Olayinka Sanni is an American professional basketball player. She most recently played the center / power forward

Center (basketball)

The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

 position for the Phoenix Mercury

Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

 in the WNBA.

College career

In her senior year at West Virginia

West Virginia University

West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...

, Sanni averaged career highs in points per game (16.2) and rebounds per game (7.1).

WNBA career

Sanni was drafted 18th overall in the 2008 WNBA Draft

2008 WNBA Draft

The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....

 by the Detroit Shock

Detroit Shock

The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...

. Out of the 31 games she played in her rookie season, she started 9. She shot exactly 50% from the floor (41–82) while averaging just a little over 10 minutes per game.

She is playing for Calais in France during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.

She is currently playing for Villeneuve-d'Ascq in France during the 2009–10 WNBA off-season.

Regular season

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2008 WNBA season

-Season Highlights:*Candace Parker becomes the second and third player in WNBA history to dunk in a regular season game.*A fight breaks out between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock resulting in four ejections and ten suspensions....

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Detroit Shock

The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...

| 31 || 9 || 10.5 || .500 || .000 || .649 || 2.1 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 3.4
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| align="left" | 2009

2009 WNBA season

The 2009 WNBA Season is the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the first WNBA season ever without a Houston franchise, the Comets having folded in December 2008...

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| 31 || 1 || 9.6|| .480 || .000 || .694 || 1.8 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 3.8
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| align="left" | 2011

2011 WNBA season

The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on June 3 with the Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Minnesota Lynx, featuring 2011 WNBA Draft top pick Maya Moore, in a game televised on NBA TV...

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Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

| 14 || 0 || 5.2 || .667 || .000 || .333 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 1.6
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| align="left" | Career
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| 76 || 10 || 9.2 || .503 || .000 || .646 || 1.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 3.3