Amy Okonkwo facts for kids
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| Born | 26 August 1996 Rancho Cucamonga, California United States |
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| Nationality | American / Nigerian | |||||||||||||
| High school | Etiwanda High School | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| College | USC Trojans TCU Horned Frogs |
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| NBA Draft | 2020 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2020–present | |||||||||||||
| League | Ligue Féminine de Basketball | |||||||||||||
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| 2021–2022 | Saint-Amand | |||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Landerneau BB | |||||||||||||
| 2024–Present | Tango Bourges Basket | |||||||||||||
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Amy Nnenna Okonkwo (born 26 August 1996) is a Nigerian-American basketball player for Tango Bourges Basket in the Ligue Féminine de Basketball and the Nigerian National Team.
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.
