| No. 24–San Diego State Aztecs | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | June 5, 2006 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Filipino |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | San Diego State |
Naomi Natalie Panganiban is a Filipino basketball player who plays for the San Diego State Aztecs and the Philippines women's national basketball team.
Naomi was born on June 5, 2006 in San Diego, California. [1] [2] She was born to Nestle and Jonathan Panganiban, both of which are ethnic Filipinos who were born and raised in the United States. [3] [4]
She took up basketball taking inspiration from her older sister and father who also played the sport. [3]
She attended the La Jolla Country Day School suiting up for the high school's women's basketball team occasionally receiving advise from La Jolla alumna Kelsey Plum. [3] [5]
Panganiban attends the San Diego State University and is pursuing a degree in business. [4]
Panganiban has been playing for the San Diego State Aztecs since 2024. The team plays in the Mountain West Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). [6]
Panganiban was brought in to the Philippines as part of the United States-based Fil-Am Nation Select team in 2022. She would feature for the Philippines women's national under-17 team at the 2022 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship. [7] [8] [9]
She helped the Philippine youth team earn a promotion to Division A from B at the 2024 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup. [10] [11]
She made her debut for the Philippine senior's women's team which played in the 2024 William Jones Cup in Taiwan. [12] [13] Her debut at a FIBA-sanctioned tournament was in August 2024 at the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Rwanda. [3] [14]