Amy Okonkwo
No. 8 – Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket
PositionForward
LeagueLigue Féminine de Basketball
Personal information
Born (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996
Rancho Cucamonga, California United States
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight146 lb (66 kg)
Career information
High schoolEtiwanda High School
CollegeUSC Trojans
TCU Horned Frogs
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Nigeria
AfroBasket
Gold medal – first place2023 Rwanda

Amy Nnenna Okonkwo (born 26 August 1996) is a Nigerian-American basketball player for Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket in the Ligue Féminine de Basketball and the Nigerian National Team.[1][2][3]

Nigerian National team career

Amy represented Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where she averaged 2.7 point and 1 rebound.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Amy Okonkwo". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Proballers. "Amy Okonkwo, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Amy Okonkwo". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Amy Okonkwo". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Amy Okonkwo". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. ↑ amy, okonkwo (8 August 2023). "AfroBasket MVP award thrills Okonkwo". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 12 January 2024.


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