Nnemkadi Ogwumike Named Stanford/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week

Sophomore Nnemkadi Ogwumike (Cypress, Texas/Cy-Fair High School) of the Stanford women’s basketball team was selected as the Stanford/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of April 5th.

April 9, 2010

The honor is the fourth for Ogwumike this year and fifth for a women’s basketball player overall.

Ogwumike led Stanford to a pair of wins during the week, as the Cardinal edged Xavier 55-53 on Mar. 29 to advance to the Final Four and defeated Oklahoma 73-66 in a national semifinal on Apr. 4. In those two victories, Ogwumike averaged 27.0 points and 15.0 rebounds per game. Against Xavier, she finished with 16 points and a team-high 14 rebounds in 39 minutes. In the win over Oklahoma, Ogwumike scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed 16 boards in 38 minutes while making 12-13 from the charity stripe.

Also Nominated: Mallory Burdette (women’s tennis), Alex Clayton (men’s tennis), David Chung (men’s golf), Tim Gentry (men’s gymnastics), Alissa Haber (softball), Claire Hubbard (lacrosse), Brad Lawson (men’s volleyball), Tyrone McGraw (men’s tennis), Jordan Pries (baseball), Peter Stemler (sailing).

Past Student-Athletes of the Week