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Arike Ogunbowale Career Mix

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<div><strong>The following is a press release from the Dallas Wings</strong>:</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">“We are so excited that Arike has chosen to return to Dallas and build upon her great legacy here,” said Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Curt Miller. “We understand the unique opportunity we have in being able to welcome back our franchise’s all-time leading scorer, and we are so grateful for Arike’s loyalty to the Dallas Wings. Her commitment to the Wings and City of Dallas is undeniable and we are looking forward to building this team with her veteran leadership at the forefront.”</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Originally selected fifth overall by the Wings in the 2019 WNBA Draft, Ogunbowale has spent her entire WNBA career in Dallas and has established herself as one of the most accomplished players in franchise and league history. She enters the 2026 season as the Wings’ all-time leader in points, field goals made, three-pointers made and free throws made, while sitting just 42 assists and 50 steals away from becoming the franchise’s all-time leader in those categories as well.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">During the 2025 season, Ogunbowale averaged 15.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.3 steals across 29 regular-season games. Despite missing 15 games due to injury, her season was highlighted by several historic performances. On July 28 against New York, Ogunbowale matched the franchise’s single-game assists record with 14, adding 15 points and tallying 10 dimes in the first half alone. The performance made her just the third player in WNBA history to record a points-assists double-double in a single half and the first in Wings history to achieve the feat.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Additionally, Ogunbowale surpassed A’ja Wilson for the second-most points scored through 200 career games (4,083) on May 27 against Connecticut, trailing only New York’s Breanna Stewart. On May 21 against Minnesota, she tied Diana Taurasi as the fastest player in league history to reach 500 career three-pointers made, accomplishing the feat in 198 games and becoming the first player in Wings history to reach the milestone.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Ogunbowale’s résumé is among the most decorated in the WNBA. She is a four-time WNBA All-Star (2021–2024) and a two-time All-Star Game MVP (2021, 2024). Her league honors also include All-WNBA First Team (2020), All-WNBA Second Team (2021, 2024), and WNBA All-Rookie Team (2019). Additionally, she led the league in scoring in 2020 (22.8 ppg) and steals in 2024 (2.1 spg). The 5-8 guard is just one of four active players with at least 4,400 points, 700 rebounds, 850 assists, 330 steals and 500 three-point field goals in her WNBA career and became the fastest player in league history to hit those marks on July 28, 2025 (219 games).</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Outside of the WNBA, Ogunbowale has gained valuable experience playing overseas, competing in Turkey, Russia and China. Over the past two WNBA offseasons, she has also played in Unrivaled, including leading Mist BC to an Unrivaled championship title in 2026. Most recently in March, Ogunbowale joined Sichuan (China) for the WCBA playoffs, where she is currently averaging 16.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Ogunbowale graduated from Notre Dame in 2019 after leading the program to its second NCAA Tournament title in 2018. She is the all-time leading scorer in Irish women’s basketball history. While at Notre Dame she scored 2,626 points, won 136 games over four years, three ACC titles, a national title and a national runner-up finish.</div>


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<p>Skylar Diggins, Arike Ogunbowale, and Jackie Young were foundational to Notre Dame&#8217;s sustained presence in the NCAA Women’s Final Four, with the trio combining for seven championship game appearances. Each player earned multiple All-American honors and were selected as top-five picks in their respective WNBA Drafts, with Diggins drafted No. 3 overall in 2013, and Young and Ogunbowale going No. 1 and No. 5 overall respectively in the 2019 WNBA Draft.</p>
<p>Their tenures were highlighted by Ogunbowale and Young leading the Irish to the 2018 NCAA Championship title. Take a look back at Diggins, Ogunbowale, and Young&#8217;s runs at Notre Dame.</p>
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<h2>Skylar Diggins (2009–2013)</h2>
<div id="attachment_257643" style="width: 970px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-257643" class="wp-image-257643" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-155941194-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="640" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-155941194-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-155941194-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-155941194-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-155941194-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-155941194-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-155941194-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /><p id="caption-attachment-257643" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Skylar Diggins #4 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks on against the Ohio State Buckeyes on November 9, 2012</em></p></div>
<p>Skylar Diggins’ tenure at Notre Dame was highlighted by her consistent statistical output and back-to-back conference honors. From 2010 to 2013, she was a 4x AP All-American and a 4x All-Big East selection, while also being named the Big East Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013.</p>
<p>During her postseason career, Diggins led the Fighting Irish to three consecutive Final Four appearances and two national championship games. For her performances in those rounds, she was twice named to the NCAA All-Tournament team.</p>
<p><strong>Collegiate performance spotlight</strong>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">2010 Round of 32</span>: 31 PTS, 6 AST, 7 STL</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">2011 Final Four</span>:  28 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">2012 Elite Eight</span>: 22 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">2013 Sweet 16</span>: 27 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST</p>
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<h2>Arike Ogunbowale (2015–2019)</h2>
<div id="attachment_257644" style="width: 970px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-257644" class="wp-image-257644" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940812156-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="664" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940812156-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940812156-300x207.jpg 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940812156-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940812156-768x531.jpg 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940812156-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940812156-2048x1416.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /><p id="caption-attachment-257644" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Arike Ogunbowale #24 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish cuts down the net after scoring the game winning basket to defeat the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs in the championship game of the 2018 NCAA Women&#8217;s National Championship</em></p></div>
<p>Arike Ogunbowale’s collegiate career at Notre Dame included being named a 2x AP All-American and a 2x All-ACC selection. During her tenure, she led the program to back-to-back national championship game appearances in 2018 and 2019. For her performances across multiple deep postseason runs, she was also recognized as a 2x NCAA All-Tournament team member.</p>
<p>In 2018, Ogunbowale led the Fighting Irish to the NCAA Championship highlighted by a game-winner to capture the title, and was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player.</p>
<p><strong>Collegiate performance spotlight</strong>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">2017 Sweet 16</span>: 32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 3PM</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">2018 Round of 64</span>:  30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">2018 Sweet 16</span>: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">2019 Sweet 16</span>: 34 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST</p>
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<h2>Jackie Young (2016–2019)</h2>
<div id="attachment_257645" style="width: 970px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-257645" class="wp-image-257645" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940326782-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="640" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940326782-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940326782-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940326782-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940326782-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940326782-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/03/GettyImages-940326782-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /><p id="caption-attachment-257645" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Jackie Young #5 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrates her teams lead late in the game</em></p></div>
<p>Jackie Young’s run at Notre Dame was decorated by her versatile production across multiple categories. From 2017 to 2019, she was an AP All-American, a 2x All-ACC selection, and a member of the ACC All-Freshman Team.</p>
<p>In 2018, Young helped lead the program to the NCAA Championship, scoring 32 points in the Final Four matchup. During her final season in 2019, she was named the ACC Tournament MVP and became the first player in program history to record two triple-doubles in a single season before being selected No. 1 overall in the WNBA Draft.</p>
<p><strong>Collegiate performance spotlight</strong>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">2018 Round of 32</span>: 24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">2018 Final Four</span>:  32 PTS, 11 REB, 2 3PM</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">2019 Round of 32</span>: 21 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">2019 Elite Eight</span>: 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST</p>


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<p><strong>CAREER TRANSACTIONS:</strong></p>
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<li><strong>2019: </strong>Selected fifth overall in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings.</li>
<li><strong>2022: </strong>Signed a contract extension with the Wings through the 2025 season on February 3.</li>
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<p><strong> </strong><strong>2025 SEASON WITH DALLAS:</strong></p>
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<li>Averaged 15.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.3 steals over 29 regular season games in 2025.</li>
<li>Missed three games from 7/3-7/9 with a left thumb injury and 8/12 through the end of the season with a right knee injury.</li>
<li>Matched the franchise record for assists in a game with 14 against NYL on 7/28, also tallying 15 points and 10 assists in the first half alone, becoming just the third player in league history to record a points-assists double-double in a single half, first to do so in franchise history, and marking the fifth points-assists double-double of her career and became the first player to ever record a game with 20+ points, 14+ assists and no more than one turnover.</li>
<li>Surpassed D. Nolan for first in franchise history for career FGM on 7/22.</li>
<li>Tied the highest single-game point total in the WNBA this season with 37 points against Chicago (5/29).</li>
<li>Knocked down a season-best six 3-pointers, tying her with Kelsey Plum for No. 18 on the WNBA’s all-time career 3-pointers made list (512) and marked the 23rd 30+ pt game of her career, tying Tina Charles for No. 8 all-time on 5/29 against Chicago.</li>
<li>Surpassed A’ja Wilson for the second-most points through 200 career games, tallying 4,083 points, sitting only behind Breanna Stewart (4,121 points in 200 games) against the Sun (5/27).</li>
<li>Tied Diana Taurasi as the fastest player in league history to reach 500 career 3-point field goals made &#8230; hit the milestone in 198 games, coming against Minnesota on 5/21 &#8230; also the first player in franchise history to reach the 500 made-3s milestone.</li>
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<p><strong>2024 SEASON WITH DALLAS:</strong></p>
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<li>WNBA All-Star Game MVP</li>
<li>All-WNBA Second Team</li>
<li>Averaged 22.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.3 blocks over 38 regular season games.</li>
<li>Led the WNBA in steals (2.13), free-throw percentage (.921) and minutes played (38.6), while listing second in scoring (22.2) and eighth in assists (5.1).</li>
<li>Scoring average was the highest in WNBA history for the league’s steals leader, while she is the first player in W history to average 20-plus points, five-plus assists and lead the league in steals.</li>
<li>Became the Wings’ franchise career scoring leader on 9/ 12 against the New York Liberty.</li>
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<p><strong>2023 SEASON WITH DALLAS:</strong></p>
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<li>Finished fifth in the WNBA in scoring (21.2) and 12th in assists (4.5)</li>
<li>2023 WNBA All-Star Game starter</li>
<li>Recorded her second career double-double with 19 points and 10 assists versus Seattle (9/8).</li>
<li>Became the second-fastest player in WNBA history to reach 3,000 points during her 20-point performance in Minnesota (8/22)</li>
<li>Recorded her 15th career game with 30+ points with 30 in Connecticut alongside five rebounds and four assists (8/18)</li>
<li>Following her 25-point performance in New York (6/11), she became the fifth-fastest player in WNBA history to reach 2,500 points.</li>
<li>Led all scorers in the Wings’ home opener (5/20) with 27 points, which represents her most points scored in a season opener over the course of her five years, beating her previous high of 19 points in 2020.</li>
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<p><strong>2022 SEASON WITH DALLAS:</strong></p>
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<li>2022 WNBA All-Star</li>
<li>Appeared and started in 30 regular season games for the Wings in 2022.</li>
<li>Averaged 19.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game.</li>
<li>Finished third in the WNBA in scoring during the 2022 regular season.</li>
<li>Dropped a season-high 37 points against Phoenix on May 19.</li>
<li>Scored 10+ points in 27 out of 30 regular season games played.</li>
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<p><strong>2021 SEASON WITH DALLAS:</strong></p>
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<li>2021 WNBA All-Star</li>
<li>WNBA All-Star Game MVP</li>
<li>All-WNBA Second Team</li>
<li>Appeared and started in 32 regular season games for the Wings in 2021.</li>
<li>Averaged 18.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game.</li>
<li>Scored 17 in just 20 mins at LAS on 5-14.</li>
<li>Scored 20 in back to back games, dropping 28 vs SEA 5/22 and 24 at NYL 5/25.</li>
<li>Scored 24 points, including a go-ahead 3 with .7 seconds, at SEA 6/6.</li>
<li>Netted her ninth career 30-point game vs WAS 6/26.</li>
<li>Led the team in assists with 104.</li>
<li>Holds the fifth spot in WNBA history with a 65 consecutive double-digit scoring streak.</li>
<li>Became the third fastest player to 1500 points in her 74th career game at NYL 7/5.</li>
<li>Dropped 26 points and tied a career high with nine assists at WAS 8/26.</li>
<li>Netted 23 points at LVA 9/13.</li>
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<p><strong>2020 SEASON WITH DALLAS:</strong></p>
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<li>WNBA Scoring Champion (22.8 ppg)</li>
<li>All-WNBA First Team</li>
<li>Dropped 26 vs CHI 8/26</li>
<li>Set a new career high with 3 steals vs CON 8/6.</li>
<li>Set a season high in points, 3PM and Rebounds vs PHX 8/16.</li>
<li>Scored a career high 39 points in a OT win against WAS 9/6.</li>
<li>Scored 38 vs CHI 9/11</li>
<li>Led the WNBA in scoring and had four 30-point games in back-to-back years.</li>
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<p><strong> </strong><strong>2019 SEASON WITH DALLAS:</strong></p>
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<li>All-WNBA Rookie Team selection.</li>
<li>Appeared in 33 regular season games, starting in 28.</li>
<li>Averaged 19.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game.</li>
<li>Led the team in scoring and her 630 points and was 3rd in WNBA history in rookie points.</li>
<li>Scored 30 or more points in four straight games, tying Maya Moore’s WNBA record.</li>
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<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL/OTHER:</strong></p>
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<li>2019-2020: Ormanspor (Turkey)</li>
<li>2020-2022: Dynamo Kursk (Russia)</li>
<li>2025: Vinyl BC (Unrivaled)</li>
<li>2026: Mist BC (Unrivaled); 2026 Unrivaled Champion</li>
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<p><strong>COLLEGE CAREER:</strong></p>
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<li>Played four seasons at the University of Notre Dame from 2015-2019.</li>
<li>NCAA National Champion (2018)</li>
<li>NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2018)</li>
<li>2x Second-team All-American- AP (2018, 2019)</li>
<li>2x WBCA Coaches’ All-American (2018, 2019)</li>
<li>First-team All-American- USBWA (2019)</li>
<li>All-American- USBWA (2018)</li>
<li>ACC Female Athlete of the Year (2018)</li>
<li>2x First-team All-ACC (2018, 2019)</li>
<li>ACC All-Freshman Team (2016)</li>
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