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CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

• Selected No. 19 overall in the 2022 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.
• Traded to the Connecticut Sun in January 2023.

2023 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:

• Appeared in 39 regular games in the Sun.
• Averaged 4.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.9 blocks per game.
• Tallied a career-high 20 points against Chicago on 9/10.
• Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds twice- against Los Angeles on 8/27 and against Chicago on 9/10.
• Recorded her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Indiana on 8/4.
• Led the Sun in blocks in 13 games.
• Reached 200 career points on 7/25 against Dallas.
• Logged a career-high 35 minutes against Chicago on 9/10.

2022 SEASON WITH LOS ANGELES:

• Appeared in 30 games during her rookie campaign, staring in six.
• Averaged 4.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game.
• Tallied a career-high 12 points and career-high three steals against New York on 8/2/22.
• Recorded a career-high 10 rebounds and a career-high four blocks against New York on 8/3/22.

WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER:

2023 (Connecticut):

• Appeared in seven postseason contests, starting in one, for the Sun.
• Averaged 4.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.0 steal per game.
• Tallied a postseason career-high 14 points against New York on 9/29.

OVERSEAS CAREER:

• 2022-2023: Melbourne Boomers (Australia)

COLLEGE CAREER:

• Played four seasons at the University of Connecticut
• 2022 All-BIG EAST First Team member
• 2021 BIG EAST Co-Defensive Player of the Year
• 2021 All-BIG EAST Second Team member
• 2021 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
• 2020 American Athletic Conference Second Team
• Ranks No.6 in career blocks (262) in program history.
• 2x Big East Tournament Champion
• 2x American Athletic Conference Tournament Champion

OLIVIA NELSON-ODODA IN THE NEWS:

• Nelson-Ododa taking her role seriously as Sun begin WNBA playoff series (September 12, 2023)
• Nelson-Ododa getting her trial by fire in depleted Sun frontcourt (June 30, 2023)
• Olivia Nelson-Ododa’s Versatility Gives The Sun A New Dimension (May 24, 2023)
• UConn’s Olivia Nelson-Ododa back in Connecticut with WNBA’s Sun (May 2, 2023)
• Olivia Nelson-Ododa impressing as a rookie (June 24, 2022)

Former UConn women’s basketball center Olivia Nelson-Ododa earns spot with WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks (May 5, 2022)