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Chiney Ogwumike
(1992-)
American basketball player
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Chinenye "Chiney" Ogwumike (born March 21, 1992) is a Nigerian-American professional women's basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). As of 2020, she became the first black woman to host a national radio show for ESPN, also being the first WNBA player to do so. She was one of the first and youngest commentators ever to be named a NBA analyst for the network covering the NBA, WNBA, and variety of sports, while simultaneously playing in the WNBA. Chiney is a graduate of Stanford University, who majored in International relations. She played in three Final Fours and finished as the conference leader in scoring and rebounding as of January 3, 2014. As of 2016, Ogwumike was elected Vice-President of the WNBA Players Association, and signed an endorsement deal with Adidas. In May 2018, Ogwumike signed a multi-year contract with ESPN to become a full-time basketball analyst.

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Born Chinenye Joy Nenna Ogwumike
21 March 1992 (age 33)
Tomball, Texas, USA
Zodiac Aries
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