Ugo Oha

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Ugo Oha
Personal information
Born (1982-07-18) July 18, 1982 (age 42)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
PositionCenter
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
African Games (All-Africa Games)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Algiers Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Maputo Team

Ugochukwu Henrietta Oha (born July 18, 1982, in Houston, Texas), known as Ugo Oha, [1] is a Nigerian-American women's basketball player. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics with the Nigeria women's national basketball team and attended George Washington University. [2] Oha attended Alief Hastings High School in Houston. [3]

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George Washington statistics

Source [4]

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
2000-01George Washington3229345.5-61.14.90.80.42.49.2
2001-02George Washington3039244.5-64.36.80.90.82.913.1
2002-03George Washington3249951.325.064.16.61.20.82.915.6
2003-04George Washington3041449.1-70.17.10.80.83.313.8
CareerGeorge Washington124159847.914.365.06.30.90.72.912.9

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References

  1. "Prospect- Ugo Oha". WNBA.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ugo Oha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  3. "Ugo Oha Bio". George Washington University. Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  4. "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 24, 2016.