Nneka Ogwumike
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- Full Name
- Nneka Ogwumike
- Born
- July 2, 1990
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- Age
- 36 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Cancer
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- Nationality
- 🇺🇸 United States
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- Profession
- Actress, Athlete, Basketball Player
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Biography
Nneka Ogwumike is 36 years old, an actress, from United States.
Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria "Nneka" Ogwumike (; born July 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by the Sparks first overall in the 2012 WNBA draft and signed an endorsement deal with Nike soon after. Ogwumike spent her first 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.
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