Who is Nneka Ogwumike? Height, body measurements, boyfriend

Nneka Ogwumike is an American-born basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. Born on July 2, 1990, to parents of Nigerian descent, Nneka (meaning “Mother is Supreme”) started playing basketball in high school.

As a student at Cypress-Fairbanks High School, Cypress, Texas, she made her school’s team and led it to a 5A State Championship during her senior season. During the 2007-08 season, she averaged 16.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.4 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game.

She participated in the WBCA High School 2008All-America Game, scoring 17 points and 6 rebounds, she won the MVP title for the white team. Nneka Ogwumike was also named a WBCA All-American.

Nneka also played college basketball before being drafted by LA Sparks their No. 1 overall in the 2012 WNBA. She chose to play for Stanford over Tennessee, Notre Dame, Baylor, Connecticut and Duke.

At Stanford, she helped Cardinal get to the Four-time finalists, they became second all-time to Candice Wiggins, with 2,491 points; she became the fourth player in Stanford history to total 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. She was also named Pac-12 Player of the Year, Pac-10 Player of the Year, Honorable Mention All-Pac 12 First Team and All-Defensive Team, Pac-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player , All-Pac-10 Team, among others.

Ogwumike was so good that she ended her career with the Cardinals with the following records: points scored (2,491 – second row), field goal percentage (58.3 – third), free throws attempted (718 – first) , rebounds (1,226 – third), free throws made (555 – second), free throws made (191), set single-season records for points scored (809), points per game (17.2 – ranked fourth) , rebounds per game (8.5 – ranked fourth), attempt (230) and points per game (22.5).

WNBA Career

Nneka Ogwumike’s WNBA career began in 2012 after being named No. 1 overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2012 WNBA Draft, becoming the second player from her high school (Cypress-Fairbanks High School) to be ranked No. #1 overall in the WNBA. The first person was Lindsey Harding.

During her rookie season, she was named WNBA Rookie of the Month four out of five times and also won the 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year. In 2014, she was voted WNBA All-Star for the second time in her career. In the 2016 season, she was named AP WNBA Player of the Year. After finishing third in the league, his records also earned him the 2016 WNBA Most Valuable Player award. The same year, she was named president of the WNBA Players Association.

She signed a contract extension with the 2017 Sparksen and was soon voted into the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game. At the end of the season, she led the Sparks to score for the second straight season. The team finished as the No. 2 seed for the second consecutive year and advanced to the Finals for the second consecutive season., defeating the Phoenix Mercury in a 3-game sweep. Unfortunately, the Sparks would go on to lose over five times and fail to win the championships.

United States Basketball & Club Career

Nneka was part of the USA Women’s Under-18 team that won gold at the 2008 FIBA ​​Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The following year, she joined the Under-19 team participating in the World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand.

She also joined the team that represented the country and won a gold medal at the World University Games. She was ranked second on the team in scoring (13.2 ppg), rebounding (5.7 rpg), and shooting percentage of 65.3.

The sensational player has also been involved with clubs. In the 2012-13 off-season, she played for Poland’s CCC Polkowice and won a championship with the team. She has played three off-seasons for Russia’s Dynamo Kursk since 2014.

Awards and Honors

Among her many awards and honors are the 2016 WNBA Most Valuable Player, 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year. She was also named a four-time WNBA All-Star, a three-time All-WNBA Team, three-time a defensive, and ten-time WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week, among others.

Who is Nneka Ogwumike’s Buddy?

The beautiful WNBA actress has actually managed to keep her personal life private, away from the media. There is no information on who she has dated or is currently dating, she is probably single.

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Height, body measurements and other facts

Basketball players are usually very tall and Nneka is no exception: she is 1.27m (6″2) tall and weighs 78.9kg.

She was born in Tomball, Texas and her name is Nnemkadi Ogwumike.

She has three younger sisters – Chiney, Chisom and Erinma. Chiney also played basketball at Stanford and she currently plays for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA.

Nneka Ogwumike signed an endorsement deal with Nike shortly after he was drafted in 2012.