Chiney Ogwumike
Chiney Ogwumike was born in Tomball, Texas, United States on March 21st, 1992 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 32, Chiney Ogwumike biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Chinenye "Chiney" Ogwumike (born March 21, 1992) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
She is 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and plays power forward.
She appeared in three Final Fours with Stanford University.
As of January 3, 2014, she holds the most rebounds in Stanford Women's Basketball and the Pac-12 Conference.
After being drafted first overall in the WNBA in 2014, Ogwumike signed an endorsement contract with Nike right away.
Ogwumike was elected Vice President of the WNBA Players Association in 2016 and signed an endorsement with Adidas.
In May 2018, Ogwumike signed a multi-year deal with ESPN to become a full-time basketball analyst.
Personal life
Ogwumike is Catholic. Nneka Ogwumike, Ogwumike's older sister, also plays for the Los Angeles Sparks.
Overseas career
In the 2014–15 European season, Ogwumike played in Italy for Famila Schio. During the 2016 WNBA season, Ogwumike had signed with Henan Phoenix of the WCBA for the 2016–17 Chinese season. In her fifth game with the team, Ogwumike scored 56 points (on 23 of 24 field goal shooting) along with 12 rebounds She would end up winning first round MVP, averaging 33.6 points per game and 12.4 rebounds per game, prior to her achilles injury.
WNBA career
Ogwumike was drafted first overall in the 2014 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun. In her rookie season, Ogwumike became a starter, averaging a career-high 15.5 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. She was named a WNBA All-Star along with her sister Nneka Ogwumike, becoming the first pair of sisters to be selected into a WNBA All-Star game. Ogwumike would also win the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2014.
Ogwumike sat out the entire 2015 season while recovering from a micro-fracture on her right knee that she sustained months before the season.
Ogwumike came back healthy for the 2016 season, playing 33 games with 18 starts while averaging 12.6 points per game. She had scored a career-high 26 points along with 15 rebounds in a regular season game win against the Dallas Wings. In December 2016, it was announced that Ogwumike had undergone surgery after injuring her achilles while playing overseas in China during the WNBA offseason. She was ruled out with an estimated recovery period of 6–9 months, which caused her to miss the 2017 WNBA season.
In April 2017, Ogwumike was suspended by the Sun for the entire 2017 season to free up a roster spot due to her injury and that same month she also signed a contract extension.
On May 20, 2018, Ogwumike made her return to the Sun in their season debut, playing her first WNBA game in two years. In 17 minutes of play, she scored 9 points in the starting lineup in a 101–65 victory over the Las Vegas Aces. On June 30, 2018, Ogwumike scored a new career-high of 30 points in a 103–92 loss to the Seattle Storm. Later on in the 2018 season, it was announced that Ogwumike was voted into the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game, making it her second all-star appearance. The Sun finished as the number 4 seed in the league with a 21–13 record, receiving a bye to the second round elimination game. The Sun would lose 96–86 to the Phoenix Mercury.
On April 28, 2019, Ogwumike was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks for a 2020 first round pick, reuniting her with her sister Nneka. The Sparks finished as the number 3 seed with a 22–12 record, receiving a bye to the second round. In the second round elimination game, the Sparks defeated the defending champion Seattle Storm 92–69. In the semi-finals, the Sparks were eliminated by her former team, the Connecticut Sun in a three-game sweep.
In June 2020, Ogwumike announced she would sit out the 2020 WNBA season due to health concerns of playing in the bubble during the COVID-19 pandemic. Without Ogwumike, the Sparks finished the season 15–7 as the number 3 seed with a bye to the second round but would get eliminated by the Connecticut Sun in the elimination game.
In February 2021, Ogwumike re-signed with the Sparks to a multi-year deal.
ESPN career
In May 2018, Ogwumike signed a multi-year contract with ESPN to become a full-time basketball analyst. In August 2020, she became the first Black woman to host a national radio show for ESPN, while also becoming the first WNBA player to do so as well. She is one of the youngest commentators to be named a full-time NBA analyst for ESPN, while simultaneously playing in the WNBA. Ogwumike was partnered with Mike Golic Jr., as the co-host of the ESPN radio show Chiney & Golic Jr.. After the re-organization of ESPN's NBA coverage, she joined the daily series NBA Today as a rotating in-studio analyst.
Awards
- 2010—WBCA High School Coaches' All-America Team
- 2011—All-Pacific-10 Conference Team
- 2011—All-Pac-10 All-Defensive Team
- 2011—All-Pac-10 Tournament Team
- 2011—Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
- 2013—Pac-12 Player of the Year
- 2013—Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- 2014—ESPNW First Team All-American
- 2014—USBWA All-American team
- 2014—John R. Wooden Award
- 2014—Pac-12 Player of the Year
- 2014—Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- 2014—WNBA Rookie of the Year