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Women's Basketball
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2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Akinbode-James, Onome
Jersey Number 24
Onome Akinbode-James
- Position:
- Forward/Center
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Abeokuta, Nigeria
Bio
Career Honors:
All-ACC Academic Team (2021-22)
ACC Honor Roll (2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19)
Career:
Started 52-of-94 games in a Duke uniform.
Duke Freshman Record Book:
Blocked 42 shots in 2018-19 to rank fourth, her 63 offensive rebounds was 10th.
As a Senior (2021-22):
Saw action in 30 games, while starting 19 ... averaged 4.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shots ... ranked 15th in blocks per game in the ACC ... pulled down five or more rebounds in 18 contests ... had a season-high 16 points on the road at Syracuse as she hit 5-of-9 field goals and 6-of-6 from the free throw line ... grabbed a season-high nine rebounds three different times.
As a Junior (2020-21):
Started all four contests, while averaging 7.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists ... opened the season with a double-double as she pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds and scored a career-high 15 points ... grabbed double-digit rebounds in three of the four games played ... season was cut short as Duke opted out of the 2020-21 campaign due to COVID-19, after only four contests.
As a Sophomore (2019-20):
Competed in 30 games, with 27 starts, including the final 23 games of the season ... averaged 4.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots ... led Duke with 10 charges taken on the season ... ranked 13th in the ACC with a 1.1 blocks per game average ... collected double-figure scoring in seven games ... had one of the best games of her career at eighth-ranked NC State with 12 points, six rebounds, two steals and one assist in 27 minutes, while hitting 6-of-8 field goals ... scored a season-high 13 points at Nebraska ... swatted three shots on three different occasions (UNLV, Davidson and Virginia) ... for the first time in her career, scored double-digits in three straight games against Davidson, Penn and Nebraska ... pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds against Davidson to go along with 12 points for her second career double-double ... had 10 rebounds versus Georgia Tech ... took three charges at North Carolina.
As a Freshman (2018-19):
As a rookie, saw action in all 30 games and made 22 starts, including 13 straight to conclude the season ... averaged 4.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, the latter ranking eighth in the ACC ... averaged 1.8 blocks per game in ACC play ... posted her first collegiate double-double at Wisconsin with career highs in points (14) and rebounds (14) ... hit 6-of-12 field goals and had a career-high two steals as well ... on the road at Virginia, notched 10 points and six rebounds ... swatted 42 shots ... swatted a career-high six shots against Clemson, which tied for the ninth most in the Duke freshman record books ... blocked only six shots the first 10 games, but finished the season rejecting 36 shots through the final 20 contests.
Ranking:
No. 62 (All Star Girls Report), No. 76 (HoopGurlz/Girls Basketball Report) , No. 104 (Prospects Nation), No. 112 (Blue Star Report)
High School/AAU:
As a senior, averaged 13.0 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks a game ... a two-time All-MAPL First Team selection … NJSIAA First Team All-State as a junior and honorable mention as a senior … MAPL All-Academic Team … averaged 10.8 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior … competed for her home country of Nigeria in the 2015 U-16 Afrobasket Championship … the team won the silver medal and qualified for the U-17 World Championship … lettered as a junior in track & field … ran the 400m and threw the discus … played AAU hoops for New Jersey Demons.
Personal:
Full name is Onome Mary Akinbode-James … born on March 9, 2000 in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria … daughter of Tina E. Oghuvwu … has one sister, Ovoke C. Momoh (31) … member of National Society of High School Scholars ... ACC Honor Roll selection in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 ... majored in electrical engineering and computer science.
All-ACC Academic Team (2021-22)
ACC Honor Roll (2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19)
Career:
Started 52-of-94 games in a Duke uniform.
Duke Freshman Record Book:
Blocked 42 shots in 2018-19 to rank fourth, her 63 offensive rebounds was 10th.
As a Senior (2021-22):
Saw action in 30 games, while starting 19 ... averaged 4.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shots ... ranked 15th in blocks per game in the ACC ... pulled down five or more rebounds in 18 contests ... had a season-high 16 points on the road at Syracuse as she hit 5-of-9 field goals and 6-of-6 from the free throw line ... grabbed a season-high nine rebounds three different times.
As a Junior (2020-21):
Started all four contests, while averaging 7.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists ... opened the season with a double-double as she pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds and scored a career-high 15 points ... grabbed double-digit rebounds in three of the four games played ... season was cut short as Duke opted out of the 2020-21 campaign due to COVID-19, after only four contests.
As a Sophomore (2019-20):
Competed in 30 games, with 27 starts, including the final 23 games of the season ... averaged 4.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots ... led Duke with 10 charges taken on the season ... ranked 13th in the ACC with a 1.1 blocks per game average ... collected double-figure scoring in seven games ... had one of the best games of her career at eighth-ranked NC State with 12 points, six rebounds, two steals and one assist in 27 minutes, while hitting 6-of-8 field goals ... scored a season-high 13 points at Nebraska ... swatted three shots on three different occasions (UNLV, Davidson and Virginia) ... for the first time in her career, scored double-digits in three straight games against Davidson, Penn and Nebraska ... pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds against Davidson to go along with 12 points for her second career double-double ... had 10 rebounds versus Georgia Tech ... took three charges at North Carolina.
As a Freshman (2018-19):
As a rookie, saw action in all 30 games and made 22 starts, including 13 straight to conclude the season ... averaged 4.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, the latter ranking eighth in the ACC ... averaged 1.8 blocks per game in ACC play ... posted her first collegiate double-double at Wisconsin with career highs in points (14) and rebounds (14) ... hit 6-of-12 field goals and had a career-high two steals as well ... on the road at Virginia, notched 10 points and six rebounds ... swatted 42 shots ... swatted a career-high six shots against Clemson, which tied for the ninth most in the Duke freshman record books ... blocked only six shots the first 10 games, but finished the season rejecting 36 shots through the final 20 contests.
Ranking:
No. 62 (All Star Girls Report), No. 76 (HoopGurlz/Girls Basketball Report) , No. 104 (Prospects Nation), No. 112 (Blue Star Report)
High School/AAU:
As a senior, averaged 13.0 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks a game ... a two-time All-MAPL First Team selection … NJSIAA First Team All-State as a junior and honorable mention as a senior … MAPL All-Academic Team … averaged 10.8 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior … competed for her home country of Nigeria in the 2015 U-16 Afrobasket Championship … the team won the silver medal and qualified for the U-17 World Championship … lettered as a junior in track & field … ran the 400m and threw the discus … played AAU hoops for New Jersey Demons.
Personal:
Full name is Onome Mary Akinbode-James … born on March 9, 2000 in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria … daughter of Tina E. Oghuvwu … has one sister, Ovoke C. Momoh (31) … member of National Society of High School Scholars ... ACC Honor Roll selection in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 ... majored in electrical engineering and computer science.
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