Nneka Ogwumike

About Nneka Ogwumike

Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria "Nneka" Ogwumike (; born July 2, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. She was drafted by the Sparks first overall in the 2012 WNBA draft and signed an endorsement deal with Nike soon after. Ogwumike spent her first 12 seasons with the Sparks and was named WNBA MVP for the 2016 WNBA season and won the WNBA Finals the same year. She was named to The W25, the league's list of the top 25 players of its first 25 years, in 2021. Ogwumike is considered one of the greatest WNBA players of all-time. Her name "Nneka" means "Mother is Supreme" in the Igbo language of Nigeria, where her family hails from.

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