Nicky Anosike

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Nicky Anosike
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Personal information
Born (1986-02-27) February 27, 1986 (age 38)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school St. Peter's (Staten Island, New York)
College Tennessee (2004–2008)
WNBA draft 2008: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2008–present
Position Forward / center
Career history
2008–2010 Minnesota Lynx
2011 Washington Mystics
2012 Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Representing USA
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Brazil Team Competition
U18 and U19
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 U19 Tunis, Tunisia Team Competition

Nkolika "Nicky" Nonyelum Anosike (born February 27, 1986) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently with the Los Angeles Sparks. [1]

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Personal

Anosike was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Staten Island where she attended St. Peter's High School for Girls. Anosike was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored one point. [2] Her younger brother, O. D. Anosike, plays pro basketball for Scavolini Pesaro in Italy. [3]

College

Anosike attended college at Tennessee and graduated in 2008. She had a cumulative GPA of 3.78 in her triple major studies in sociology/criminal justice, political science and legal studies. [4] She began playing during the 2008 season and last took the court during the 2012 campaign. [5] While at Tennessee, Anosike won back to back National Champions in 2007 and 2008. Anosike earned academic All-Southeastern Conference honors in 2005, 2006 and 2007. She was also on the Lady Vol honor roll and Tennessee Dean's List every semester of her collegiate career. She was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV third team in 2006 and to the first team in 2007 after a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall semester of 2006. [4] She was teammates with Candace Parker, Shannon Bobbitt, and Alexis Hornbuckle.

Tennessee statistics

Source [6]

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
2004–05Tennessee3523336.8%0.0%65.7%6.11.41.40.96.7
2005–06Tennessee3625551.0%0.0%71.2%5.41.51.41.37.1
2006–07Tennessee3727842.7%0.0%60.0%6.21.61.31.17.5
2007–08Tennessee3833345.6%0.0%62.5%7.32.11.71.18.8
Career146109944.1%0.0%65.0%6.31.71.51.17.5

USA Basketball

Anosike was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the US in the 2005 U19 World's Championship, held in Tunis, Tunisia, in July and August 2007. [7] Anosike averaged 11.4 points per game helping her team to a 7–0 record and a gold medal. [8]

Anosike played for the USA team in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team won all five games, earning the gold medal for the event. [9]

WNBA career

Following her collegiate career she declared for the WNBA draft. Anosike was selected in the 2nd round with the 16th overall pick of the 2008 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. [10] She was selected right after her college teammate Shannon Bobbitt who was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks where her other teammate Candace Parker will play. In Minnesota she started all the games for the Lynx [11] while the first round pick, Candice Wiggins, came off the bench also winning the 6th Woman of the Year Award. Anosike was selected to the 2009 West All Star Team as a reserve, along with former teammate Charde Houston. Anosike was traded to the Washington Mystics on April 9, 2011.On February 23, 2012, Anosike was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks. [12]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2008 Minnesota 343427.1.438.000.6996.81.32.21.31.29.2
2009 Minnesota 302929.9.491.250.6967.42.72.70.92.013.2
2010 Minnesota 313029.9.372.000.7736.81.92.01.02.19.2
2011 Washington 342927.2.347.000.7367.21.41.40.81.77.0
2012 Los Angeles 1005.7.250.0001.0001.20.50.30.20.61.0
Career5 years, 3 teams13912226.8.415.167.7256.61.71.91.01.78.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2012 Los Angeles 306.3.375.000.5001.70.70.30.01.02.3
Career1 year, 1 team306.3.375.000.5001.70.70.30.01.02.3

Overseas

Awards and achievements

Notes

  1. ↑ WNBA Player Profile
  2. ↑ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "O. D. Anosike Basketball Profile". EuroBasket. Sports IT. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Senior Class Award, Senior Class Award (2007–2008). "School University of Tennessee".
  5. ↑ "Nkolika Anosike women's basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". statscrew.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2005 FIBA Women's U19 World Championship". FIBA. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ "SIXTH FIBA WOMEN'S U19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – 2005". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Fifteenth Pan American Games – 2007". USA Basketball. November 19, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Minnesota Lynx Select Center Nicky Anosike and Forward Charde Houston in the 2008 WNBA Draft – OurSports Central". oursportscentral.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  11. ↑ Career Stats and Totals
  12. ↑ "Washington Mystics Trade Nicky Anosike To L.A. Sparks For Natasha Lacy, Latoya Pringle". Swish Appeal. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  13. ↑ Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster

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