Olaoluwatomi Taiwo

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Olaoluwatomi Taiwo
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Personal information
Born16 June 2000
Carmel, Indiana
NationalityNigerian/American
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High school Carmel (Carmel, Indiana)
College Iowa (2018–2022)
TCU (2022–2023)

Olaoluwatomi Oluwayemisi Taiwo (born 16 June 2000) is a Nigerian-American basketball player. She played college basketball at Iowa and TCU.

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High school career

Taiwo attended Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana, and led the basketball team to the Indiana region finals. In her senior year, she was named an honorable mention for American Family Insurance All-USA Central Indiana girls basketball preseason Super Team. [1] She was a two-time honorable mention AP all-state selection. [2]

College career

Olaoluwatomi played for the University of Iowa for four years before transferring to TCU. [3] [4] At Iowa, she was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten performer (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22). [2]

Professional career

She plays for Customs since 2023, joined a Portugal-Liga Feminina Women team named Esgueira Aveiro in 2024. [5]

National team career

In 2023, she represented Nigeria where she and Amy Okonkwo secured the D'Tigress a chance to the Women's AfroBasket final after the victory against Rwanda. [6] [7]

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References

  1. Bain, Matthew (2017-10-30). "4-star combo guard Tomi Taiwo of Carmel High commits to the Iowa Hawkeyes". HawkCentral. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. 1 2 "Women's Basketball". TCU Athletics. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  3. "Esgueira signs Olaoluwatomi Taiwo, ex Customs". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  4. Linder, Jeff (2022-03-25). "Confirmed: Tomi Taiwo, Logan Cook have entered the transfer portal". The Gazette. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  5. "Esgueira contrata internacional nigeriana". Diário de Coimbra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  6. "D'Tigress: Nigeria defeats Rwanda 79-48 to book final spot at 2023 Women's Afrobasket". Pulse Sports Nigeria. 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  7. "Nigeria reach fourth straight Women's AfroBasket Final". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-10.