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Balogun, Chidom to Compete for Nigeria in Tokyo
7/20/2021 5:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM – One current Duke women's basketball player and a former Blue Devil will compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics for Nigeria as Elizabeth Balogun and Oderah Chidom made the final roster, as announced Tuesday.
The pair will join 2014 Duke graduate Chelsea Gray in Tokyo, improving the total to three Blue Devils representing Duke women's basketball. Gray was selected for the 12-player roster for the United States.
D'Tigeress started their five-month training stint in February, according to the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). Balogun and Chidom were two of 12 named to the team under the direction of Otis Hughley Jr. Chidom will make her competitive debut for Nigeria at the games.
Balogun, a recent transfer from Louisville, is coming off a six-point performance in 11 minutes of action against the United States on Sunday evening. Prior to Duke, Balogun started in 42 of 57 games played as a Cardinal, helping lead Louisville to back-to-back ACC regular season titles. She was the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2018-19 and named to the All-ACC Freshman Team.
During her four-year career at Duke, Chidom appeared in 122 games in which she helped the team to a 75.4 winning percentage. Her 55.4 field goal percentage and 153 blocked shots ranked sixth on Duke's career charts. Chidom registered 962 points and 629 rebounds in her career.
The three Blue Devils will square off to open the games as Nigeria faces the United States on Tuesday, July 27, at 12:40 a.m. ET. Nigeria will play France on Friday, July 30, at 4:20 a.m. ET and against Japan on Monday, Aug. 2 at 9 p.m.
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The pair will join 2014 Duke graduate Chelsea Gray in Tokyo, improving the total to three Blue Devils representing Duke women's basketball. Gray was selected for the 12-player roster for the United States.
D'Tigeress started their five-month training stint in February, according to the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). Balogun and Chidom were two of 12 named to the team under the direction of Otis Hughley Jr. Chidom will make her competitive debut for Nigeria at the games.
Balogun, a recent transfer from Louisville, is coming off a six-point performance in 11 minutes of action against the United States on Sunday evening. Prior to Duke, Balogun started in 42 of 57 games played as a Cardinal, helping lead Louisville to back-to-back ACC regular season titles. She was the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2018-19 and named to the All-ACC Freshman Team.
During her four-year career at Duke, Chidom appeared in 122 games in which she helped the team to a 75.4 winning percentage. Her 55.4 field goal percentage and 153 blocked shots ranked sixth on Duke's career charts. Chidom registered 962 points and 629 rebounds in her career.
The three Blue Devils will square off to open the games as Nigeria faces the United States on Tuesday, July 27, at 12:40 a.m. ET. Nigeria will play France on Friday, July 30, at 4:20 a.m. ET and against Japan on Monday, Aug. 2 at 9 p.m.
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