Nneka Ogwumike

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Nigerian-American person WNBA player human professional basketball player

Nneka Ogwumike is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player and WNBA star known for her MVP-caliber play with the Los Angeles Sparks and leadership as president of the WNBPA.

Aliases (2)

Chiney Ogwumike ×1
Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria Ogwumike ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nigerian-American person → WNBA player → human → professional basketball player →
college	Stanford University →
collegeTeam	Stanford Cardinal women’s basketball →
dateOfBirth	1990-07-02 →
draftTeam	Los Angeles Sparks →
ethnicGroup	Igbo people →
familyName	Ogwumike →
FIBAU19WorldChampionshipGoldMedalist	2009 →
fullName	Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria Ogwumike →
givenName	Nnemkadi →
height	6 ft 2 in →
highSchool	Cy-Fair High School →
highSchoolLocation	Cypress, Texas, United States →
knownFor	MVP-caliber play with the Los Angeles Sparks → advocacy for women’s basketball and social justice issues → leadership in WNBPA collective bargaining negotiations →
league	Women’s National Basketball Association →
nationality	Nigeria → United States →
NCAAFinalFourAppearances	multiple →
officeHeld	President of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association →
Pac12PlayerOfTheYear	multiple seasons →
placeOfBirth	Tomball, Texas, United States →
playedFor	Los Angeles Sparks →
position	forward → power forward →
representedNationalTeam	Nigeria women’s national basketball team → United States women’s national basketball team →
sibling	Chiney Ogwumike → Erica Ogwumike →
sport	basketball →
termAsWNBPAPresidentStart	2016 →
WNBAAllDefensiveTeamSelection	multiple times →
WNBAAllStarGameMVP	2016 →
WNBAAllStarSelection	multiple times →
WNBAAllWNBAFirstTeamSelection	multiple times →
WNBAChampion	2016 →
WNBADraftPick	1 →
WNBADraftRound	1 →
WNBADraftYear	2012 →
WNBAMostValuablePlayerAward	2016 →
WNBAPlayerOfTheMonthAward	multiple times →
WNBAPlayerOfTheWeekAward	multiple times →
WNBARookieOfTheYearAward	2012 →
WNBPAPresident	true →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Stanford Cardinal women’s basketball → Stanford Cardinal women’s basketball ("Chiney Ogwumike") →	notablePlayerAlumna
Nneka Ogwumike ("Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria Ogwumike") →	fullName
Los Angeles Sparks →	MVPWinnerFromTeam
Los Angeles Sparks →	notablePlayer