About Maria
Career Highlights:
- No. 11 overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft (Los Angeles)
- Career-high 24 points in the Sparks season opener at Las Vegas on May 26, 2019
- Career-high 11 field goals made at Las Vegas on May 26, 2019
- 2019 Euroleague Champion with UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)
Transactions:
- Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the first round with the 11th overall pick of 2018 WNBA Draft
2021 (Los Angeles):
- Vadeeva did not play in the 2021 WNBA season
2020 (Los Angeles):
- Opted out of the 2020 WNBA season
2019 (Los Angeles):
- Scored a career-high 24 points in the Sparks season opener at Las Vegas on May 26, 2019
- Career-high 11 field goals made at Las Vegas on May 26, 2019
- Returned to Russia to play with her team, missing 13 Sparks games for overseas commitments
- Averaged 7.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, and one steal in 12 minutes per game
2018 (Los Angeles):
- Appeared in 25 games for the Los Angeles Sparks during her rookie campaign joining the team in June after getting her visa
- Shooting 52.7% from the field and shot a promising 33.3% on 3-pointers.
- Career game against Phoenix Mercury on August 12th scoring a season and career-high 16 points
Russia:
- Vadeeva made her international debut at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Bulgaria, where Russia placed sixth
- Vadeeva once again participated, returning to the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Hungary, where Russia won the title, taking home their fifth Under-16 Championship
- Vadeeva was then named to the national team for the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in her home nation and placed on the All-Tournament Team
- Made her senior international debut at EuroBasket Women 2015, at just the age of 16
- In her debut tournament, Vadeeva averaged 12.3 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game
- Named to Russia’s roster, for EuroBasket Women 2017 in the Czech Republic.
- From 2017-2020, Vadeeva has played for UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia), competing in EuroLeague alongside WNBA stars Courtney Vandersloot, Brittney Griner and Kayla McBride
Overseas:
- From 2017-2020, Vadeeva has played for UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia), competing in EuroLeague alongside WNBA stars Courtney Vandersloot, Brittney Griner and Kayla McBride
- In 2014, Vadeeva began her professional career with Sparta&K Moscow, playing in the
- Russian Premier League and the EuroCup
- In 2016, Vadeeva moved south and signed with Dynamo Kursk, still playing in the Premier League as well as the EuroLeague. In the 2016–17 season, Dynamo Kursk took home the title
- Played alongside the likes of Nneka Ogwumike, Angel McCoughtry and Epiphanny Prince
Personal:
- Maria Vadeeva (born July 16, 1998) is a center for the Los Angeles Sparks.
- She is a native of Russia and has a brother named Ivan