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Women's Basketball
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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Nwoke, Uchenna
Jersey Number 13
Uchenna Nwoke
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Grand Prairie, Texas
Bio
As a Junior (2020-21):
Saw action off the bench in three contests ... scored a season-high four points in the opener against Longwood ... 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):
Came off the bench to play in 14 games ... registered a career-high four points versus Troy as she hit 2-of-3 field goals ... pulled down three rebounds in the season opener against High Point.
As a Freshman (2018-19):
Saw action in eight games on the year ... suffered a left knee injury on Jan. 29 in practice and missed the remainder of the season ... scored two points and had one rebound in six minutes versus East Carolina.
Ranking:
No. 93 (All Star Girls Report), No. 141 (HoopGurlz/Girls Basketball Report) , No. 64 (Prospects Nation), No. 150 (Blue Star Report)
High School/AAU:
Averaged 7.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks as a senior ... collected four double-doubles on the year ... pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds against Irving MacArthur in January ... blocked a season-high four shots on two different occasions ... a two-time First Team All-District selection as a sophomore and junior at South Grand Prairie H.S. … averaged 6.1 points as a junior … Academic All-District honoree ... Honorable Mention All-District honors as a freshman … a four-year letterwinner in basketball.
Personal:
Full name is Uchenna Nwoke … born March 24, 2000 in Denver, Colo. … daughter of Kenn and Nneka Nwoke … has one brother, Chinez (25), and two sisters, Ijeoma (27) and Mmachi (22) ... her sister, Mmachi, is a senior on the NC State volleyball team ... majoring in psychology along with a sociology minor.
Saw action off the bench in three contests ... scored a season-high four points in the opener against Longwood ... 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):
Came off the bench to play in 14 games ... registered a career-high four points versus Troy as she hit 2-of-3 field goals ... pulled down three rebounds in the season opener against High Point.
As a Freshman (2018-19):
Saw action in eight games on the year ... suffered a left knee injury on Jan. 29 in practice and missed the remainder of the season ... scored two points and had one rebound in six minutes versus East Carolina.
Ranking:
No. 93 (All Star Girls Report), No. 141 (HoopGurlz/Girls Basketball Report) , No. 64 (Prospects Nation), No. 150 (Blue Star Report)
High School/AAU:
Averaged 7.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks as a senior ... collected four double-doubles on the year ... pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds against Irving MacArthur in January ... blocked a season-high four shots on two different occasions ... a two-time First Team All-District selection as a sophomore and junior at South Grand Prairie H.S. … averaged 6.1 points as a junior … Academic All-District honoree ... Honorable Mention All-District honors as a freshman … a four-year letterwinner in basketball.
Personal:
Full name is Uchenna Nwoke … born March 24, 2000 in Denver, Colo. … daughter of Kenn and Nneka Nwoke … has one brother, Chinez (25), and two sisters, Ijeoma (27) and Mmachi (22) ... her sister, Mmachi, is a senior on the NC State volleyball team ... majoring in psychology along with a sociology minor.
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