![]() ![]() Both of the eldest Ogwumike sisters played side-by-side in the post. I think it will be great to play with my sister." "I want to carve a legacy with her, and I could see myself in that program. "The fact that my sister was there, I did definitely take that into account," said Erica, who is averaging 18.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game this season. "Going there would have been pressure-filled, I think."Įrica Ogwumike chose Pepperdine over Stanford, Texas and Rice. "But Ogwumike is a household name there," Olivia said. She said she considered going to Stanford as a student, perhaps playing basketball as a walk-on. Olivia was a late-signing recruit for Pepperdine. I didn't think I'd be getting as much playing time as I have." "I think it's translating on to the court. "I've gained a lot of confidence in my game, especially on defense," she said. Olivia Ogwumike said her game is "moving forward." She's becoming the presence we've lacked in the post." "But I didn't know she was as good as she is. "I knew I was getting a high-IQ player," Pepperdine coach Ryan Weisenberg said. Not eye-popping numbers, but a start for a struggling program (6-18 overall, 1-12 in league play) that is looking to move up in the West Coast Conference. She moved into the Waves' starting lineup after the first five games of the season and is averaging 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Olivia Ogwumike is already laying the foundation for success in Malibu. Pepperdine coach Ryan Weisenberg on Olivia Ogwumike But I didn't know she was as good as she is. It's a gut decision for them and I think it was the right one." "I knew I was getting a high IQ player. "It's why they chose to go to Cy-Woods instead of Cy-Fair. "That was a big reason why I supported them going to Pepperdine," Chiney said. It's a chance to pave their own path, even if they do it together over the next three years. ![]() "This is what Nneka and I wanted so badly for them," Chiney Ogwumike said Tuesday. "I mean, really guys?"īut it's hard to believe they were really that quiet. "But when it came to college, they were very quiet," said the youngest of the four Ogwumike sisters. ������ is reppin that PEPPERDINE, Yessss!! ������ /s1REozecahĮrica Ogwumike jokes that her older sisters never usually hesitate to tell her what to do. At their own school and in their own way. Now Olivia and Erica will share a team and a legacy as well. Nneka and Chiney played together for two years at Stanford, one sister following in the other's stellar footsteps and creating a lasting legacy in Maples Pavilion, not to mention a pretty thorough rewrite of the school's record book. ![]() History will repeat itself in the Ogwumike family. And Olivia, who graduated from Cy-Woods a year ago, is in California nearing the end of her first collegiate season at Pepperdine.Įrica will be joining her there in a few months. Chiney, also a professional basketball player, is home in Houston, rehabbing an injury in time for her second WNBA season in the spring. Eldest sister, Nneka, is playing professionally overseas in Russia. "I got a high-five and a wave," Chiney tweeted. Tuesday night was Senior Night at Cy-Woods High School near Houston, the end of an era in Texas girls' basketball.Įrica Ogwumike celebrated the occasion with a gathering of relatives, friends and cupcakes, and some ribbing from big sister, Chiney, who posted on Twitter that she never got baked goods on her senior night. Olivia Ogwumike has started 19 of 24 games at Pepperdine, averaging 5.0 PPG and 3.3 RPG. ![]()
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