Felmas Adhiambo Koronga has had a quite successful basketball career with her becoming the first Kenyan and African player to be nominated for the Women Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Player of the Year Award.
The Kenyan basketball player in April 2020, was ranked the second-best Junior College basketball player in the US, as per the World Exposure Women’s Basketball report.
The 26-year-old basketballer was also the first Kenyan born woman to play in the NCAA tournament.
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Koranga wrote history in 2018 also by becoming the first woman to record 22 rebounds in a single Sun Belt game.
Her father Elijah Koranga played for military football side Scarlet Football Club now Ulinzi Stars and also featured for the Kenya National football team, Harambee Stars.
Koranga in the past revealed that during her time in High school she was not interested in Basketball as she did not like getting tired.
"I just did not like sports because I did not like getting myself tired, but I wanted to be out on weekends when other students would go out for games. That encouraged me to get fully involved in different sports," she stated earlier
She helped her side Troy Trojans to victory in the NCAA tournament, beating Louisiana-Lafayette to clinch the championship and secured a spot in the NCAA tournament.
During that match she recorded a career high of 22 rebounds which was also a record in the Sunbelt tournament.
Currently her team leads in the Sunbelt Conference 2021-22 Women's Basketball Standings.
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