Inga Orekhova

Last updated
Inga Orekhova
Personal information
Born (1989-11-10) 10 November 1989 (age 34)
Sevastopol, Ukraine
NationalityAustrian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school The Bishop's School
(La Jolla, California)
College
WNBA draft 2014: 2nd round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career2014–present
Position Guard
Career history
2014 Atlanta Dream
2015 Connecticut Sun
Stats at WNBA.com

Inga Orekhova (born 10 November 1989) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player who last played for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. [1] The Dream waived her in early June. [2] On May 14, 2015, Orekhova signed with the Connecticut Sun [3]

Contents

Early life

Orekhova played basketball at The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California, where she graduated in 2010. [4] [5]

USF career

Orekhova was the 20th USF women's basketball player to score 1,000 career points. She shot 89 percent (65-for-73) in one season, a USF single-season record. [6]

South Florida statistics

Source [7]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011-12South Florida2025933.7%30.6%76.6%2.41.01.61.013.0
2012-13South Florida3341934.2%34.2%79.8%3.92.61.71.112.7
2013-14South Florida3439435.3%36.7%89.0%4.22.70.80.711.6
Career87107234.5%34.0%82.4%3.62.31.30.912.3

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katie Douglas (basketball)</span> American basketball player

Kathryn Elizabeth Douglas is an American former professional basketball player. Her primary position was shooting guard, her secondary was small forward. She was known league-wide as one of the most prominent two-way players for her long-range shooting and high scoring abilities on offense as well as her defensive abilities.

Sheri Lynette Sam is an American professional women's basketball coach and player who played in the WNBA. She was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana as the youngest of eight siblings, and where she was a standout at Acadiana High School. She graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1996. She was an assistant coach at Eastern Illinois University.

Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American former basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and current head coach for the Central Michigan women's team.

Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. Castro Marques played for the Brazil women's national basketball team and played for the Miami Sol, Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream, Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Castro Marques also played overseas in France, Brazil, Spain, Latvia, Turkey, Poland and Russia. Following her retirement, Castro Marques became the technical director of Sampaio Basquete of the Brazilian Women's Basketball League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tan White</span> American basketball player

LaTanya Chantella White is a professional basketball player. Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, White is 5'7" tall and weighs 154 lb (70 kg). She received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association as the best senior player under 5 ft 8 in in 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danielle Adams</span> American basketball player (born 1989)

Danielle E'Shawn Adams is an American forward-center who is currently a free agent. She played college basketball at Texas A&M. She is the first Texas A&M player to be named an Associated Press first-team All-American. She also captured first team All-American honors from the WBCA. She was the Most Outstanding Player in the 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament championship, scoring 30 points. The 30 points rank second in NCAA Championship Game history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jasmine Thomas (basketball)</span> American basketball player (born 1989)

Jasmine Thomas is an American former professional basketball player. She lastly played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Odyssey Sims</span> American basketball player (born 1992)

Odyssey Celeste Sims is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). An AP and WBCA All-American, Sims was born in Irving, Texas and graduated from MacArthur High School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Bentley</span> American basketball player (born 1990)

Alexandria Marie Bentley is an American professional basketball player. She played college basketball at Pennsylvania State University. She represents the Belarus national team internationally.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alyssa Thomas</span> American basketball player

Alyssa Thomas is an American professional basketball forward for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. The New York Liberty drafted Thomas 4th overall in the 2014 WNBA draft, and immediately traded her to the Sun along with Kelsey Bone and a 2015 first-round draft pick in exchange for Tina Charles. Thomas is the University of Maryland's all-time leader in scoring, rebounding and double-doubles for both the women's and men's programs, and one of only three athletes in NCAAW history with six career triple-doubles. In the WNBA, Thomas recorded fifteen career triple-doubles. She is one of four players to record 15+, 15+, 10+ with 0 turnovers, the only WNBA player to do so ever.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chelsea Gray</span> American basketball player (born 1992)

Chelsea Nichelle Gray is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was the eleventh pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft. She missed the 2014 WNBA season due to injury, but she made her debut with the Sun in the 2015 WNBA season. Gray won her first title with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2016. She won her second title with the Las Vegas Aces in the 2022 WNBA Finals, where she was named Finals MVP. She won gold medals for 5x5 basketball at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keisha Hampton</span> American basketball player

Keisha Hampton is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She signed a training camp contract for the Connecticut Sun on April 1, 2014, but was waived prior to the start of the season. On March 30, 2016, she was signed by the Minnesota Lynx for the 2016 WNBA season. Prior to the 2017 WNBA season she was traded to the Chicago Sky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reshanda Gray</span> American basketball player (born 1993)

Reshanda Gray is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the California Golden Bears and was named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 2015. She was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2015 WNBA draft.

The South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represents the University of South Florida in women's basketball. The Bulls compete in the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bulls play home basketball games at the Yuengling Center. South Florida is coached by Jose Fernandez, who has been with the Bulls since the 2000–01 season. USF has made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament nine times in their history and won the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 2009. They have won three conference championships, taking the regular season American Athletic Conference title in 2021 and 2023 and the AAC tournament crown in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rachel Banham</span> American basketball player (born 1993)

Rachel Banham is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Banham played guard for the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team, where she set a number of team records. Banham was drafted by the Connecticut Sun with the 4th pick of the 2016 WNBA draft. Banham was traded to the Minnesota Lynx in 2020, and later re-signed with the Sun in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Courtney Williams</span> American basketball player (born 1994)

Courtney Monae Williams is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Williams completed her high school basketball career at Charlton County High School. She signed with the University of South Florida and enrolled at the school in the fall of 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bridget Carleton</span> Canadian basketball player

Bridget Carleton is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for SERCO UNI Győr in the EuroLeague. She played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones and competed internationally with the Canada national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natisha Hiedeman</span> American basketball player (born 1997)

Natisha Hiedeman is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and an assistant coach for Penn State. She was drafted with the eighteenth overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft, which is the highest of any Marquette basketball player in school history and the highest draft pick for the Big East Conference since conference re-alignment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaila Charles</span> American basketball player (born 1998)

Kaila Charles is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. She played college basketball for the University of Maryland, College Park. After a successful college career there, Charles was drafted by the Connecticut Sun with the 23rd overall pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.

Stephanie Jones is an American basketball player. She has played for the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun.

References

  1. "Inga Orekhova - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  2. "Dumerc added to Dream roster, Orekhova waived". Swish Appeal. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  3. "USF Athletics". www.gousfbulls.com. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  4. Staff (2008-02-27). "Bishop's girls basketball could miss star transfer in playoffs". La Jolla Light. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  5. Br, Steve (2009-03-12). "Bishop's junior is No. 3 and climbing". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  6. "Inga Orekhova drafted by WNBA's Atlanta Dream". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  7. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.