Adaora Elonu

Adaora Elonu
CB Avenida
PositionForward
LeagueLiga Femenina
Personal information
Born (1990-04-28) 28 April 1990 (age 34)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
NationalityNigerian / American
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolAlief Elsik (Houston, Texas)
CollegeTexas A&M (2008–2012)
WNBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Hapoel Galil Elyon
2013–2014Beroil–Ciudad de Burgos
2014–2016CB Conquero
2016–2018CB Avenida
2018Atlanta Dream
2019–2021Uni Girona CB
2021–2022Nadezhda Orenburg
2022–presentCB Avenida
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville Team
AfroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Cameroon
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mali
Gold medal – first place 2019 Senegal
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cameroon

Adaora Nnenna Elonu (born 28 April 1990) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player and a member of the Nigeria women's national team.[1] Elonu played college basketball for Texas A&M,[2] with whom she won the 2011 NCAA Championship.

  1. ^ "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball.
  2. ^ Robert Cessna (13 December 2008). "A&M's Elonu steps out of brother's shadow". McClatchy - Tribune Business News. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via ProQuest.