Stephanie Mawuli

Stephanie Mawuli
馬瓜ステファニー
	Mawuli in 2019
No. 33 – Casademont Zaragoza
Position	C/F
League	Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, FIBA 3X3
Personal information
Born	November 25, 1998 (age 26); Toyohashi, Aichi
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school	Oka Gakuen (Shōwa-ku, Nagoya);
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2024	Toyota Antelopes
2024–present	Basket Zaragoza
Career highlights and awards
	Japanese High School Champion (2016);
Women's basketball
Representing Japan
FIBA Asia Cup
Asian Games
Asia U-18 Championship
Asia U-16 Championship
Women's 3x3 basketball
Asian Games
Representing Japan
FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup

Stephanie Mawuli (馬瓜ステファニー, Mauri Sutefani, born November 25, 1998) is a Japanese basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, in Spain.

Previously, she played for^[1] the Toyota Antelopes of the Women's Japan Basketball League.^[2]^[3] She also plays for the Japan women's national 3x3 team. The younger Mawuli led the national U23 3x3 team to the World championship in 2019. She became the first-ever player to win both 5x5 and 3x3 medals at Asian Games in 2018. In 2023, Mawuli signed a contract to play on the training camp roster of the New York Liberty.^[4] On 11 May 2024, Mawuli was waived by the New York Liberty.^[5]

On May 22, 2024 she signed for Casademont Zaragoza for the 2024-2025 season.^[6]

Personal

She played with her sister Evelyn for the Toyota Antelopes. Her parents were both born in Ghana and emigrated to Japan. Stephanie was born in Toyohashi, Aichi. She naturalized along with her entire family to become a Japanese citizen, in order to represent Japan in international tournaments.