Nantes tab Leia Dongue

Leia Dongue

Nantes Reze Basket (LFB) inked 29-year old Mozambique international power forward Leia Dongue (185-91). She played most recently at Promete in Spanish Liga Dia. In 22 games she recorded very impressive stats: 16.2ppg, 8.0rpg and 1.3spg last season. A very good year in her career as she was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LFB 2nd Team.
The most of previous (2018-19) season Dongue spent at Argon Uni Girona (also in Liga Dia) where in 19 games she averaged 7.3ppg and 5.6rpg. She helped them to win the LFB title despite they ended the regular season at the second place. They also made it to the Cup final. Dongue also played for Cegledi EKK (Hungarian A Division) in Hungarian league that season. In 7 games she had also remarkable stats: 15.4ppg, 6.6rpg, 1.0apg and 1.0spg. She also played 6 games in Eurocup where she got high stats: 15.7ppg, 5.8rpg and 1.2spg.
Dongue represented Mozambique at the World Championships for Women in Turkey six years ago. Her stats at that event were 3 games: 15.0ppg, 11.7rpg, FGP: 35.6%, 3PT: 50.0%, FT: 63.6%.
Dongue has played also professionally in Angola (1 De Agosto and Primero) and Mozambique (Desportivo Maputo).
Her game is described as: She is not only a dominant force in the paint, but can hit the basket from outside too, almost ready to play stably the 4 position at any level.

Nantes Reze Basket roster for 2020-2021:

Guards:
Bintou Dieme-Marizy
Marie Mane
Samantha Hill
Camille Lenglet
Lisa Dufon

Forward:
Hatoumata Diakite

Center:
Leia Dongue


By Eurobasket Data Center