Quick Facts
| Full Name | Tiana Cynthia Mangakahia |
| Date of Birth | 21 April 1995 |
| Birth Place | Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia |
| Nick Name | None |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Age | 27 years old (as of July 2021) |
| Height | 5’6″(1.68 meters) |
| Weight | Over 60 kg |
| Hair Color | Dark brown |
| Eye Color | Dark brown |
| Build | Athletic |
| Father’s Name | Terei Mangakahia |
| Mother’s Name | Cynthia Mangakahia |
| Siblings | Four elder brothers and a younger brother |
| Education | Syracuse University |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Boyfriend | Triston Jackson |
| Profession | Basketball player |
| Position | Guard |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Affiliations | Australian Institute of Sports Townsville Fire |
| Present Team | Syracuse Orange Women’s Basketball team |
| Active Years | 2011-present |
| Net Worth | Not yet earning |
| Social Media | Instagram, Twitter, YouTube |
| Syracuse University’s Merch | Apparel |
| Last Update | May, 2022 |
Tiana Mangakahia, has sprouted unforgettable gameplay on the court. As an athlete, she has portrayed her will, determination, and confidence in one go.
What is Tiana Mangakahia Net Worth?
Tiana Mangakahia is yet to earn from her career. As a college athlete, she does get a small amount from her gameplays that cover up her expenses.
However, she is set to earn loads from her games in the future, as even now, she is ranked among the highest WNBA players.
Tiana Mangakahia Personal Life
Currently, Tiana resides in her native land alongside her whole family. To elaborate, her house is more like a resort with beach views from a couple of balconies and the ocean itself just a road across.
Tiana Mangakahia ( Early Life, Parents, and Siblings)
Mangakahia (fully named Tiana Cynthia Mangakahia) was born on 21 April 1995, under Taurus’ sun sign. Born in Meadowbrook, Queensland, she is the only daughter of Cynthia Mangakahia and Terei Mangakahia.
As a matter of fact, Terei belongs to the indigenous Polynesian group of New Zealand. Apparently, he shifted to Australia from New Zealand when he was a seventeen-year-old teenager.
Furthermore, he met Cynthia in Australia, and she is a native of Queensland.
Besides, she has five brothers, four elder ones and one younger than her. Later, growing up in Brisbane, Tiana learned to be strong and a daredevil, to be exact.
Indeed, she would play with her brothers, which wouldn’t get any easier for her. Whether it be games or bike riding, or even wrestling, Tiana depicted courage in her moves.
As per her, she would often climb a 15-foot tall pole near her house with her brothers. Even steal her brother’s friend’s bike to ride around.
During one such event of bike riding, she lost the handle’s balance on a downhill, which cut opened her chin. However, she would be the one smiling.
Similarly, making friends wasn’t hard for her as she would talk with everyone around. Eventually, she even started bringing every cat or chicken she saw at home.
Tiana Mangakahia | Basketball Career
Initially, Mangakahia played in her native land until her late teenage years. Apart from her homeland, the United States was quite interested in gaining her for the game.
It was only in 2015 when the Hutchinson Community College in Kansas contacted her through Facebook to play in the United States.
Additionally, a native of New Zealand, former BYU forward Kalani Purcell, also lead the recommendations for her in the college.
Having said this, she did come to the States but was on Syracuse’s radar way long before being in the Hutchinson Community College.
Later, she sat out a year as an international student and also was on the bench during her first season at Hutchinson. Afterward, she moved to play for Syracuse University and was thus, involved in it.
“I never thought she would come over to the states because she was such an exceptional talent. When she surfaced at the junior college level, our staff knew exactly who she was and knew we had to get in early on her.”– Orange head coach Quentin Hillsman.
Some of her notable highlights to date are highlighted below.
- All-America honorable mention by Associated Press
- WBCA All-America honorable mention
- All-ACC First Team
- FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Lithuania (Bronze)
- All-ACC Tournament Team
- FIBA Under-18 Oceania Championship in New Zealand (Gold)
- FIBA Under-16 Oceania Championship in Australia (Gold)
Tiana Mangakahia Cancer
Well, 2019 wasn’t the year Tiana had expected it to be as. Of course, back then, she was expected to play her senior year in Syracuse; however, she was out for a whole season.
Instantly, her career and games took a toll after she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer (invasive ductal carcinoma).
Before knowing her diagnosis, Tiana found a lump in her breast that freaked her out. To date, her family didn’t have anyone to struggle with the diagnosis in the heredity.
Layer, her head coach Quentin Hillsman got her in touch with Dr. Jeffrey Kirshner at St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Health Center in Syracuse, New York.
Thus, her year 2019 ended with the inclusion of several rounds of chemotherapy treatments and a double mastectomy. She even took time to enjoy, play and be with her friends.
When Tiana started losing her hair during her early phase of cancer, she would wear wigs. But the wigs would make it more difficult for her, and later, to encourage her, all her brothers shaved their heads.
