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Amy Okonkwo
No. 8 – [[Bourges|Bourges]]
Forward
Personal information
Born (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 28)
Fontana, California, U.S.
Nationality American / Nigerian
High school Etiwanda Eagles
Listed height 1.88 m (6 ft 2.02 in)
Listed weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Career information
College USC Trojans (2014–2015)
TCU Horned Frogs (2016–2019)
NBA Draft 2020 / Undrafted
Pro career 2020–present
League Ligue Féminine de Basketball
Career history
2021–2022 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux [fr]
2022–2024 Landerneau [fr]
2024– Bourges
Career highlights and awards
  • Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year (2018)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Nigeria
AfroBasket
Gold 2023 Rwanda

Amy Nnenna Okonkwo (born 26 August 1996) is a basketball player who plays as a forward for Ligue Féminine de Basketball club Bourges. Born in the United States, she represents Nigeria at international level.

Professional career

Amy spent three seasons in Spain before joining the French women's basketball league in 2022 with the team in Saint-Amand. During her first season in France, she averaged 12 points and 6 rebounds per game. After playing in Israel and then Mexico, Amy Okonkwo joined Landerneau Bretagne Basket in 2023. She finished as her team's top scorer, averaging 17 points and 7 rebounds per game, and helped keep the Breton club in the league.

Nigerian National team career

Amy represented Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where she averaged 2.7 point and 1 rebound. She also participated in the 2021 Afrobasket, where she won gold with the team and averaged 9.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists. she also represented nigeria in 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket, hosted in Kigali Rwanda where she was named the most valuable player. Okonkwo also headlined the All-Star Tournament team of 2023 alongside Cierra Dillard (Senegal), Jannon Otto (Uganda]), Sika Kone (Mali) and Tamara Seda (Mozambique). she became the only Nigerian to register two double-double.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career high ° League leader

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2014–15 USC 27 1 7.1 51.5 0.0 60.6 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 3.3
2015–16 Sat out due to NCAA Transfer Rules
2016–17 TCU 30 14 18.3 49.8 34.5 78.4 5.5 1.0 1.1 0.3 1.9 10.2
2017–18 TCU 36 0 19.8 50.1 38.9 88.1 5.8 0.9 0.8 0.4 1.8 14.4
2018–19 TCU 35 24 24.8 44.9 36.7 86.9 6.7 0.7 1.1 0.4 2.1 14.3
Career 128 39 18.1 48.2 36.2 82.6 5.2 0.8 0.8 0.3 1.6 11.0
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.
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