Beatrice Bofia

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Beatrice Bofia
College	Illinois Central College
Sport	Basketball
Position	Center
Class	Junior
Nickname	The Twin Towers (along with her sister Suzy)
Career	2004 – present
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Nationality	Cameroon
Born	November 11, 1984 (1984-11-11) (age 23) Bafia, Cameroon
High school	Naperville Central HS, Naperville, Illinois
Former school(s)	College de l'Unite
Awards
*Won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II national championship.

Beatrice Bofia (born November 11, 1984 in Bafia, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian-American collegiate basketball player, currently playing for the University of Arizona (The Arizona Wildcats). She is the older twin sister of Suzy Bofia.

At 6 feet 7 1/2 inches tall, Bofia is usually positioned as a center because of her great height.

1 Career
2 Tallest Female Twins
3 See also
4 Links

[edit] Career

Bofia began playing basketball at 15 years old. Her younger sister, Suzy, shortly began afterwards. Her career led her to play at Technical High School for two years in Cameroon. Later She attended Illinois Central College in America. Beatrice also sets herself apart with her ability to dunk.

In early November 2006, Beatrice suffered a minor knee injury that kept her off the court for several weeks.

[edit] Tallest Female Twins

Beatrice and Suzy are considered to be the tallest female twins in the world. However, Guinness World Records list volleyball players Ann and Claire Recht as the tallest. This is disputed however.