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Jersey Number 4
Nneka Obiazor
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- HS:
- Eden Prairie
- Hometown:
- Eden Prairie, Minn.
Bio
Career Accolades
- 2021-22 Mountain West Sixth Player of the Year
- 2021-22 Mountain West All-Tournament Team
- 2020-21 Horizon League Freshman of the Year
- 2020-21 All-Horizon League Third Team
- 2020-21 All-Horizon League Freshman Team
- 1,000-point club member – at Utah State March 5, 2024
- Appeared in 18 games
- Averaged 9.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.9 steals per contest
- Shot 50.7% from the floor and 40.7% from threeÂ
- Registered eight double digit point games, including a 23 point, 10 rebound double-double vs. Park (12/27)
- Notched 20 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and two steals vs. Westcliff (12/14)
- Had 20 points and four boards vs. Georgia Southern (12/21)
- Opened the season with 19 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and a steal on 7 of 8 shooting from the free throw line vs. CSU Bakersfield (11/4)
- Scored 15 points with seven rebounds and three 3-pointers vs. East Texas A&M (11/30)
- Recorded 15 points and five rebounds vs. Utah State (12/8)
- Appeared in 33 games, making four starts
- Averaged 8.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and shot 43.1% from the floor
- Attempted a career high 71 three pointers and shot 33.8% from beyond the arc
- Shined at the free throw line, making 40-of-48 attempts to go 83% for the season
- Tallied 13 double digit scoring games with a season-high 18 with four made three pointers at San Diego State (1/17)
- Pulled down five or more rebounds in 14 games including five games with eight or more
- Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds with nine points at Air Force (1/13)
- Finished just shy of a double-double at Oklahoma (12/9), totaling 14 points and nine rebounds while shooting 60% from the field
- Third on the team with 145 total rebounds
- Dished out a career best 29 assists
- Helped lead UNLV to a Mountain West Championship, a 30-3 record, and a berth into the NCAA Tournament vs. (7) Creighton
- Notched her 1,000th career point at Utah State (3/5)
- Started all eight games played in before a knee injury halted her season
- Averaged 12.4 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 42.7% from the field and 40.9% from three
- Was on pace for career highs in steals (8) and assists (14) before the injury
- Scored a season-high 27 points with six rebounds, two assists, and five steals vs. Oral Roberts (11/11)
- Totaled at least seven points in seven of her eight games
- Shot 50% from the floor and tallied 19 points and 12 rebounds while going 8-of-9 from the free throw line vs. UAlbany (11/25)
- Countered that with an 18-point, six rebound performance on 7-of-11 shooting vs. George Washington (11/26)
- Part of a team that went 31-3, won the Mountain West and earned a berth into the NCAA Tournament vs. (6) MichiganÂ
- Named Mountain West Sixth Player of the Year
- Earned a spot on the Mountain West All-Tournament Team
- Appeared in all 33 games with three starts
- One of three players on the team in double figures for the season at 11.2 points on 51.2% shooting
- Second most rebounds on the squad (189), averaging 5.7 for the season
- Pulled down a team-high 84 offensive rebounds
- Tallied 28 assists, 23 steals, six blocks and 19.2 minutes per game
- Notched 22 double digit scoring games with three games of 20+ points or more
- Had two 21-point performances, vs. Southern Utah (11/20) and vs. Utah State (1/15) … had five rebounds in each of those contests and went a combined 19-for-22 from the floor in those games
- Recorded two double doubles with a 15 point, 11 rebound showing vs. UT Arlington (11/27) and a 13 point, 11 rebound outing at Air Force 1/6)
- Grabbed five or more rebounds 20 times and eight or more boards 10 times
- Led the Mountain West among players who averaged 20 minutes or more in points per minute played
- Ranked fourth in the conference in field goal percentage
- Helped UNLV go 26-7, win the Mountain West Championship, and earn a berth into the NCAA Tournament vs. (4) Arizona
- Named Horizon League Freshman of the Year
- Earned All-Horizon League Third Team and Freshman Team honors
- Started in all 18 games played
- Averaged 15.3 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game
- Shot 48.9% from the floor and 42.5% from three-point range
- Led the team with 146 total rebounds with a team best 44 offensive boards
- Scored in double figures in all but two games with four 20+ point performances
- Had a career day vs. Cleveland State (2/19), scoring 29 points with four three pointers, nine rebounds, and two assists
- Notched three double doubles on the year
- Recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds vs. Oakland (1/9), 20 points and 13 rebounds vs. UIC (1/23) and 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Cleveland State (2/20)
- Tallied 11 rebounds vs. UIC (1/15)
- Named All-Conference all four years in the Lake Conference, one of the toughest high school basketball conferences in the nation
- Received Honorable Mention All-State honors senior year
- Helped lead Eden Prairie to a Section Championship and a trip to the state tournament for the first time since 2014… had 17 points and 14 rebounds in the championship game
- Eden Prairie ranked 10th in the state in their class (4A)
- Ranked No. 6 player in the state of Minnesota in the 2020 graduating class by Prep Hoops and Jr. All Star Report ranked her 12th in the state among all ages
- As a junior, earned All-State Honorable Mention Honors (3A) as a junior, averaging 16 points and eight rebounds
- Member of the Prep Girls Report 2020 AAU All Star Team
- Daughter of Anthony and Laurie
- Has two brothers, Namdi and Chiddi, and a sister, Isy
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