Adaora Elonu
| No. 21 – CB Conquero | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||
| League | Liga Femenina | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
April 28, 1990 Houston, United States | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian/American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Alief Elsik High School | ||||||||||||
| College | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2008–2012 | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | ||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Beroil–Ciudad de Burgos | ||||||||||||
| 2014–present | CB Conquero | ||||||||||||
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Adaora Nnenna Elonu, (born on 28 April 1990), is a Nigerian-American women's basketball forward,[1] who currently plays for CB Conquero.
She played in college for Texas A&M, with whom she won the 2011 NCAA Championship.
In 2012 she went overseas, playing one season in Israel for Hapoel Galil Elyon, after which she signed in Spain with Beroil–Ciudad de Burgos. After the team disbanded, she signed for CB Conquero with whom she won the 2016 Copa de la Reina, being selected as the tournament's MVP.[2]
She has played with the Nigerian's national team with whom she achieved the bronze medal in the AfroBasket Women 2015, being elected as part of the tournament's All-Star Five.[3]
She is sister to also professional basketball player Chinemelu Elonu.
Career
- 2008–12: Texas A&M - NCAA Division I
- 2012–13: Galil Eliol - Israel
- 2013–14: Beroil–Ciudad de Burgos - Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
- 2014–: CB Conquero - Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
Awards and accomplishments
Club
- 2011: 2011 NCAA Championship
- 2016: Spanish Cup (being named Tournament MVP)
National Team
- 2015: Bronze Medal at AfroBasket Women 2015 (named in the tournament's All-Star Five)
References
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