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| Born | November 22, 1992 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | St. Mary's Catholic (Hamilton, Ontario) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2010–2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2014: 1st round, 9th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2024–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As player: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Indiana Fever | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Dike Napoli | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Bucheon KEB Hana Bank | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Asan Woori Bank Wibee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Jiangsu Phoenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Tango Bourges Basket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Famila Schio | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Minnesota Lynx | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Michigan (asst.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Natalie Chioma Achonwa (born November 22, 1992) is a Canadian former professional basketball player and four-time Olympian with Canada's national team, and current assistant coach for player development at Michigan.[3] She most recently played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Notre Dame.[4] Achonwa was born in Toronto, Ontario,[5] started playing basketball in Guelph, Ontario, and is 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) tall.[6]
- ^ "Indiana's Natalie Achonwa Earns Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award". WNBA.
- ^ "Natalie Achonwa Receives Seasonlong WNBA Community Assist Award". Indiana Fever.
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espn-apwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Brady, Rachel. "Canadian Natalie Achonwa making basketball history at Notre Dame". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "Natalie Achonwa". www.und.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ "Natalie Achonwa". panam.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.