.0005.01.00.20.05.020.0

References
  1. Confederação Brasileira de Basketball – player profile. Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 October 2011
  2. FIBA U19W – Dantas named MVP, Headlines All-Tournament Team. Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 October 2011
  3. ¡Brasil Campeón FIBA Américas 2011 femenino!
  4. "Basketball: Women's Bronze Medal Match 17". Guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19.
  5. Q&A With Janeth Arcain | Part I
  6. "2012 WNBA Draft First Round". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  7. LBF Profile
  8. Minnesota Lynx sign Brazilian center Damaris Dantas
  9. "Lynx at Mystics, May 16, 2014". Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  10. Questions? Dantas Has Answers
  11. Dream Finalize Three–Team Trade with Minnesota and Chicago
  12. "Atlanta Dream Waives Four to Finalize Roster - Atlanta Dream". Atlanta Dream. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  13. "Lynx sign forward Damiris Dantas". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  14. "Damaris Dantas stats". WNBA.com. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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