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Chioma Nnamaka (born June 15, 1985 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish professional female basketball player and a member of Sweden women's national basketball team.

Chioma Nnamaka

Personal information
Born	(1985-06-15) June 15, 1985 (age 37) Uppsala, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High school	Fryshusets Kunskaps Centrum
College	Georgia Tech (2004–2008)
WNBA draft	2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars
Career history
2008	Atlanta Dream

High school and college

Nnamaka attended high school at Fryshusets Kunskaps Centrum. While playing basketball, she helped her team to win the Swedish Championship on three occasions. Nnamaka then went to the United States to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology. She made the Dean's list studying International Affairs, and played basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team.^{[citation needed]}

Georgia Tech statistics

Source[1]

Legend

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

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004-05	Georgia Tech	27	344	35.0	33.6	79.4	4.6	1.3	1.0	0.3	12.7
2005-06	Georgia Tech	29	360	41.3	36.5	74.6	5.2	1.0	1.1	0.1	12.4
2006-07	Georgia Tech	33	429	39.6	36.3	71.4	4.7	1.5	1.1	0.2	13.0
2007-08	Georgia Tech	31	460	40.9	38.7	76.2	3.9	1.3	1.7	0.1	14.8
Career	Georgia Tech	120	1593	39.2	36.7	76.2	4.6	1.3	1.2	0.2	13.3

WNBA

Nnamaka was selected 21st overall in the 2008 WNBA Draft, by the San Antonio Silver Stars via their first pick. She was the highest draft pick ever chosen from Georgia Tech. She was then traded on the same day to the expansion-team Atlanta Dream, where she completed her rookie season.^{[citation needed]} On January 14, 2009 Nnamaka was waived from the roster.[2]

Honors and activities

• Co-Captain of Georgia Institute of Technology Women’s Basketball Team (2006-present)
• All Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman Team (2004)
• Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the week (December 2004)
• Most Valuable Player of the Swedish Championship (2003)

References

External links

• Player profile at WNBA.com

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