Chika Emeagi
Chika Maree Emeagi (born 4 January 1979) is a retired Australian women's basketball player, who represented the country at both junior and senior levels.[1] BiographyEmeagi commenced playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 1995. Since then, Emeagi has played for the AIS (1995/96), Melbourne Tigers (1997 to 1998/99) and Perth Breakers (1999/00), totalling 107 games.[2][3] Emeagi stopped playing basketball in Australia following the 1999/00 season, at the age of 21, deciding instead to play in Europe.[4] In season 1995, Emeagi won the WNBL Rookie of the Year Award for the most outstanding first year player.[5] She was described as an exciting and talented player.[6] At official FIBA events, Emeagi played for Australia at the 1997 World Championship for Junior Women, where she won a Silver medal.[7] At that tournament, Emeagi led the scoring for Australia with 105 points at an average of 15.0 points per game, outscoring teammate Lauren Jackson with 100 points at 14.3.[8] References
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