Nneka Ogwumike

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Basketball player
Nneka Ogwumike
Nnemkadi Ogwumike 2011
Information about the player
Full name Nnemkadi Ogwumike
birthday 2nd July 1990 (age 30)
place of birth Tomball , Texas , United States
size 188 cm
position Power forward
college Stanford
WNBA Draft 2012 , 1st pick , Los Angeles Sparks
Club information
society Los Angeles Sparks
league WNBA
Jersey number 30th
Clubs as active
2012-2013 PolandPoland Orzeł Polkowice
2013-2014 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Guangdong Dolphins
2014– RussiaRussia Dynamo Kursk
WNBA clubs as active
2012– United StatesUnited States Los Angeles Sparks
National team 1
Since 02014 United States
1 As of July 24, 2019
Nneka Ogwumike medal table

Basketball (women)

United StatesUnited States United States
World Championship
gold TurkeyTurkey 2014 Turkey
gold SpainSpain 2018 Spain

Nnemkadi "Nneka" Ogwumike (born July 2, 1990 in Tomball , Texas ) is an American basketball player . She has been a member of the Women's National Basketball Association for the Los Angeles Sparks since 2012 .

Career

college

Ogwumike, whose parents are from Nigeria , grew up in the Houston area . From 2008 to 2012 she played for the Stanford Cardinal , including two years with her younger sister Chiney Ogwumike . There she reached the Final Four of the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship in all four seasons , and in 2010 also the final of this NCAA tournament.

WNBA

Following her college career, Nneka Ogwumike was first selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2012 WNBA Draft . After her first season, she was recognized as the best newcomer in the league with the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award .

In the following years Ogwumike always reached the play-offs with the Sparks , but where the team was eliminated early. In 2014 she was elected to the All-WNBA Second Team . Her best season to date was 2016 , when the Sparks won 20 of their first 21 games and Ogwumike led the league in terms of batting average. In addition, on June 11, 2016, against the Dallas Wings, she set a WNBA record for the most field throws without misses in a game (12). At the end of the season, Ogwumike received the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award for her achievements . Then she won the WNBA championship with the Sparks, where she hit the throw to 77-76 final 3.1 seconds before the end in the decisive game of the final series against the Minnesota Lynx . After Ogwumike reached the finals again with the Sparks in 2017 and this time failed in just five games at the Lynx, the 2018 season ended prematurely for Ogwumike and the Sparks in the second playoff round. Ogwumike reached the playoffs with the Sparks in all WNBA seasons so far.

Europe

During the WNBA season break, Nneka Ogwumike plays like many WNBA players in Europe. She was on the pitch for teams from Russia and Poland. Most recently she played for the Russian team of Dynamo Kursk .

National team

Even as a junior, Ogwumike was active and successful in the respective US national teams. She won the U-18 American Basketball Championship for women with the US juniors in 2008 and the U-19 World Women's Basketball Championship in 2009 . In 2011 she also won the gold medal at the Universiade with the US student selection. In 2014 won the title with the US national team at the World Basketball Championship . At the 2018 World Cup , she was able to successfully defend the title with the US team.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Adam Coleman: Ogwumikes thriving with basketball as family business. Cypress Creek Mirror, November 13, 2013, accessed September 18, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Associated Press: Sparks tie WNBA record for best start at 20-1. Los Angeles Times , July 15, 2016, accessed September 18, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Mark Whicker: Los Angeles Sparks' Nneka Ogwumike is the WNBA's top MVP candidate. Los Angeles Daily News , September 17, 2016, accessed September 18, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Jack Maloney: Nneka Ogwumike and the Sparks Are Shining Brighter Than Ever. WNBA, July 14, 2016, accessed September 18, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Nneka Ogwumike Named 2016 WNBA Most Valuable Player Presented By Samsung. WNBA, September 27, 2016, accessed September 30, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Dave Campbell: Ogwumike lifts Sparks to WNBA title, beat Lynx 77-76. WNBA, October 20, 2016, accessed October 21, 2016 .

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personal data
SURNAME Ogwumike, Nneka
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ogwumike, Nnemkadi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd July 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Tomball , Texas