Zane Tamane

Zane Tamane (née Teilāne; born September 24, 1983) is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for Nadezhda Orenburg and Latvia women's national basketball team.

Zane Tamane
No. 14 Nadezhda Orenburg
LeaguePremier League
Personal information
Born (1983-09-24) September 24, 1983
Latvian SSR, USSR
(now Latvia)
NationalityLatvian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
CollegeWestern Illinois (2002–2006)
WNBA draft2006 / Round: 3 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the Detroit Shock
Playing career1999–present
Career history
1999–2003RTU/Klondaika Rīga
2006Washington Mystics
2006–2007Universitat F.C. Barcelona
2007–2008Hondarribia Irun
2008–2009Nadežda Orenburg
2009–2010ZVVZ USK Blex Praha
2010–2011MKB Euroleasing Sopron
2011–2012Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2012Phoenix Mercury
2012–presentNadezhda Orenburg
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Tamane, who is 2.00m tall,[1] was the first female basketball player in Latvia to be able to slam dunk in practice.[1] She has played for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA, and was in the 2012 training camp with the Phoenix Mercury,[2][3] but was waived.[4] She has also represented Western Illinois Leathernecks in the NCAA.

Western Illinois statistics

Source[5]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002-03 Western Illinois 19 212 60.9% 0.0% 62.5% 6.1 1.1 0.4 3.8 11.2
2003-04 Western Illinois 29 405 56.9% 0.0% 71.4% 9.4 1.5 0.8 3.9 14.0
2004-05 Western Illinois 28 438 52.2% 0.0% 82.7% 9.3 2.1 1.4 3.4 15.6
2005-06 Western Illinois 30 492 47.8% 0.0% 78.1% 10.7 3.2 1.3 4.2 16.4
Career 106 1547 52.9% 0.0% 75.2% 9.1 2.1 1.0 3.8 14.6

References

  1. "Zane Tamane profile at Euroleague Women 2009 page". Retrieved 2008-12-01.
  2. "Mercury Announce Training Camp Invitees". WNBA.com. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  3. "2012 WNBA Transactions". WNBA.com. Retrieved May 13, 2012. April 11: The Phoenix Mercury signed Zane Temane and Brittney Thomas
  4. "2012 WNBA Transactions" May 25, 2012, WNBA web site
  5. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
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