Marguerite Effa
{{Short description|American-Cameroonian basketball player}}
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| position = Forward
| height_ft = 6
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| team = Azkoitia Azepeitia ISB
| number = 13
| birth_date = Jan 19, 1997
| birth_place = Cameroon
| nationality = American-Cameroonian
| high_school = Fairfax High School (CA)
| college = University of Nevada Wolf Pack
| draft_year = Not drafted
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{{MedalSport|Women's basketball}}
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{{MedalCompetition|AfroBasket}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Cameroon|}}
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Marguerite Effa ( born Jan 19, 1997) is a Cameroonian basketballer. She plays for Azkoitia Azepeitia ISB women team in Spain.{{cite web | url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Spain/Azkoitia-Azpeitia-ISB/31053?Women=1 | title=Azkoitia Azpeitia ISB basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket }} She is the daughter of Parfait Effa who competed in the Olympics in Judo in 2000.{{cite web | url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/marguerite-effa/4186 | title=Marguerite Effa - Women's Basketball }}
High school
She attended FairFax High School. She averaged 23.4 points, and 12.2 rebounds during her four years at Fairfax.
She was a two-time pick as the Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year out of Fairfax High School and also helped her team to a conference championship in 2015.{{cite web | url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/marguerite-effa/4186 | title=Marguerite Effa - Women's Basketball }}
College
A graduate transfer student from USC to Nevada.{{cite web | url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/marguerite-effa/4186 | title=Marguerite Effa - Women's Basketball }} In USC she played three seasons for the Trojans. Her best season was her freshman year in 2015-2016 where she averaged 2.4 points per game and 2.5 rebounds per game.{{cite web | url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/marguerite-effa/8875 | title=Marguerite Effa - Women's Basketball }}
After moving to Nevada she played in all 31 games during her lone season with the Wolf Pack and made 14 starts.
Scored in double figures in 15 of the team's 31 games and was named a "MW Scholar-Athlete."{{cite web | url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/marguerite-effa/4186 | title=Marguerite Effa - Women's Basketball }}
National Team Career
Effa participated in the 2021 Women's Afrobasket where she won the bronze medal with her team. She averaged 13.2 points, 6 rebounds and 1.8 assists.{{cite web | url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/player/223973/Marguerite-Manuela-Effa-Mfegue | title=Marguerite Effa - Player Profile }}