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Career Highlights:
<ul>
<li>No. 11 overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft (Los Angeles)</li>
<li>Career-high 24 points in the Sparks season opener at Las Vegas on May 26, 2019</li>
<li>Career-high 11 field goals made at Las Vegas on May 26, 2019</li>
<li>2019 Euroleague Champion with UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)</li>
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Transactions: 
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<li>Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the first round with the 11th overall pick of 2018 WNBA Draft</li>
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2021 (Los Angeles):
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<li style="font-weight: 400">Vadeeva did not play in the 2021 WNBA season</li>
</ul>
2020 (Los Angeles):
<ul>
<li>Opted out of the 2020 WNBA season</li>
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2019 (Los Angeles): 
<ul>
<li>Scored a career-high 24 points in the Sparks season opener at Las Vegas on May 26, 2019</li>
<li>Career-high 11 field goals made at Las Vegas on May 26, 2019</li>
<li>Returned to Russia to play with her team, missing 13 Sparks games for overseas commitments</li>
<li>Averaged 7.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, and one steal in 12 minutes per game</li>
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2018 (Los Angeles):
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 25 games for the Los Angeles Sparks during her rookie campaign joining the team in June after getting her visa</li>
<li>Shooting 52.7% from the field and shot a promising 33.3% on 3-pointers.</li>
<li>Career game against Phoenix Mercury on August 12th scoring a season and career-high 16 points</li>
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Russia:
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<li>Vadeeva made her international debut at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Bulgaria, where Russia placed sixth</li>
<li>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</li>
<li>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</li>
<li>Made her senior international debut at EuroBasket Women 2015, at just the age of 16</li>
<li>In her debut tournament, Vadeeva averaged 12.3 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game</li>
<li>Named to Russia’s roster, for EuroBasket Women 2017 in the Czech Republic.</li>
<li>From 2017-2020, Vadeeva has played for UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia), competing in EuroLeague alongside WNBA stars Courtney Vandersloot, Brittney Griner and Kayla McBride</li>
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Overseas:
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<li>From 2017-2020, Vadeeva has played for UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia), competing in EuroLeague alongside WNBA stars Courtney Vandersloot, Brittney Griner and Kayla McBride</li>
<li> In 2014, Vadeeva began her professional career with Sparta&amp;K Moscow, playing in the</li>
<li>Russian Premier League and the EuroCup</li>
<li>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</li>
<li>Played alongside the likes of Nneka Ogwumike, Angel McCoughtry and Epiphanny Prince</li>
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Personal: 
<ul>
<li>Maria Vadeeva (born July 16, 1998) is a center for the Los Angeles Sparks.</li>
<li>She is a native of Russia and has a brother named Ivan</li>
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