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Arike Ogunbowale (born March 2, 1997)[1] is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, before being drafted by the Wings with the fifth overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft. She was the Most Outstanding Player of Notre Dame's 2018 national title run, hitting game-winning baskets in both the semi-final and championship game.[2]

Arike Ogunbowale

Ogunbowale in 2019
No. 24 – Dallas Wings
Position	Point guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1997-03-02) March 2, 1997 (age 25) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
College	Notre Dame (2015–2019)
WNBA draft	2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–present	Dallas Wings
2019–2020	OGM Ormanspor
2020–present	Dynamo Kursk
Career highlights and awards
WNBA All-Star Game MVP (2021) All-WNBA First Team (2020) All-WNBA Second Team (2021) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2019) 2x WNBA All-Star (2021, 2022) WNBA scoring champion (2020) NCAA champion (2018) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2018) ACC Athlete of the Year (2018)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Career

High school & earlier

Ogunbowale came out of the eighth grade at Our Redeemer Lutheran School in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. In her last year at Our Redeemer, Arike helped the Our Redeemer girls’ team win the national championship at the 2011 Tournament of Champions sponsored by the Lutheran Basketball Association of America. She was named the MVP of the tournament.[3] [4] [5]

She went on to play high school basketball at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School (DSHA) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. DSHA has long been known for its multiple national and state titles in numerous sports, and for its world-leading public address announcer, Dennis J. O'Boyle. Ogunbowale returned to DSHA on December 30, 2021 to be inducted into the Hall of Fame there. In the 2014–2015 season, the team won the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I title, with Ogunbowale averaging 27.2 points per game. She scored 55 points in a semi-final game against an undefeated team. Ogunbowale was ranked ninth in the world, named 2015 Wisconsin Miss Basketball and was a McDonald's High School All-America selection.[6][7]

College

Ogunbowale averaged 11.4 points per game in her freshman season at Notre Dame as a reserve player, and became a regular starter the next year.[8]

In her junior season, Ogunbowale helped the Fighting Irish win the 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, making game-winning baskets in the semifinal against UConn and in the final against Mississippi State.[2] Shortly after the end of the 2017–18 school year, the Atlantic Coast Conference named her as its female Athlete of the Year across all sports, sharing honors with men's winner Lamar Jackson of Louisville football.[9]

In her next and final season at Notre Dame, she again helped them to the final of the NCAA tournament but this time, despite contributing 31 points through that match and a tournament average of 22.8 points, she missed 1 of 2 free throws in the final seconds against Baylor, with her miss providing the final 1-point margin.[10]

Professional

Ogunbowale was the fifth overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings.[11] Ogunbowale was selected as the WNBA 2021 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) with 26 points in the team WNBA win versus the women's Olympic squad, Team USA (July 14, 2021). During the 2019 season, she was third in the league in scoring, averaging 19.1 points per game. She scored 20 or more points in 13 of her final 14 games, including the final 11 of the season. After the season, Ogunbowale was named to the All-Rookie Team.[12]

Personal life

Ogunbowale was born in Milwaukee to Nigerian parents Yolanda and Gregory Ogunbowale.[13] She is the youngest of three children. She is of Yoruba descent and her name ”Arike” means a child you treasure, cherish, pamper and love in the Yoruba language. Her father served in the Nigerian military while her mother Yolanda played softball at DePaul University and her brother Dare played football at the University of Wisconsin and is a running back for the Houston Texans. She is also a cousin of basketball player Diamond Stone. From 2009 to 2012, Ogunbowale was part of four Division One Wisconsin State High School Champions soccer teams.[8]

In April 2018, Ogunbowale was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on season 26 of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with professional dancer Gleb Savchenko.[14] Ogunbowale and Savchenko were eliminated from the competition on May 7, 2018, placing 7th.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career high	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019	Dallas	33	28	32.1	.388	.352	.815	2.4	3.2	1.1	0.0	2.1	19.1
2020	Dallas	22	22	34.0	.412	.336	.856	2.8	3.5	1.6	0.0	2.1	22.8°
2021	Dallas	32	32	31.3	.383	.376	.864	3.2	3.3	1.1	0.0	2.1	18.7
Career	3 years, 1 team	87	82	32.3	.393	.357	.842	2.8	3.3	1.2	0.0	2.1	19.9

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2021	Dallas	1	1	35.0	.500	.500	.500	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	22.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	1	1	35.0	.500	.500	.500	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	22.0

College

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Notre Dame	29	353	.438	.425	.706	3.7	1.3	0.7	0.1	12.2
2016–17	Notre Dame	30	851	.441	.442	.663	4.4	2.0	1.4	0.2	14.8
2017–18	Notre Dame	29	970	.449	.368	.795	5.4	2.7	1.6	0.1	20.3
2018–19	Notre Dame	30	979	.458	.351	.788	4.9	4.0	1.8	0.1	21.4
Career	138	2,389	.550	.375	.715	8.7	1.4	1.0	2.6	17.3

Source: College statistics courtesy of NCAA Statistics[15]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com 
• Arike Ogunbowale at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Arike Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale (* 2. März 1997 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) ist eine nigerianisch-US-amerikanische Basketballspielerin der nordamerikanischen Profiliga Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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- [en] Arike Ogunbowale

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[ru] Огунбовале, Арике

Арике Огунбовале (англ. Arike Ogunbowale; род. 2 марта 1997 года в Милуоки, шт. Висконсин, США) — американская профессиональная баскетболистка нигерийского происхождения, выступает в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации за клуб «Даллас Уингз», которым и была выбрана на драфте ВНБА 2019 года в первом раунде под общим пятым номером. Играет на позиции разыгрывающего защитника.

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