Chiney Ogwumike

Chiney Ogwumike

Personal information
Born	(1992-03-21) March 21, 1992 (age 32) Tomball, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2[1] in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Cy-Fair (Cypress, Texas)
College	Stanford (2010–2014)
WNBA draft	2014: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career	2014–present
Position	Power forward
Career history
2014–2018	Connecticut Sun
2014–2015	Famila Schio
2016	Henan Phoenix
2019, 2021–2023	Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards
2× WNBA All-Star (2014, 2018) WNBA Rookie of the Year (2014) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2014) Women's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year (2014) John R. Wooden Award (2014) 2x All-American USBWA (2013, 2014) 2x First-team All-American – AP (2013, 2014) Second-team All-American – AP (2012) 3x WBCA Coaches' All-American (2012–2014) 3x Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (2012–2014) 2x Pac-12 Player of the Year (2013, 2014) Pac-12 Tournament MOP (2013) 4x Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2011–2014) 4x All-Pac 12 (2011–2014) Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2011) Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2011) McDonald's All-American (2010) Gatorade National Player of the Year (2010)
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals Women's Basketball Representing  United States U18 and U19 2010 U18 Colorado Springs Team Competition World University Games 2011 Shenzhen Team Competition Basketball 3x3 World Championship 2012 Athens Women's

Chinenye Joy "Chiney" Ogwumike (born March 21, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 2020, she became the first Black woman and the first WNBA player to host a national radio show for ESPN. She was one of the first and youngest commentators ever to be named an NBA analyst for the network covering the NBA, WNBA, and variety of sports, while simultaneously playing in the WNBA. Chiney is a graduate of Stanford University, where she majored in International relations. She played in three Final Fours and finished as the conference leader in scoring and rebounding as of January 3, 2014.^[2] As of 2016, Ogwumike was elected vice-president of the WNBA Players Association, and signed an endorsement deal with Adidas.^[3] In May 2018, Ogwumike signed a multi-year contract with ESPN to become a full-time basketball analyst.^[4]