Matee Ajavon (born May 7, 1986) is a Liberian American basketball player. A 5'8" guard, Ajavon was chosen by the Houston Comets as the fifth overall draft pick in the 2008 WNBA draft.

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Matee Ajavon

Personal information
Born	(1986-05-07) May 7, 1986 (age 37)
Nationality	American / Liberian
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Malcolm X Shabazz (Newark, New Jersey)
College	Rutgers (2004–2008)
WNBA draft	2008: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
Playing career	2008–present
Position	Point guard
Career history
2008	Houston Comets
2008–2010	Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2009–2014	Washington Mystics
2010–2011	Istanbul University
2011–2012	Optimum Ted Kolejliler
2013	CSM Târgovişte
2013–present	Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
2014–2017	Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
Big East Freshman of the Year (2005) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2008)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Representing USA Pan American Games 2007 Brazil Team Competition

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As a child, Ajavon immigrated to the United States with her family from Monrovia, Liberia.^[1]

Ajavon graduated from Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, New Jersey. She led the Shabazz girls' basketball team to victory in the State of New Jersey's "Tournament of Champions" in both 2003 and 2004, the first time a school had repeated as champion. Ajavon was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored nine points.^[2]

Ajavon graduated from Rutgers University in 2008, having majored in Africana Studies. She was a key member of the 2006–2007 Scarlet Knights women's basketball team that reached the NCAA Championship game.

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Ajavon played for the USA team in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team won all five games, earning the gold medal for the event.^[4]

Ajavon played primarily off the bench during her rookie WNBA season, but averaged 8.0 points per game. When the Houston Comets folded in 2008, Ajavon was selected second in the dispersal draft by the Washington Mystics.

During the 2008–2010 WNBA offseason, Ajavon played in the EuroLeague Women for Fenerbahçe Istanbul.^[5]

In her first season with Washington, Ajavon put up remarkably similar numbers to her first WNBA campaign. Again mainly playing as a reserve, she scored 8.0 points per game. Ajavon helped the Mystics reach the playoffs, where she played well, scoring 19 points in just 34 total minutes, but Washington suffered a two-game sweep at the hands of the Indiana Fever.