FIBA Hall of Fame
    Clarisse Machanguana (MOZ)

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    2026
    Class

    Category | Player Date of Birth | 04.10.1976 Position | Center Height | 196cm (6'5") Country | Mozambique

    Teams

    • Santarém (1993-1994)

    • Old Dominion University (1994-1997)

    • San Jose Lasers (1997-1998)

    • Los Angeles Sparks (1999-2000)

    • Athletic Spezia (2000-2001)

    • Charlotte Sting (2001)

    • Unión Navarra (2001-2002)

    • Orlando Miracle (2002)

    • Barcelona (2002-2003)

    • Tarbes (2003)

    • Napoli Vomero (2003-2004)

    • Lattes Montpellier (2005-2006)

    • San Raffaele (2006-2008)

    • GEAS (2008-2010)

    • Basket Parma (2010-2011)

    • Eirene Ragusa (2011-2012)

    • Desportivo Maputo (2012-2013)

    Club Highlights

    • NCAA finalist (1997)

    National Team Highlights

    • African Games gold medalist (1991)

    • FIBA AfroBasket silver medalist (2013)

    Individual Highlights

    • NCAA Player of the Year (1995)

    • CAA All-Freshman Team (1995)

    • 3× First-team All-CAA (1995, 1996, 1997)

    • NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team (1997)

    • Kodak All-American (1997)

    • Second team All-American (1997)

    • CAA All-Defensive Team (1997)

    • Old Dominion University's Hall of Fame (2006)

    • Founded the Clarisse Machanguana Foundation in 2014 empowering Mozambican youth through sport, education and health

    • UNICEF ambassador to Mozambique (2016-2018)

    • In 2025 co-funded Champs for Change (C4C), a transformative social enterprise dedicated to empowering youth leaders across Africa to pursue careers in the sports industry