Maria Vadeeva

Maria Vadeeva
No. 77 – UMMC Ekaterinburg
PositionCenter
LeagueRPL
Personal information
Born (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 26)
Moscow, Russia
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2018: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Sparta&K Moscow
2016–2018Dynamo Kursk
2018–2019Los Angeles Sparks
2018–presentUMMC Ekaterinburg
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  Russia
Basketball
FIBA U19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Italy Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Russia Team
FIBA Europe U16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Hungary Team

Maria Alekseyevna Vadeeva (Russian: Мари́я Алексéевна Вадéева; born 16 July 1998) is a Russian professional basketball player for the UMMC Ekaterinburg of the Russian Premier League. Vadeeva was the 11th overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft. She is the first player who was born after the WNBA was founded.[1]

  1. ^ Lee, Albert (14 April 2018). "Maria Vadeeva is younger than the WNBA itself". Swish Appeal. Retrieved 20 December 2020.