Beatrice Balana Bofia is a Cameroonian American collegiate basketball player, currently playing for the University of Arizona

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

 The Arizona Wildcats. She is the older twin sister of Suzy Bofia

Suzy Bofia

Suzanne Bofia is a Cameroonian collegiate basketball player, formerly a member the University of Arizona...

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At 6 feet 7½ inches tall, Bofia is usually positioned as a center because of her great height. Beatrice also sets herself apart with her ability to dunk

Dunk

Dunk or Dunking may refer to:* Slam dunk, type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket with one or both hands over the rim...

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Early life

Bofia began playing basketball at 15 years old. Her younger sister, Suzy, began shortly afterwards. Her career led her to play at Technical High School for two years in Cameroon.

Freshman (2004-05)

A junior college transfer from Illinois Central, Bofia was recruited by former Arizona coach Joan Bonvicini along with sister Suzy. She appeared in 29 games for the Wildcats during her first season.

Sophomore (2005-06)

under head coach Steve Garber, she averaged 4.4 points and 3.5 rebounds for the Cougars.

Redshirted (2006-07)

In early November 2006, Beatrice suffered a minor knee injury that kept her off the court for several weeks. She was redshirted and sat out the entire 2006-07 season. She came back last season to average three points and three rebounds per game.

Tallest Female Twins

Beatrice and Suzy are considered to be the tallest female twins in the world. However, Guinness World Records list volleyball players Ann Recht and Claire Recht as the tallest. This record is no longer disputed since the Recht sisters got measured again when they were 18 in 2006 and are both at least 6'7". This record has yet to be challenged by the Bofia sisters since 2006.

External links

• Arizona Wildcats Profle