Amy Okonkwo

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Amy Okonkwo
No. 8 – Tango Bourges Basket
PositionForward
LeagueLigue Féminine de Basketball
Personal information
Born (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 27)
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
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2021–2022Saint-Amand
2022–2024Landerneau BB
2024–PresentTango Bourges Basket
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Nigeria
AfroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rwanda

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.[1][2][3][4]


Professional Career[edit]

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.[5][6]

Nigerian National team career[edit]

Amy represented Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where she averaged 2.7 point and 1 rebound.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "LFB : Amy Okonkwo passe de Landerneau à Bourges". BasketEurope.com (in French). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Amy Okonkwo rejoint le Tango Bourges Basket" (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ France, Centre (30 May 2024). "Basket - Le Bourges Basket officialise l'arrivée d'Amy Okonkwo, une des meilleures marqueuses de Ligue féminine la saison dernière". www.leberry.fr. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Amy Okonkwo". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Amy Okonkwo". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  9. ^ amy, okonkwo (8 August 2023). "AfroBasket MVP award thrills Okonkwo". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 12 January 2024.


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