Zane Tamane

Zane Tamane
No. 14 – Nadezhda Orenburg
LeaguePremier League
Personal information
Born (1983-09-24) September 24, 1983 (age 41)
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: 3rd round, 35th overall pick
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

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.

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.

  1. ^ a b "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