Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus Countdown to Craziness on October 3, 2025 at 7 p.m.
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7 p.m.
Women's Basketball
vs Countdown to Craziness
2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Okananwa, Oluchi
Jersey Number 5
Oluchi Okananwa
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Boston, Mass.
Bio
Career Honors:
- 2025 Ally ACC Tournament MVP
- 2025 ACC All-Tournament First Team
- 2024 ACC Sixth Player of the Year
- 2024 All-ACC Freshman Team
- Appeared in all 37 games for the Blue Devils, putting up 10.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.8 steals per contest in 22.5 minutes per game off the bench
- 2025 Ally ACC Tournament MVP and ACC All-Tournament First Team selection
- Notched a double-double against NC State (Mar. 9) in the Ally ACC Tournament title game, tying a career high with 22 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to go with four assists
- First ACC player this century to earn ACC Tournament MVP honors off the bench, per ESPN Stats & Info
- Led Duke in steals (65) and offensive rebounds (90); ranked second in rebounds (196) and free throws (65) and third in scoring (370), defensive rebounds (106) and rebound average
- Posted 20 games in double figures, including two contests with 20-plus points
- Snagged five-plus rebounds in 20 contests including five with double digits
- Tallied 10 points, six rebounds and five steals against Radford (Nov. 4)
- Had 12 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks and two steals against Virginia Tech (Dec. 8)
- Put up 20 points (9-of-14), six boards, five assists and four steals against Wofford (Dec. 18)
- Racked up a career-high six thefts at North Carolina (Jan. 9)
- Corralled 10 rebounds at NC State (Feb. 3) and Florida State (Mar. 2)
- Chipped in 12 points and 12 caroms in the NCAA Sweet 16 versus North Carolina (Mar. 28)
- Tabbed the 2024 ACC Sixth Player of the Year, becoming the first Duke woman to capture the award
- Named to the All-ACC Freshman Team
- Named to the ESPN List of Top Freshman (Dec. 23), checking in at No. 11
- Played in all 34 games, averaging 21.5 minutes off the bench, leading Duke in rebounding (6.1) while ranking third in scoring (9.7)
- Tallied 16 double-figure scoring outings during the season, including two with 20-plus points, and posted the team high eight times
- Shined in her Duke debut, scoring 22 points and corralling 12 rebounds
- Recorded 25 games with five or more rebounds and four contests with 10-plus – both marking team highs
- Notched double-doubles at Virginia Tech (11 pts, 11 rebs – Feb. 15) and versus NC State (12 pts, 11 rebs – March 8)
- Grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds in the win over Florida State (Jan. 25)
- Posted career highs in assists (5) and steals (5) against NC Central (Nov. 26) and Florida Gulf Coast (Dec. 10), respectively
- Recorded a season-high three-game stretch from Dec. 29 – Jan. 4 where she scored in double figures
- Ranked third on the team in three-point shooting (.348) and steals (1.3)
- One of five Blue Devils with double-digit threes, ranking fourth with 31
- Following sensational 2022 spring and summer sessions, skyrocketed from unranked to No. 27 overall in the class of 2023 by espnW
- 2023 McDonald’s All-America nominee
- 2023 NEPSAC AA Player of the Year and All-NEPSAC First Team selection
- 2023 NEPSAC Class AA All-Star
- Team captain at Worcester Academy
- Helped lead Worcester Academy to an 18-7 overall record
- Averaged 16.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game while competing with Mass Rivals 17U in 2022
- Competed for two seasons at New Hampton Prep
- Named All-NEPSAC (New England Prep School Athletic Conference) while leading the Huskies in points, rebounds and steals in 2019-20
- Helped lead New Hampton to a 16-11 record, the 2019-20 Lake Region Championship and the Class AA semifinals
- Played freshman season at Peabody High School and averaged 16.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 steals per game.
- Helped lead the squad to a 19-1 regular season finish, 26-2 overall record and an appearance in the Division I North semifinals
- Named both Northeastern Conference North and Salem News Girls Player of the Year
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