Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe

Personal information
Born	(1991-08-29) August 29, 1991 (age 33) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Kalamalka Secondary School (Vernon, British Columbia)
College	Simon Fraser (2009–2013)
WNBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Position	Forward
Career history
2013–2014	Pully
2014–2015	Donau-Ries
2015–2016	Wasserburg
2016–2017	Bendigo Spirit
2017, 2019	New York Liberty
2017–2018	Rezé-Nantes Basket 44
2018–present	CJM Bourges Basket
Career highlights
DBBL champion (2016) Swiss LNA First Team (2014) Swiss LNA All-Imports Team (2014) Swiss LNA Defensive Player of the Year (2014) Swiss LNA Center of the Year (2014)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing   Canada FIBA AmeriCup 2015 Canada 2019 Puerto Rico Pan American Games 2015 Canada Team

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (born August 29, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.

Career

College

In college, Raincock-Ekunwe attended Simon Fraser University (SFU) in British Columbia. During her final three years with SFU, she competed in NCAA Division II, where she consistently averaged 18 points a game.

Europe

After college, Raincock-Ekunwe headed to Europe and signed with Pully Basket in the Swiss LNA. She had a successful season, receiving several awards. The following year, she signed with Donau-Ries in the German Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga for the 2014–15 season. After one season with the team, she transferred to Wasserburg, where she played a key role in leading the team to the German title.

After concluding her Australian season with Bendigo, Raincock-Ekunwe was signed by Flammes Carolos Basket Ardennes in Charleville-Mézières for the remainder of the 2017 season, playing in just five games. ^[1] Raincock-Ekunwe returned to France's Ligue Féminine de Basketball for the 2017–18 season, after signing with Rezé-Nantes Basket 44. ^[2] After the FIBA 2018 World Cup ended, she returned to France to play for Tango Bourges Basket in the 2018-19 season.

Australia

Raincock-Ekunwe signed with the Bendigo Spirit in Australia for the 2016–17 Women's National Basketball League season. ^[3] The Spirit finished in 6th position for the season and did not qualify for the 2017 WNBL Finals. Raincock-Ekunwe was Player of the Week twice and named to the Team of the Week on five occasions.

WNBA

Raincock-Ekunwe was signed by the New York Liberty for the preseason camp, heading into the 2017 WNBA season. She made her preseason debut on May 2, 2017. ^[4]

Raincock-Ekunwe decided not to join the New York Liberty for their 2020 and 2021 seasons, opting to play focus on playing for Team Canada in the Tokyo Olympics. She has stated that she has kept in contact with Liberty team who understand her desires of playing in the Olympics and they are eager for her return. ^[5]

National team

Raincock-Ekunwe made her national team debut as a member of the 2011 Development Women's National Team that participated in the 2011 Summer Universiade. In 2013, she moved to the Senior Women's national team and began participating in more exhibition matches. In 2015, Raincock-Ekunwe was a core member of one of the most successful years for the Canadian national team in recent years. She helped bring home their first Pan American Games gold medal with a win over the USA. She then also participated at the 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship on home soil and helped the team take home the title and secure their place at the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[6] In September 2018, she participated at the FIBA World Cup in Tenerife, Spain. Canada ended in 7th place, with Nayo averaging 8.2 points and 6.5 rebounds in 25 minutes on average. In July 2021, she participated in the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

WNBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2017	New York	32	2	9.2	.526	.000	.590	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.5	3.7
2019	New York	28	1	13.1	.544	.333	.640	2.8	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.8	3.7

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2017	New York	1	0	11.4	1.000	N/A	N/A	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0

References

1. "Nayo-Raincock-Ekunwe en Renfort". flammesbasketcarolo.net. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
2. Bendigo (11 May 2017). "Congratulations to Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe". Bendigo Spirit. wnbl.com.au.
3. "Bendigo Spirit Sign Canadian International". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016.
4. Bendigo (21 March 2017). "Bendigo Bank Spirit Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe Off To The Big Apple". Bendigo Spirit. wnbl.com.au.
5. "Canada's Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe sitting out 2nd straight WNBA season to focus on Olympics". 20 January 2021.
6. "Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe". basketball.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2016-07-02.

External links

• Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe at FIBA
• Media related to Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe at Wikimedia Commons