Madalene Ntumba Class: Senior Hometown: Sesto San Giovanni, Italy High School: ITC Parco Nord Height: 5-11 Position: Forward Birthdate: 03/03/1981

General
Solid reserve post player that provided Miami with quality minutes off the bench ... Miami's fourth or fifth option at the post ... Introduced to Miami during a European Tour in the Summer of 2002, when the RedHawks exhibitioned her club team ... Tallied first collegiate bucket in overtime defeat of Wichita State on Dec. 7 at the Oakland Tribune Classic in Berkeley, Calif ... Grabbed a career-high four rebounds and poured in three points in Dec. 28 defeat of Portland.

Prior to Miami
Competed for the Geas (JESS) Basket club team in Italy ... averaged 13.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game in club play ... shot 52.4 percent from the floor ... invited to 2001 All-Star game in Trieste, where she won the 3-point shootout ... traveled with the Italian National Team for an international tournament in France during 2002, helping Italy to a third-place finish ... was introduced to the Miami women's basketball program during the Summer of 2002 when her club team played an exhibition against the RedHawks during Miami's European trip.

Personal
Named Madalene Mitongu Ntumba ... born March 3, 1981 ... daughter of Brigitte Muamba and Augustin Ntumba ... major is undeclared.