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

Matee Ajavon

Personal information
Born	(1986-05-07) May 7, 1986 (age 36)
Nationality	American / Liberian
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Malcolm X Shabazz (Newark, New Jersey)
College	Rutgers (2004–2008)
WNBA draft	2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Houston Comets
Playing career	2008–present
Position	Point guard
Career history
2008	Houston Comets
2008–2010	Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2009–2014	Washington Mystics
2010–2011	Istanbul University
2011–2012	Optimum Ted Kolejliler
2013	CSM Târgovişte
2013–present	Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
2014–2017	Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
Big East Freshman of the Year (2005) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2008)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Representing USA Pan American Games 2007 Brazil Team Competition

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. She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored nine points.[2]

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.

College statistics

Source[3]

Legend

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

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Rutgers	35	434	41.6	26.2	72.2	2.9	3.5	2.2	0.2	12.4
2005–06	Rutgers	32	402	43.3	34.1	75.0	2.8	4.5	2.6	0.4	12.6
2006–07	Rutgers	32	383	41.5	39.5	70.6	3.1	3.8	1.7	0.4	12.0
2007–08	Rutgers	33	403	39.8	25.2	78.8	3.6	5.2	1.8	0.3	12.2
Career	Rutgers	132	1622	41.5	30.9	74.1	3.1	4.2	2.1	0.3	12.3

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	1.5	8.0
2009	Washington	34	4	17.3	.336	.341	.673	1.9	1.1	1.1	0.1	1.4	8.0
2010	Washington	34	0	14.6	.346	.184	.773	1.6	1.4	1.1	0.1	1.5	5.9
2011	Washington	34	33	31.3	.391	.276	.829	2.4	3.1	1.7	0.3	3.0	14.7
2012	Washington	33	22	21.6	.299	.301	.827	1.8	2.0	1.6	0.2	1.9	7.9
2013	Washington	34	27	21.6	.299	.301	.827	1.7	2.9	0.9	0.0	2.2	8.9
2014	Atlanta	24	1	9.2	.278	.111	.724	1.7	2.9	0.9	0.0	0.9	2.2
2015	Atlanta	33	11	17.6	.405	.167	.822	1.8	2.5	1.4	0.1	1.8	5.9
2016	Atlanta	33	2	10.6	.305	.231	.750	1.6	1.2	0.3	0.2	1.0	3.3
2017	Atlanta	31	2	8.1	.289	.000	.795	1.2	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.9	2.4
Career	10 years, 3 teams

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2009	Washington	2	0	17.0	.375	.250	.833	2.5	1.5	2.0	0.0	1.0	9.5
2010	Washington	2	0	17.5	.440	.400	.750	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.0	1.0	18.0
2013	Washington	3	3	21.9	.235	.000	.750	3.3	2.3	2.0	0.0	2.6	4.7
2014	Atlanta	2	0	17.5	.000	.000	.000	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
2016	Atlanta	2	1	15.6	.500	.000	1.000	2.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	7.0
Career	5 years, 2 team	11	4	15.7	.368	.190	.806	2.0	1.4	1.2	0.0	1.5	7.5

Notes

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20081211021412/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/matee_ajavon/index.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20081030112724/http://scarletknights.com/basketball-women/roster/ajavon.asp

На других языках

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[ru] Аджавон, Мати

Мати Аджавон (англ. Matee Ajavon; род. 7 мая 1986 года в Монровии, Либерия) — американская профессиональная баскетболистка либерийского происхождения, выступала в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации (ВНБА). Она была выбрана на драфте ВНБА 2008 года в первом раунде под общим пятым номером клубом «Хьюстон Кометс». Играла на позиции разыгрывающего защитника.

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