Nneka Ogwumike

Award won Role or nomination

1. 1990 age 0

   Born

2. 2021 age 31

   CreditSpace Jam: A New Legacy

• SYSteven Yeun1 title
• DHDuncan Henderson1 title
• WHWood Harris1 title
• DCDon Cheadle1 title
• SMSonequa Martin-Green1 title
• RCRyan Coogler1 title
• MJMichael B. Jordan1 title
• STSalvatore Totino1 title
• BDBob Ducsay1 title
• KBKris Bowers1 title

• When you hear ’12 years in’ and ‘you’ve been doing this for so long,’ and ‘40 games,’ your mind automatically goes to ‘OK, how can I achieve this the best way possible without getting hurt?

  Nneka Ogwumike, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I’m really just very grateful, to be honest. I guess it kind of gives me a new lease on what the end of my career really looks like.

  Nneka Ogwumike, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I didn’t anticipate it, to be honest. I ended up doing more than I thought I was going to do this season. It’s still a blessing and I’m very grateful to know that I’m capable. To be able to come out, both on the All-Defensive and WNBA teams, it showed that I’m doing something right. I want to make sure that I’m as much of an asset on the court for my teammates.

  Nneka Ogwumike, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I would say that I learned something new, maybe not necessarily about my skill but more about how I exert my skill – my stamina, my endurance. I learned a lot about that. That’s after a lot of great offseason work, and now to build off of that. Each offseason, I’m like, ‘OK, I did this much. What’s it going to look like?’ It’s amazing to see that there are still more changes to be made after each season. I’m in that right now and it feels really good.

  Nneka Ogwumike, CC BY-SA 4.0

• That’s what it feels like and I’m really grateful. I think I’m also thinking about myself, what I want and what I want to achieve. I think I’ve kind of hung my career very heavily on service but I’m focusing more of that service as, like, how can I serve my wants, my needs, my goals that create a greater environment and perspective for my team and my teammates.

  Nneka Ogwumike, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I want to leave this place better than how I entered it. Period, point-blank. I want the job — the fervor, the passion of having agency over your value, your worth, your change — to be in players that are recognizing that as they enter the league.

  Nneka Ogwumike, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nationalities

United States, Nigeria

Height

188 cm

Languages

English

Years active

2012–

Notable works

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Education

Cy-Fair High School, Stanford University