Nneka Ogwumike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nnemkadi "Nneka" Ogwumike (born July 2, 1. American basketball player of Nigerian descent for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, after being drafted #1 overall. She also plays for Dynamo Kursk of Russia[1][2] Her name "Nneka" means "Mother is Supreme" in Igbo[3] She is 6'2" and plays power forward. She attended Cypress- Fairbanks High School in Cypress, Texas and led them to a 5.
A State Championship in her senior season.[4] While at Stanford University she helped the Cardinal reach the Final Four four times. High school[edit]Ogwumike was named a WBCA All- American.
She participated in the 2. WBCA High School All- America Game, where she scored 1. MVP honors for the White team.[6]High School Statistics[edit]High School[edit]Year. Team. GPGSMPGFG%3.
P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG2. Cy- Fair. 8. 0. 1. College[edit]Ogwumike chose Stanford over Baylor, Duke, Connecticut, Tennessee and Notre Dame.[7] She was a member of USA Under 1. Team that won gold in Argentina on July 2. Nneka tallied 2. 0 points and 1.
Under- 1. 8 FIBA Americas. She led team USA to a 5- 0 record while leading the team in scoring and rebounding. She was named MVP of this tournament in Argentina.
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- USA Basketball. Ogwumike was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Nneka has a sister, Chinenye 'Chiney', who is a 6'3" basketball player and attended Stanford with her.[8]On January 2. Ogwumike broke the Cardinal record for rebounds in a game with 2.
Oregon.[9]On December 2. Ogwumike scored a career- high 4. Tennessee Lady Vols.[1.
On January 7, 2. 01. Ogwumike surpassed both the 2,0. Oregon State.[1. 1]Ogwumike left the Stanford Cardinal as the second all- time leading scorer for the women's basketball program behind only Candice Wiggins.[9]College statistics[edit]College[edit]Year. Team. GPGSMPGFG%3. P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG2. Stanford. 6. 29. N/A. Stanford. 5. 98. 0.
Stanford. 5. 86. 2. Stanford. 5. 47. 2.
USA Basketball[edit]Ogwumike was a member of the USA Women's U1. FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was held in July 2. USA team defeated host Argentina to win the championship.[1. Ogwumike helped the team win all five games, starting all five games and leading all scorers with 1.
She was also the leading rebounder with 8 per game. Ogwumike recorded 1. Argentina, an U1. Ogwumike continued on to the USA Women's U1.
USA in the 2. 00. U1. 9 World's Championship, held in Bangkok, Thailand in July and August 2. Although the USA team lost the opening game to Spain, they went on to win their next seven games to earn a rematch against Spain in the finals, and won the game 8. Ogwumike started all nine games and was the team's leading scorer, with 1.
She was the leading rebounder with almost ten per game, and was named to the all- tournament team.[1. Ogwumike played on the team presenting the USA at the 2. World University Games held in Shenzhen, China, along with her sister, Chiney Ogwumike . The team, coached by Bill Fennelly, won all six games to earn the gold medal. Ogwumike averaged 1. Elena Delle Donne.[1.
On April 1. 6, 2. Los Angeles Sparks picked Ogwumike first overall in the 2. WNBA Draft. She became the second player from Cypress- Fairbanks High School to be drafted No. WNBA behind Lindsey Harding in 2. On July 1. 2, 2. 01. Ogwumike set a career- high in rebounds with 2. WNBA champion Indiana Fever.
On September 1. 3, 2. Chicago Sky. In the regular season finale on September 2. Nneka matched her teammate Candace Parker for team highs in both points and rebounds with each player earning 2. WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx. Ogwumike was 1. 0 for 1. Ogwumike was named WNBA Rookie of the Month four out of five times in her rookie season.[1. On October 7, 2. 01.
Ogwumike was awarded as the 2. WNBA Rookie of the Year. It marked the fifth consecutive year that the award had been won by the first overall draft pick.[1. WNBA Statistics[edit]Regular season[edit]Year. Team. GPGSMPGFG%3. P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG2. Los Angeles. 33. 33.
Los Angeles. 34. 34. Los Angeles. 33. 33. Career. 3 years, 1 team. Playoffs[edit]Year.
Team. GPGSMPGFG%3. P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG2. Los Angeles. 44. 25. N/A. 4. 00. 5. 3.
Los Angeles. 33. 30. N/A. 9. 09. 11. 7. N/A2. 0. 01. 2. 0.
Los Angeles. 22. 30. N/A1. 0. 6. 0. 1. N/A3. 0. 01. 3. 0. Career. 3 years, 1 team. N/A. 7. 41. 7. 6. In PLKK season 2.
CCC Polkowice and won Championship's title and Polish Cup as well. With CCC she participated in Euro. League Women 2. 01. Final Eight and ranked #1 overall in Free Throws Percentage (9. Awards and Honors[edit]2.
All WNBA Second Team. WNBA all star. 20.
WNBA all star. 20. Naismith Finalist[2. WNBA Rookie of the Year. Wooden Award. Finalist. Wade Trophy Finalist. AP All- America 1st Team.
Pac- 1. 2 Player of the Year. Pac- 1. 2 All- Defensive Team. Pac- 1. 2 Tournament MOP2. Fresno Regional MVP2.
Naismith Finalist. Wooden Award Finalist.
Wade Trophy Finalist. AP All- America 2nd Team. All- Pac- 1. 0 Team. Pac- 1. 0 All- Defensive Team.
Pac- 1. 0 Tournament MOP2. Spokane Regional MVP2. AP All- America 2nd Team. All- Final Four Team.
Sacramento Regional MVP2. Pac- 1. 0 Tournament MOP2.
Pac- 1. 0 Player of the Year (both coaches and media awards)2. Pac- 1. 0 All- Tournament Team. Pac- 1. 0 All- Freshman Team. Max. Preps National Girls Athlete of the Year. Gatorade National Player of the Year.
Texas Gatorade Player of the Year. Co- Parade Magazine National Player of the Year. Mc. Donald's All- American Game Starter. WBCA All- American Game West MVP[6]2.
EA Sports First Team. Texas Ms. Basketball. Texas Gatorade Player of the Year. MVP End of the Trail. Second Team Parade Magazine All- America. First Team EA Sports All- America.
Texas Ms. Basketball. Street and Smith All- America Honorable Mention. Adidas Top Ten Underclass All- Star. TGCA 5. A All- State First Team. All- Metro First Team.
Ranked as the 6th best player in class by ESPN Hoop. Gurlz. Ranked as the 4th best player in the class by Blue Star Basketball.
Ranked as the 3rd best player by Rise Magazine. Ranked as the 2nd best player in the class by ASGRReferences[edit]^"Nnemkadi Ogwumike goes No.
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