NnekaOgwumike

WNBA CAREER

• 2016 WNBA MVP
• 2016 WNBA Champion
• Named to ‘W25’ in 2021: The WNBA’s Top 25 players
• Nine-Time WNBA All-Star (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Six-Time All-WNBA member; 1x First Team (2016), 5x Second Team (2014, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)
• Seven-Time WNBA All-Defensive Team; 4x First Team (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019), 2x Second Team (2018, 2023, 2024)
• Three-Time WNBA Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Winner (2019, 2020, 2021)
• 2018 WNBA Community Assist Award Winner
• 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year
• 1 Overall Draft Pick in 2012 Draft
• WNBA Players Association President (2016-Current)
• Enters the 2025 season ranked No. 10 on WNBA’s all-time scoring list with 6,502 career points
• Started all 392 games in WNBA career, one of three players in WNBA history to play 350+ games and not come off the bench (Sue Bird 580, Diana Taurasi, 529)
• Ranked in WNBA Top 10 in steals in eight of 11 seasons when playing enough games to qualify, including five seasons in the Top 5.

2024 (SEATTLE): Averaged 16.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.9 steals, and 0.5 blocks while shooting 51.1% from the field, 40.5% from three-point range, and 87.6% from the free throw line…named to All-Defensive Second Team, earning each honor for the second-straight season and seventh time in her career…finished the season ranked 10th in field goal percentage (51.1%), ninth in three-point field goal percentage (40.5%), and eighth in free throw percentage (87.6%), making her the only player in the league to rank in the Top 10 in all three categories…also was ninth player (done 11x) in WNBA history to shoot 50%+ from the field, 40%+ from three-point range, and 85%+ from the line in a season, and second in Storm history (Lauren Jackson, 2007: 51.9% / 40.2% / 88.3%)…ranked third in WNBA in steals, 13th in rebounding, and 15th in scoring…had 69 total steals, the second-most in a single season in Storm history…scored 6,000th career point on June 7 at Las Vegas, becoming 15th player with 6,000+ points in WNBA history, and the fifth-youngest to reach the milestone…scored in double-figures in 34 of 37 games including 11 games with 20+ points…recorded eight double-doubles and finishes season with 109 in career, fifth-most in WNBA history…tallied a season-high 26 points twice, including connecting on 11-of-15 from the field with eight rebounds and two blocks in first game against former team Los Angeles (6/11)…also had 26 points along with seven rebounds and three assists on 10-of-14 shooting vs Las Vegas (7/10)…matched a season-high with six steals at Los Angeles (7/16), adding a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds…had back-to-back double-doubles in the Storm’s two playoff games, recording 13 points and 10 rebounds in game one at Las Vegas (9/22) before tallying 16 points and 10 rebounds in game two of the series (9/24).

2023 (LOS ANGELES): Averaged 19.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game in 36 games with the Sparks…ranked sixth in the league in scoring (19.2 ppg), rebounding (8.8 rpg), and steals (1.7 spg), the only player to rank in the top six of all three categories in 2023…named to All-WNBA Second Team and was named to All-Defensive Second Team, earning each honor for the sixth time in her career…scored in double-figures in 34 of 36 games played, tallying 20+ points in 18 games and 30 in one game…recorded 16 double-doubles, giving her 101 in her career, the fifth-most in WNBA history…earned 13^th career WNBA Player of the Week honors (June 6) after posting back-to-back double-doubles the previous week, tallying 48 points, 26 rebounds, 10 assists, connecting on 15-of-29 from the field and 18-of-19 from the free throw line in two games…scored season-high 30 points on 11-of-24 shooting at home vs Indiana (July 25)…pulled down season-best 15 rebounds to go along with 19 points in loss at Connecticut (June 18).

2022 (LOS ANGELES): Averaged 18.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game in 34 games…led the league in 2pt FG made (228), and ranked ), t-2nd in steals (1.7 spg), 6th in efficiency (20.2), 7th in scoring (18.1 ppg), 9th in minutes (31.4 mpg), and 15th in rebounding (6.6 rpg)…named to All-WNBA Second Team for fifth time in career…scored 5,000th career point on July 14 vs Chicago…reached double-figures in scoring in 33 of 34 games including 12 games with 20+ points and two games eclipsing 30 points…recorded season-high 35 points on 12-of-20 shooting in win over Indiana (July 19).

2021 (LOS ANGELES): Averaged 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 18 games…missed 14 games during the season due to a knee injury…named to ‘W25’: The WNBA’s Top 25 most dominant, skilled, and entertaining players in league history…earned Kim Perrot Sportsmanship award for third-consecutive season…scored in double-figures in 16 of 18 games, adding three double-doubles—all three coming over final five games of the season…scored season-high 21 points while adding nine rebounds vs Chicago (5/30)…recorded career-high nine assists against Atlanta (8/17), narrowly missing triple-double with 13 points and nine rebounds as well…tallied season-high four three-pointers in season-finale vs Dallas (9/19), finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds along with two blocks.

2020 (LOS ANGELES): Averaged 13.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game in 18 game WNBA Bubble season…shot 56.9% from the field (fourth-best mark in the league) and 50.0% from the three-point line…earned Kim Perrot Sportsmanship award for second-straight season…scored in double-figures in 14 of 18 games…opened the season with perfect shooting game, making 8-of-8 from the field, 2-of-2 from three-point range, and 3-of-3 from the free throw line vs. Phoenix (7/25), finishing with 21 points and adding seven rebounds and two assists…scored season-high 24 points in season-finale, connecting on 11-of-18 from the field while adding seven rebounds, and a block vs Las Vegas (9/12)…recorded season-high five assists, adding 20 points and eight rebounds vs New York (9/8).

2019 (LOS ANGELES): Averaged 16.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.9 steals, 1.8 assists, and 0.5 blocks per game in 32 games…ranked fourth in WNBA in rebounding, fifth in steals, and ninth in scoring…tied for second in defensive win shares and third in offensive win shares, the only player in top three in both categories…named to All-WNBA Second Team and All-Defensive First Team…earned first career Kim Perrot Sportsmanship honor…named WNBA All-Star for sixth time…finished with 12 double-doubles (third most in WNBA) and scored in double-figures in 27 games including 10 games with 20+ points…named WNBA Player of the Month for July, averaging 21.6 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.4 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game in eight games in the month…scored season-high 31 points on 11-of-15 shooting including 5-of-7 from three-point range vs Washington (9/7)…pulled down-season-best 15 rebounds twice, including a 19-point, 15-rebound performance vs Connecticut (5/31) in second game of the season…also had 15 boards along with 17 points, three steals and two blocks vs Atlanta (7/14)…scored 20 points along with 10 rebounds and three assists in Game One of WNBA Semifinals vs Connecticut (9/17), marking her eighth career playoff double-double.

2018 (LOS ANGELES): Averaged 15.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.6 steals, and 0.4 blocks in 27 games…missed seven games and the All-Star game due to back injury and illness…scored in double-figures in 26 of 27 games…named to WNBA All-Defensive second team…earned 2018 WNBA Community Assist Award, recognizing efforts in community service and leadership off the court…ranked third in WNBA in steals, 14th in rebounding, and 17th in scoring…scored season-high 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting, adding 10 rebounds and four assists vs Indiana (5/22)…pulled down season-high 13 rebounds and season-best five assists along with 22 points vs Washington (7/7)…had at least one steal in 23 of 27 games including four games with three steals…opened postseason play with 19 points, five rebounds, two steals and a block in a win over Minnesota (8/21).

2017 (LOS ANGELES): Averaged 18.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.8 steals , and 0.5 blocks per game in 34 games…named 2017 WNBA All-Star and earned All-WNBA Second-Team and All-Defensive Team honors…ranked third in WNBA in steals, fourth in FG% (56.1%), sixth in scoring, and eighth in rebounding…recorded 10 double-doubles, scoring in double-figures in 32 of 34 games including 19 games with 20+ points…opened the season scoring 20+ points in six of first seven games…scored season-high 32 points while adding 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals against Chicago (8/18)…pulled down a season-best 14 rebounds twice including a 27-pt, 14-reb double-double on 10-of-16 shooting vs Minnesota (7/6)…also had 22 points and 14 boards with four assists and three steals vs San Antonio (8/22)…averaged 14.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.1 steals, and 1.5 assists in LA’s eight playoff games scoring in double-figures in seven of eight.

2016 (LOS ANGELES): 2016 WNBA MVP…2016 WNBA Champion…averaged 19.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.3 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game in 33 games…named to All-WNBA First Team and All-Defensive First Team…shot career-high 66.5% from the field, and hit 61.5% from three-point range, and 86.9% from the free throw line…field goal shooting was best in the league and second-highest in a season in WNBA history, only shooting under 50% from the field in a game four times during the year…ranked third in scoring, third in rebounding, eighth in blocks, and 13th in steals…set WNBA record with 23 consecutive field goals made including most field goals in a game without a miss (12) on June 11 vs Dallas…had 16 double-doubles, second-most in the league…scored in double-figures in 30 games including 18 with 20+ points…named player of the month in June and July…averaged 17.9 points on 70.6% (72-of-102) shooting from the field over 10 games in June, adding 7.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game…followed that up by averaging 21.9 points per game in eight games in July, shooting 72.0% (67-of-93) from the field to go along with 10.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.6 blocks per game…scored 20+ points in seven-straight games from June 30-July 17, making 60-of-78 shots from the field (76.9%) over that stretch…set a WNBA record by going 12-of-12 from the field (most made field goals without a miss), scoring 32 points and adding 10 rebounds and three assists against Dallas (6/11)…recorded career-high 38 points on 13-of-14 shooting, the highest field goal percentage (92.9%) in WNBA history with at least 14 shot attempts, adding 11 rebounds and a season-high five blocks vs Atlanta (6/30)…scored 25 points with a season-high tying 15 rebounds and three steals, along with a block and an assist vs New York (5/21)…had 21 points, career-high eight assists, and six rebounds vs Indiana (9/6)…averaged 17.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.1 blocks in nine playoff games as LA won the 2016 WNBA Championship…scored in double-figures in all nine games including 27 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two blocks in Game One of WNBA Semifinals vs Chicago (9/28)…had 17 points, nine rebounds, four steals and three blocks in series clinching win vs Chicago (10/4)…finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds in Game Five of WNBA Finals vs Minnesota (10/20), pulling down offensive rebound and hitting game-winning jumper with 3.1 seconds left in 76-75 clinching win.

2015 (LOS ANGELES): Averaged 16.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.1 steals per game in 23 games…named to WNBA All-Defensive first team, earning honor for the first time…selected to third-straight WNBA All-Star Game…missed 10 regular season games due to injury (June 6-21 and Aug. 18-30)…led the league in minutes played (34.1 mpg)…recorded six double-doubles, scoring in double-figures in 20 of 23 games including six games with 20+ points…named WNBA Western Conference player of the week for June 28-July 4, averaging 19.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game over three games…opened the season by averaging a double-double with 17.8 points and 10.1 rebounds over first 11 games…celebrated 25th birthday by scoring season-high 27 points on 11-of-20 shooting and adding eight rebounds against San Antonio (7/2)…had 26 points and career-high 19 rebounds against Phoenix (7/5)…averaged 11.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in three games during 2015 postseason.

2014 (LOS ANGELES): Averaged 15.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.8 steals, and 1.5 assists per game in 33 games…finished ranked seventh in WNBA in steals, eighth in scoring, ninth in free throw percentage (87.3%), and 10^th in field goal percentage (52.0%)…named to All-WNBA Second Team…selected as WNBA Western Conference player of the Week for June 22-29, averaging 22.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.3 steals per game in three games, shooting 64.3% from the field over the stretch…had eight double-doubles and scored in double-figures in 27 of 33 games including 11 games scoring 20+… recorded season-high 35 points with 24 coming in the first half, shooting 12-of-18 from the field and a perfect 11-of-11 from the free throw line vs Tulsa (8/5)…flirted with a triple-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds and a season-high eight assists vs Atlanta (8/8)…averaged 13.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in two games against Minnesota in the Western Conference Semifinal.

2013 (LOS ANGELES): Averaged 14.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 1.3 assists, and 1.0 blocks per game in 34 games…ranked second in the league in field goal percentage (56.6%), third in total offensive rebounds (95), fifth in offensive rebounding (2.8 orpg), eighth in steals, ninth in rebounding, 12^th in blocks and 17^th in scoring…led team with 10 double-doubles, sixth-most in WNBA…scored in double-figures in 27 games including six with over 20 points…scored a season-high 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting, adding 11 rebounds and two blocks vs Minnesota (9/12)…pulled down season-best 16 rebounds and scored 24 points vs San Antonio (7/6)…averaged 12.0 points and 11.7 rebounds in three postseason games.

2012 (LOS ANGELES): 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year…led all WNBA rookies with nine double-doubles and averaging 14.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game in 33 games…overall, ranked fourth in field goal percentage (53.5%), fifth in offensive rebounding (3.0 orpg), eighth in total rebounding, 10^th in blocks, 17^th in steals (1.4 spg), and 18^th in scoring…named WNBA Rookie of the months four of five months during the season and was twice named Player of the Week (6/10/12 and 9/16/12)…tallied league’s 12^th 20-20 game with 22 points and 20 rebounds including 12 offensive boards against Indiana (7/12)…recorded first career double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds against Phoenix (6/8) in seventh career game…tallied first of seven 20-point games during rookie campaign with 20 points and nine rebounds against Minnesota (5/24)…reached 30 points for the first time on 10-of-15 shooting while going 10-of-12 from the line and added 11 rebounds and two blocks vs Chicago (9/13)… started all four postseason games for the Sparks, averaging 9.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in 25.5 minutes of action against San Antonio and Minnesota.

Overseas:

CCC Polkowice (2012-2013)

Dynamo Kursk (2014-2018)

Guangdong (2019)

International:

Was a member of the USA Women’s U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2008…started all five contests in the team’s championship run, averaging a team-high 12.6 points and a team-high 8.0 rebounds per game…competed with the USA Women’s U19 team in 2009, helping the team bounce back from an opening-round loss to eventually capture the gold medal against Spain at the U19 World Championships…started all nine games and led the team in scoring with 13.6 per game…named 2009 FIBA U19 World Cup MVP…youngest member of the 2010 USA Select Team that trained with and scrimmaged against the 2010 USA National Team in Connecticut in April 2010…member of the 2011 USA World University Games Team that finished with a 6-0 record and won gold in Shenzhen, China…member of the 2014 USA World Championship Team that compiled a 6-0 mark and claimed gold in Istanbul…aided the team to a 4-1 record in exhibition play…named as a finalist for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team on Jan. 25, 2016…member of the 2014-16 USA National Team and participated in USA minicamps in Feb. 2016 and May 2015…accepted an invitation to the 2017 USA Women’s National Team training camp Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 in Santa Barbara, California, but advanced to the WNBA Finals and was not available to participate…helped lead Team USA to the 2018 FIBA World Cup gold medal and a perfect 6-0 slate, averaging 7.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.

College:

Graduated as Stanford’s second all-time leading scorer with 2,491 points during her four years…fourth player in Stanford’s history to tally 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds…led Stanford to four Final Four appearances…three-time Wade Trophy and Wooden Award finalist…Pac-10 Player of the Year (2009-10)…ended career in top five of Stanford’s all-time categories: free throws attempted (718 – first), points scored (2,491 – second), field-goal percentage (58.3 – third), free throws made (555 – second), rebounds (1,226 – third), points per game (17.2 – fourth) and rebounds per game (8.5 – fourth)

Set single-season records for points scored (809), points per game (22.5), free throws made (191) and attempted (230)…named Pac-12 Player of the Year, All-Pac 12 First Team and All-Defensive Team honorable mention as senior (2011-12).

Personal:

Born in Tomball, Texas…oldest of four sisters: Chiney (played 7 seasons in WNBA with Connecticut and Los Angeles), Olivia, and Erica…first-generation Nigerian-American…she and her sister Chiney have partnered with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to support UNICEF’s efforts in Nigeria with three goals: to engage American girls basketball players in community service, raise awareness among Americans about what is happening right now in Nigeria and Raise money for UNICEF Nigeria’s emergency fund that will help to support programs such as girls education and girls empowerment among other critical initiatives protecting and saving the lives of children.