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Evelyn Mawuli

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Evelyn Mawuli
馬瓜 エブリン
Mawuli in 2019
No. 0 – Toyota Antelopes
PositionSmall forward
LeagueJBL
Personal information
Born (1995-06-02) 2 June 1995 (age 29)
Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2017Aisin AW Wings
2017–presentToyota Antelopes
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
FIBA Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 India
Gold medal – first place 2019 India
FIBA Asia U16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 China Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 India Team

Evelyn Mawuli (馬瓜 エブリン; born 2 June 1995) is a Japanese professional basketball player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.[1][2] Evelyn was born to Ghanaian parents in Toyohashi, Aichi. At the age of 14, she naturalized along with her entire family to become a Japanese citizen, in order to represent Japan in international tournaments.

Career

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WJBL

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Mawuli played for the Aisin AW Wings, a team based in Anjō, since the 2014–15 season where she made her professional debut. In 2017, Mawuli signed with the Nagoya-based, Toyota Antelopes for the 2017–18 season.[3]

National team

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Youth level

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Mawuli made her international debut at the 2009 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship in India where Japan took home the silver medal. She was again named to the Under-16 team, for the 2011 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship, where Japan won Gold. Mawuli was named to the team for the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Japan finished the tournament in fourth place and Mawuli was named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Senior level

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Mawuli made her debut with the senior national team, at the 2014 Asian Games where Japan placed in third, taking home the bronze. Mawuli was part of the gold medal winning Japanese team at the 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Bangalore, India.[5] She also represented Japan in the following 2019 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, again held in Bangalore, where Japan again came away with the gold medal.[6]

Mawuli represented Japan during two olympics campaigns, playing in both the Olympic qualifying tournaments in Belgium in 2020,[7] and Hungary in 2024,[8] as well as the games themselves, in Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024.

References

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  1. ^ "Evelyn MAWULI at the Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  2. ^ "Basketball MAWULI Evelyn". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  3. ^ "馬瓜 エブリン まうり えぶりん トヨタ自動車 アンテロープス". WJBL (in Japanese).
  4. ^ "FIBA U17W – MVP DeShields heads All-Tournament Team". fiba.com.
  5. ^ "Japan – FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A 2017 – FIBA.basketball". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Japan at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  7. ^ "Japan at the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Ostend, Belgium 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  8. ^ "Japan at the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Hungary 2024". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
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