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.

[edit] Early life

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

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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 and subsequently found themselves caught up in media furor over racially tinged comments by radio host Don Imus.

[edit] 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]

[edit] Professional

Ajavon played primarily off the bench during her rookie WNBA season, but averaged 8 points per game. When the Houston Comets folded in 2008, Ajavon was selected second in the dispersal draft by the Washington Mystics.

During the 2008-2009 WNBA offseason, Ajavon played in the EuroLeague for Fenerbahçe Istanbul, a club based in Turkey.^[5]

Medal record
Women's Basketball
Competitor for  United States
Pan American Games
Gold	2007 Brazil	Team Competition

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/matee_ajavon/index.html
• http://scarletknights.com/basketball-women/roster/ajavon.asp