Nneka Ogwumike is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on July 2, 1990 in Tomball, Texas, United States. WNBA power forward recognized as to be the WNBA Player of the Year by L.A. Sparks in 2012.
She followed the path that of She followed in the footsteps of Candace Parker by being drafted first overall by the Sparks and winning Rookie of the Year honors. by being the first player to be drafted with the Sparks and securing Rookie of the Year awards.
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. The event was held in July 2008, when the USA team defeated host Argentina to win the championship. Ogwumike helped the team win all five games, starting all five games and leading all scorers with 12.6 points per game. She was also the leading rebounder with 8 per game. Ogwumike recorded 15 rebounds in the final game against Argentina, an U18 record.
Ogwumike was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2008 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored 17 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and earned MVP honors for the White team. She averaged 16.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.4 steals and 0.8 blocks per game during the 2007–08 season at Cy-Fair High School.
She was raised by three sisters younger than her: Chiney, Chisom and Ernima.
