PHOTOS: Meet The Only Nigerian On The Forbes 30 List

Date: 06-01-2017 9:07 pm (7 years ago) | Author: Mister Jay Wonder
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Her name is Nneka Ogwumike born to Peter and Ify Ogwumike in Tornball, Texas, USA in 1990.

She is a basketball player and has been playing the position of power forward for the Los Angeles Sparks since they drafted her in 2012.


She is 6ft 2in and began her professional career in 2012 after first being drafted by the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She has a younger sister (among her three siblings) – Chiney who is also a basketballer.


She started playing basketball since high school where she was at Cy-Fair School emerging as MVP after leading the team to the state championship.

She ended up choosing to go to Stanford University despite the fact that she had scholarship offers to Baylor, Duke, Connecticut, Tennessee and Notre Dame University too.


She went on to Stanford to break records, played with her younger sister and leave Stanford as the second all time leading scorer for the Women’s Basketball Program.

On leaving Stanford in 2012, She got drafted into Los Angeles Sparks where she won Rookie of the Month four times out of the five months of her rookie season.


She played for the US women U18, U19, World University Games, 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women in all of which the teams won gold medals.

She also played internationally during the off seasons in the US in 2012 and 2013 for CCC Polkowice, Poland and Dynamo Kursk, Russia from 2014 to 2016.


She has a Nike endorsement and has won 52 awards out of which the prominent ones are 2016 NBA Champion, 2016 WNBA MVP and 2012 Rookie of the Year.


Posted: at 6-01-2017 09:07 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- ruchynize at 6-01-2017 09:53 PM (7 years ago)
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she try well done
Posted: at 6-01-2017 09:53 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
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- osarobo62 at 6-01-2017 10:20 PM (7 years ago)
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which number she be for the list and what's her net worth Huh?
Posted: at 6-01-2017 10:20 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
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- chukkychukky at 6-01-2017 10:32 PM (7 years ago)
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good girl, keep it up

Posted: at 6-01-2017 10:32 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- gogoman at 6-01-2017 11:10 PM (7 years ago)
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ok
Posted: at 6-01-2017 11:10 PM (7 years ago) | Grande Master
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- akinmanchy at 7-01-2017 12:14 AM (7 years ago)
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Great!

Posted: at 7-01-2017 12:14 AM (7 years ago) | Hero
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- Durelo79 at 7-01-2017 01:56 AM (7 years ago)
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Nwa Biafra, u try.. Keep it up
Posted: at 7-01-2017 01:56 AM (7 years ago) | Newbie
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- DrSoba at 7-01-2017 03:03 AM (7 years ago)
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Congrats
Posted: at 7-01-2017 03:03 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- james987 at 7-01-2017 05:55 AM (7 years ago)
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Thumbs up
Posted: at 7-01-2017 05:55 AM (7 years ago) | Hero
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- Deprince3 at 7-01-2017 08:32 AM (7 years ago)
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ADA BIAFRA , WE NO DEY CARRY LAST , FXXK HATERS.
Posted: at 7-01-2017 08:32 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
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- dynasty4all at 7-01-2017 10:58 AM (7 years ago)
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ADA BIAFRA
GOD BLESS BIAFRA
Posted: at 7-01-2017 10:58 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- olowoinlionsden at 7-01-2017 11:10 AM (7 years ago)
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Quote from: Deprince3 on  7-01-2017 08:32 AM
ADA BIAFRA , WE NO DEY CARRY LAST , FXXK HATERS. "Olodo" meet the ONLY NIGERIAN we are told. Don't introduce FRAUD in the Selection.
Posted: at 7-01-2017 11:10 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- delight222 at 7-01-2017 01:06 PM (7 years ago)
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U don try
Posted: at 7-01-2017 01:06 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Kroffor at 7-01-2017 07:20 PM (7 years ago)
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Forbes 30 List of what? Rubbish article.
Posted: at 7-01-2017 07:20 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Barcitymedia at 7-01-2017 10:07 PM (7 years ago)
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una don see this gist?   http://www.gistmania.com/talk/topic,321231.0.html
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- CHRISETTE at 11-01-2017 06:47 PM (7 years ago)
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Well done sis
Posted: at 11-01-2017 06:47 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
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- yawa_don_gas at 12-01-2017 03:28 AM (7 years ago)
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Please please hold on, why e be say everywhere I take even when I wan hide yawa dey there?

Why why?

Yawa life, yawa goes on
Posted: at 12-01-2017 03:28 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- akinmanchy at 12-01-2017 10:14 PM (7 years ago)
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Quote from: yawa_don_gas on 12-01-2017 03:28 AM
Please please hold on, why e be say everywhere I take even when I wan hide yawa dey there?

Why why?

Yawa life, yawa goes on
The thing about yawa be say yawa nor dey gree

Posted: at 12-01-2017 10:14 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
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- BournIdentity at 16-01-2017 11:57 AM (7 years ago)
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Poster no be everything way net u go rush post..,, na hu tell u that one...??

Lyf na from phase to face..
Posted: at 16-01-2017 11:57 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- BournIdentity at 16-01-2017 11:59 AM (7 years ago)
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Biafrian imbeciles na only una waka come...,,,?
Na naija name I see for wetin poster carry come..
Posted: at 16-01-2017 11:59 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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