WNBA Draft 2019

2019 Draft Prospect

ArikeOgunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale headshot

Draft’19

Career Stats

PPG
17.6
RPG
4.6
APG
2.4
FG%
44.4%

Prospect Info

Position
Guard
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Weight
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Birthdate
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Birthplace
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High School
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College/Club
Notre Dame
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Career Description

Hero of ND’s 2018 NCAA championship with buzzer-beaters in nat’l semifinals and title game as Final Four MOP. 2018 & 209 All-America and All-ACC 1st Team; 3x NCAA Trnmnt Regional MOP (2019/Chicago; ‘18 Spokane; ‘17 Lexington). Led ND to Final Four as jr. & sr. ND’s career pts leader (surpassed S.Diggins) capped career as finalist for 3 major 2019 honors -- Wade Trophy as Nat’l POY; Drysdale Award as nation’s top shooting guard; Staley Award as best D-I guard overall. 2019 All-America 2nd Team (espnW, AP, WBCA, USBWA) and All-ACC First Team as Irish reached 2nd straight nat’l title game, where her 31 pts vs. Baylor were 2nd-most in championship game history. Led ACC in ppg as jr. & sr. 2017-18: ACC’s Garber winner as Female Athlete of Year. Had stint on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars in spring 2018. PREP: 3x (2013-15) Gatorade and AP Wisconsin POY.