Oderah Chidom

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Oderah Chidom
Personal information
Born (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 29)
Hayward, California, United States
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Career information
High school Bishop O'Dowd High School
(Oakland, California)
College Duke (2013–2017)
WNBA draft 2017: 3rd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Position Center
Career highlights and awards
Medals
AfroBasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cameroon

Oderah Obiageli Chidom (born 9 July 1995) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who plays for the Nigeria women's national team.

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Chidom has two younger siblings: a brother, Arinze, and a sister, Amara. She went to Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, California, where she played on their Varsity Women's basketball team.

She played for Duke University. [1] She was drafted by the Atlanta Dream. [2] [3] She played for the Tsmoki-Minsk. [4] She signed to play for Angers. [5]

She participated at the U17 Women's Basketball Championship. She participated at 2019 EuroCup Women. She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [6]

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2013–14 Duke 35114.360.30.058.34.00.40.60.81.45.7
2014–15 Duke 21619.356.60.068.65.01.91.00.92.08.5
2015–16 Duke 322524.253.40.059.26.51.21.11.22.59.6
2016–17 Duke 342322.253.933.353.85.21.51.12.02.28.1
Career1225520.055.425.059.15.21.20.91.32.07.9
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [7]

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References

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  2. Brown, Chris (14 April 2017). "Blue Devil Selected in WNBA Draft". Ball Durham. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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