Nneka Ogwumike |
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| Position | Power forward |
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| League | WNBA |
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| Born | (1990-07-02) July 2, 1990
Tomball, Texas, U.S. |
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| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
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| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
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| High school | Cy-Fair
(Cypress, Texas) |
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| College | Stanford (2008–2012) |
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| WNBA draft | 2012: 1st round, 1st overall pick |
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| Drafted by | Los Angeles Sparks |
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| Playing career | 2012–present |
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| 2012–2023 | Los Angeles Sparks |
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| 2012–2013 | CCC Polkowice |
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| 2013–2014 | Guangdong Vermilion Birds |
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| 2014–2018 | Dynamo Kursk |
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| 2019 | Guangdong Vermilion Birds |
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| 2024–present | Seattle Storm |
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- WNBA champion (2016)
- WNBA MVP (2016)
- WNBA Rookie of the Year (2012)
- WNBA All-Rookie Team (2012)
- 9× WNBA All-Star (2013–2015, 2017–2019, 2022–2024)
- All-WNBA First Team (2016)
- 6× All-WNBA Second Team (2014, 2017, 2019, 2022-2024)
- 4× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2015–2017, 2019)
- 3× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2018, 2023, 2024)
- 3× Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award (2019–2021)
- WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021)
- EuroLeague champion (2017)
- Polish National League champion (2013)
- Senior CLASS Award (2012)
- First-team All-American – AP (2012)
- WBCA Coaches' All-American (2012)
- 2x State Farm All-American (2010, 2011)
- 3x All-American – USBWA (2010–2012)
- 2x Pac-12 Player of the Year (2010, 2012)
- 2x Second-team All-American – AP (2010, 2011)
- Pac-12 Tournament MOP (2010–2012)
- 3x All-Pac 12 (2010–2012)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2009)
- MaxPreps National Player of the Year (2008)
- McDonald's All-American (2008)
- Gatorade National Player of the Year (2008)
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| Stats at WNBA.com |
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Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria "Nneka" Ogwumike (; born July 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks first overall in the 2012 WNBA draft and signed an endorsement deal with Nike soon after. Ogwumike spent 12 seasons with the Sparks and was named WNBA MVP for the 2016 WNBA season and won the WNBA Finals the same year. She was named to The W25, the league's list of the top 25 players of its first 25 years, in 2021.
Her name "Nneka" means "Mother is Supreme" in the Igbo language of Nigeria - where her family hails from. She is the older sister of Chiney Ogwumike, the first overall pick in the 2014 WNBA draft, who most recently played for the Sparks. She attended Cy-Fair High School in Cypress, Texas and led them to a 5A State Championship in her senior season. While at Stanford University she helped the Cardinal reach the Final Four four times. Ogwumike was elected President of the WNBA Players Association in 2016 and was re-elected to a new three-year term in 2019.