Zane Tamane

Zane Tamane
No. 14 Nadezhda Orenburg
LeaguePremier League
Personal information
Born (1983-09-24) September 24, 1983
Latvian SSR, USSR
(now Latvia)
NationalityLatvian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
CollegeWestern Illinois (2002–2006)
WNBA draft2006: 3rd round, 35th overall pick
Drafted byDetroit Shock
Playing career1999–present
Career history
1999–2003RTU/Klondaika Rīga
2006Washington Mystics
2006–2007Universitat F.C. Barcelona
2007–2008Hondarribia Irun
2008–2009Nadežda Orenburg
2009–2010ZVVZ USK Blex Praha
2010–2011MKB Euroleasing Sopron
2011–2012Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2012Phoenix Mercury
2012–presentNadezhda Orenburg
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Zane Tamane (née Teilāne; born September 24, 1983) is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for Nadezhda Orenburg and Latvia women's national basketball team.

Tamane, who is 2.00m tall, was the first female basketball player in Latvia to be able to slam dunk in practice. She has played for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA, and was in the 2012 training camp with the Phoenix Mercury, but was waived. She has also represented Western Illinois Leathernecks in the NCAA.