Matee Ajavon

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Matee Ajavon

WNBA's Washington Mystics – No. 22

Guard

Born

May 7, 1986

Nationality

Liberian American

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Weight

160 lb (73 kg)

College

Rutgers

Draft

5th overall, 2008
Houston Comets

WNBA career

2008–present

Profile

WNBA player profile

WNBA teams

Houston Comets (2008)
Washington Mystics (2009–present)

Non-WNBA teams

Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2008–2010)
Istanbul University (2010-2011)
Optimum Ted Kolejliler (2011-2012)
CSM Târgovişte (2013)
Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi (2013-present)

Medal record

Women's Basketball
Competitor for USA
Pan American Games
Gold	2007 Brazil	Team Competition

Matee Ajavon (born May 7, 1986) is a Liberian American player in the WNBA for the Washington Mystics. A 5'8" guard, Ajavon was chosen by the Houston Comets as the fifth overall draft pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft.

Early life

As a child, Ajavon immigrated to the United States with her family from Monrovia, Liberia.^[1]

High school

Ajavon graduated from Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, New Jersey. She led the Shabazz girls' basketball team to victory in the State of New Jersey's "Tournament of Champions" in both 2003 and 2004, the first time a school had repeated as champion. Ajavon was named a WBCA All-American.^[2] She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored nine points.^[3]

College

Ajavon graduated from Rutgers University in 2008, having majored in Africana Studies. She was a key member of the 2006–2007 Scarlet Knights women's basketball team that reached the NCAA Championship game.

USA Basketball

Ajavon played for the USA team in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team won all five games, earning the Gold Medal for the event.^[4]

Professional

Ajavon played primarily off the bench during her rookie WNBA season, but averaged 8.0 points per game. When the Houston Comets folded in 2008, Ajavon was selected second in the dispersal draft by the Washington Mystics.

During the 2008–2010 WNBA offseason, Ajavon played in the EuroLeague Women for Fenerbahçe Istanbul.^[5]

In her first season with Washington, Ajavon put up remarkably similar numbers to her first WNBA campaign. Again mainly playing as a reserve, she scored 8.0 points per game. Ajavon helped the Mystics reach the playoffs, where she played well, scoring 19 points in just 34 total minutes, but Washington suffered a two-game sweep at the hands of the Indiana Fever.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game
PPG	Points per game	TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage	Bold	Career high		League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2008	Houston	34	2	17.8	.332	.194	.791	1.8	1.7	0.9	0.2	1.59	8.0
2009	Washington	34	4	17.3	.336	.341	.673	1.9	1.1	1.1	0.1	1.47	8.0
2010	Washington	34	0	14.6	.346	.184	.773	1.6	1.4	1.1	0.1	1.53	5.9
2011	Washington	34	33	31.3	.391	.276	.829	2.4	3.1	1.7	0.3	3.09	14.7
2012	Washington	33	22	21.6	.299	.301	.827	1.8	2.0	1.6	0.2	1.97	7.9
Career	5 years, 2 teams	169	61	20.5	.346	.271	.779	1.9	1.9	1.3	0.2	1.93	8.9

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	TO	PPG
2009	Washington	2	17.0	.375	.250	.833	2.5	1.5	2.0	1.00	9.5
2010	Washington	2	17.5	.440	.400	.750	0.0	1.5	1.5	1.00	18.0
Career	2 years, 1 team	4	17.3	.415	.308	.773	1.3	1.5	1.8	1.00	13.8

Notes

↑ http://www.frontpageafrica.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=6400
↑ "2004 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
↑ "2004 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
↑ "FIFTEENTH PAN AMERICAN GAMES – 2007". USA Basketball. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
↑ http://www.fibaeurope.com/default.asp?cid={5179A822-D4B1-4476-AD04-EDBC445D6DC6}&playerID=61663&teamID=2025&roundID=6469&compID={B751A3B2-1D28-42B5-8BDE-9D01F3BD1F23}&season=2009

External links

v t e Washington Mystics – current roster

1 Langhorne 2 Snow 4 Hill 5 McKenith 9 Vaughn 10 Hollingsworth 12 Latta 22 Ajavon 25 Currie 33 Meesseman 44 Ruffin-Pratt Head Coach M. Thibault Assistant Coaches Stanley E. Thibault

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v t e 2008 WNBA Draft

First Round	Candace Parker Sylvia Fowles Candice Wiggins Alexis Hornbuckle Matee Ajavon Crystal Langhorne Essence Carson Tamera Young Amber Holt Laura Harper Tasha Humphrey Ketia Swanier LaToya Pringle Erlana Larkins

Second Round	Shannon Bobbitt Nicky Anosike Erica White Olayinka Sanni Quianna Chaney Lindsey Pluimer Chioma Nnamaka Allie Quigley Jolene Anderson Morenike Atunrase Leilani Mitchell Khadijah Whittington Wanisha Smith Natasha Lacy

Third Round	Sharnee’ Zoll Charde Houston Crystal Kelly Danielle Hood Angela Tisdale Krystal Vaughn Alberta Auguste Kimberly Beck Lauren Ervin A'Quonesia Franklin Alex Anderson Izabela Piekarska Marscilla Packer Valeriya Berezhynska Charel Allen

Persondata
Name	Ajavon, Matee
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	May 7, 1986
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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