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Chiney Ogwumike college stats: Former Stanford star's NCAA record and accolades

Two-time WNBA All-Star Chiney Ogwumike is one of the best forwards to play college basketball. A top prospect out of Tomball, Texas, she chose to attend Stanford University in 2011, over other top schools like Connecticut and Notre Dame.

Ogwumike spent four seasons with the Cardinal, averaging 18.9 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 58.9%.

Ogwumike's best season was her senior year in 2013-14, when her 26.1 ppg, 12.1 rpg and 1.7 apg earned her several awards, including Pac-12 Player of the Year and the John R. Wooden Award as the nation's top player.

The star was selected as the No. 1 pick by the Connecticut Sun in the 2014 WNBA draft.

Chiney Ogwumike's full list of NCAA awards and accolades

Chiney Ogwumike achieved multiple honors at Stanford. She was named to the first-team All-Pac-12 and the Pac-12 All-Defensive team four times and was the Pac-12 Player of the Year as a junior and senior.

Her other notable achievements include:

  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2011)
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2011)
  • Pac-12 Tournament MOP (2013)
  • 3x Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (2012–2014)
  • 3x WBCA Coaches' All-American (2012–2014)
  • Second-team All-American – AP (2012)
  • 2x First-team All-American – AP (2013, 2014)
  • 2x All-American USBWA (2013, 2014)
  • Women's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year (2014)

It's no surprise she was taken No. 1 in the draft with a resume like that.

Hall of Fame and ESPN

Chiney Ogwumike ended her college career as the all-time scoring leader in Pac-12 history with 2,737 points, a record that would be broken in 2016 by another future WNBA star, Kelsey Plum of Washinton.

To honor her achievements at the Cardinal, Ogwumike was inducted into the Stanford Sports Hall of Fame on Friday.

Off the court, Ogwumike is a full-time ESPN basketball analyst, becoming the first active WNBA player to take on such a role. She hasn't announced her retirement from the game, but she sat out the 2024 season after her contract with Los Angeles expired at the end of last season.

You can follow Ogwumike's broadcasting career on ESPN's "NBA Today" show.

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