A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Nneka Ogwumike.
Nneka Ogwumike is a prominent American professional basketball player currently playing for the Seattle Storm in the WNBA. Drafted first overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in 2012, she spent 12 seasons with the team. Her accomplishments include being named WNBA MVP in 2016, winning the WNBA Finals in the same year with the Sparks, and being recognized as one of the top 25 players in the league's first 25 years with her inclusion in The W25 in 2021. She also signed an endorsement deal with Nike early in her career.
In 2016, Nneka Ogwumike won her first career WNBA championship, the first for the Sparks since 2002.
In July 2008, Nneka Ogwumike won a gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, helping the USA team defeat Argentina in the final.
In 2008, Nneka Ogwumike was named a WBCA All-American and participated in the 2008 WBCA High School All-America Game, scoring 17 points, grabbing 6 rebounds, and earning MVP honors for the White team.
In 2008, Nneka Ogwumike won a gold medal with the USA Under 18 Team in Argentina and was named MVP of the tournament after leading the team in scoring and rebounding.
In July and August 2009, Nneka Ogwumike won a gold medal with the USA Women's U19 team at the U19 World's Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. She was the team's leading scorer and rebounder and was named to the all-tournament team.
On January 23, 2010, Nneka Ogwumike set a new Cardinal record for rebounds in a game with 23 in a 100-80 victory over Oregon.
On December 20, 2011, Nneka Ogwumike scored a career-high 42 points on 19 for 27 shooting while also grabbing 17 rebounds in a 97–80 win over the sixth-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols.
On January 7, 2012, Nneka Ogwumike surpassed both the 2,000 point and the 1,000 rebound thresholds for her career with a 33-point, 16 rebound performance against Oregon State.
On July 12, 2012, Nneka Ogwumike set a career-high in rebounds with 20, along with 22 points, in a 77–74 win over the Indiana Fever.
On September 13, 2012, Nneka Ogwumike scored a season high 30 points on 10 of 15 shooting, along with 11 rebounds, in an 86–77 win over the Chicago Sky.
On September 20, 2012, in the regular season finale, Nneka Ogwumike matched her teammate Candace Parker for team highs in both points and rebounds, each with 22 and 11 respectively, in a 92–76 win over the Minnesota Lynx.
On October 7, 2012, Nneka Ogwumike was awarded as the 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year.
In the 2012–13 off-season, Ogwumike played in Poland for CCC Polkowice and won a championship with the team.
In 2014, Nneka Ogwumike averaged 15.8 points per game and was voted as a WNBA All-Star for the second time in her career along with her sister Chiney Ogwumike, becoming the first pair of sisters to be selected into a WNBA All-Star game.
In 2014, Nneka Ogwumike played for Team USA at the FIBA World Championship for Women, helping the team win the gold medal by beating Spain 77–64 in the final game.
In 2016, Nneka Ogwumike was named WNBA MVP and won the WNBA Finals with the Los Angeles Sparks.
On August 18, 2017, Nneka Ogwumike scored a season-high 32 points along with 10 rebounds in a 115–106 double overtime victory over the Chicago Sky.
On July 4, 2019, Nneka Ogwumike scored a season-high 31 points along with 10 rebounds in a 98–81 victory over the Washington Mystics.
On September 12, 2020, Nneka Ogwumike scored a season-high 24 points in an 84–70 loss to the Las Vegas Aces during the season in a bubble at IMG Academy due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, Nneka Ogwumike was named to The W25, the league's list of the top 25 players of its first 25 years.
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