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Nneka Ogwumike
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| No. 3 – Seattle Storm
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| Position
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Power Forward
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| League
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WNBA
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| Personal information
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| Born
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July 2, 1990 (1990-07-02) (age 35)
Tomball, Texas
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| Nationality
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 American
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| Listed height
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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| Listed weight
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190 lb (86 kg)
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| Career information
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| WNBA Draft
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2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st
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| Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
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| Pro career
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2012–present (14 years)
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| Career history
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| 2012–2023
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Los Angeles Sparks
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| 2024–present
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Seattle Storm
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| Career highlights and awards
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- WNBA champion (2016)
- WNBA MVP (2016)
- WNBA Rookie of the Year (2012)
- WNBA All-Rookie Team (2012)
- 9× WNBA All-Star (2013–2015, 2017–2019, 2022–2024)
- All-WNBA First Team (2016)
- 6× All-WNBA Second Team (2014, 2017, 2019, 2022-2024)
- 4× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2015–2017, 2019)
- 3× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2018, 2023, 2024)
- 3× Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award (2019–2021)
- WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021)
- EuroLeague champion (2017)
- Polish National League champion (2013)
- Senior CLASS Award (2012)
- First-team All-American – AP (2012)
- WBCA Coaches' All-American (2012)
- 2x State Farm All-American (2010, 2011)
- 3x All-American – USBWA (2010–2012)
- 2x Pac-12 Player of the Year (2010, 2012)
- 2x Second-team All-American – AP (2010, 2011)
- Pac-12 Tournament MOP (2010–2012)
- 3x All-Pac 12 (2010–2012)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2009)
- McDonald's All-American (2008)
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Nnemkadi "Nneka" Ogwumike (born July 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player of Nigerian descent for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was the first overall pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft.
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