Tiana Mangakahia
Mangakahia with the AIS in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 21 April 1995 Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 11 September 2025 (aged 30) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Listed height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Career information | |
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| College | Syracuse (2017–2021) |
| WNBA draft | 2021: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–2023; 2025 |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | Brisbane Spartans |
| 2011–2012 | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 2013–2014 | Townsville Fire |
| 2014 | Brisbane Spartans |
| 2021–2023 | Northside Wizards |
| 2021–2022 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2022–2023 | Sydney Flames |
| 2023 | Toulouse Métropole Basket |
| 2025 | Southern Districts Spartans |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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Tiana Cynthia Mangakahia (21 April 1995 – 11 September 2025) was an Australian basketball player. She began her career with two seasons in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) before playing college basketball in the United States for Syracuse University between 2017 and 2021. After a season in Russia, Mangakahia returned to the WNBL in 2022 and moved to play in France in 2023, but then retired due to breast cancer. She came out of retirement in April 2025, but died after her health deteriorated dramatically in September 2025 as a result of the cancer.