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2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 21
Michaela Onyenwere
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Grandview HS
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Colo.
Bio
2020-21
Started in each of UCLAโs 23 games this season โฆ Was the Bruinsโ leading scorer for the third-straight season โฆ Finished the season fourth on UCLAโs all-time scoring list with 1,888-career points โฆ Scored in double figures in all but one game and totaled at least 20 points in eight games this season โฆ Averaged a career-high 19.1 points per contest โฆ Notched five double-doubles on the year โฆ Knocked down a career-best 23 three-pointers in just 23 games, up from 18 triples in 30 games last season โฆ Opened her senior campaign with 22 points and eight rebounds in the Bruinsโ win over Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 27 โฆ Scored 13 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds at Arizona (Dec. 4) โฆ Put together a dominant performance in UCLAโs win at Oregon, scoring 33 points on 12-for-20 shooting to lead the Bruins to victory โฆ Also secured 10 rebounds for the double-double against the Ducks โฆ Recorded 25 points on the road at Utah, going 3-for-5 from beyond the arc in the win (Feb. 12) โฆ Was sensational against the Trojans on Feb. 28, putting up 30 points and going 6-for-6 from long range to help the Bruins to a dominant win โฆ Scored 30 points against Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament Championship game (Mar. 7) โฆ Put up at least 21 points in each of the Bruinsโ final four postseason games โฆ Pac-12 Statistical Ranks: 2nd โ Points Per Game (19.1) โฆ 3rd โ Free Throws (96) โฆ 4th โ Field Goals (160) โฆ UCLA Statistical Ranks: UCLA All-Time Ranks: Points โ 4th (1,888) โฆ 20-point games โ 6th (39) โฆ Rebounds โ 8th (885) โฆ Honors: AP Third Team All-American (first two-time AP All-American in program history) โฆ USBWA Third-Team All-American ... All-Pac-12 โฆ Pac-12 All-Tournament Team โฆ Cheryl Miller Award Top 5 Finalist โฆ WNBA Draft: Selected by the New York Liberty with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft.
2019-20
Played in and started 30 games in her true junior campaign โฆ Became the 36th Bruin in program history to reach 1,000 points for her career โฆ Was the Bruinsโ leading scorer (18.9 ppg) and rebounder (8.5 rpg) โฆ Totaled 567 points for her second-consecutive 500+ point season โฆ Scored in double figures in all but four games and put up 20+ points in 12 games โฆ Recorded 10 double-doubles on the year โฆ Made her season debut in the Bruinsโ win over Weber State, putting up 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting (Nov. 5) โฆ Was prolific from the field against Long Beach State, going 11-for-16 from the floor and hitting her only three-point attempt en route to 27 points (Nov. 14) โฆ Recorded her first double-double of the season in UCLAโs win over UCF, tallying 22 points and grabbing 13 rebounds (Nov. 30) โฆ Notched her second-straight double-double in the Bruinsโ next game at Virginia, totaling 27 points and 11 boards (Dec. 1) โฆ Was also dominant on the defensive end against the Cavaliers, recording four steals and four blocks โฆ Put up 25 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists in UCLAโs road win at Indiana (Dec. 22) โฆ Scored a career-high 31 points on a career-high 13 made field goals against Washington, adding nine boards in the performance (Jan. 24) โฆ Had a monster night in UCLAโs upset road victory over Stanford, putting up 29 points (10-16 FG) and grabbing 10 boards (Feb. 7) โฆ Notched a career-high 17 rebounds (7 offensive) to go along with 12 points at Washington (Feb 23) โฆ Scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in UCLAโs victory over USC in the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament ( PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: 2nd โ Points per game (18.0) โฆ 5th โ Points (567) โฆ 4th โ Rebounds per game (8.5) โฆ 3rd โ Offensive Rebounds (90) โฆ 6th โ Free throws (107) โฆ UCLA STATISTICAL RANKS: All-Time Career Charts: 19th โ Points (1,449) โฆ HONORS: AP Third-Team All-American โฆ USBWA Third-Team All-American โฆ WBCA Coaches All-America Honorable Mention โฆ All-Pac-12 honoree โฆ Pac-12 All-Tournament Team โฆ Top-5 Finalist: Cheryl Miller Award for nationโs best small forward.
2018-19:
The only Bruin to play and start in all 35 games โฆ Recorded one of the most prolific seasons in UCLA womenโs basketball history โฆ Led UCLA in scoring (18.3 PPG), blocks (0.9 BPG) and offensive rebounds per game (4.1 ORPG) โฆ Ranked second on the team in rebounds (8.5 RPG) and steals (1.1 SPG) โฆ Shot 83.2 percent from the charity stripe (114-for-137) โฆ Connected on 47.4 percent of her field goals โฆ Nailed 20 3-pointers after connecting on just one during her freshman season (20-for-59) โฆ Fourth player in program history to score at least 600 points in a single season โฆ Second player in program history to score 30 points (Nikki Blue, 2004) in an NCAA Tournament game, as she erupted for 30 on 12-for-23 shooting, including 2-for-3 from deep, at No. 9 Maryland (March 25), to help UCLA advance to its fourth-straight Sweet 16 โฆ One of only four Pac-12 players to average at least 20 points per game in conference play โฆ Scored in double figures in 22 of the last 23 games โฆ Registered 17 20-plus point games, including nine 25-plus point outings โฆ Mustered 13 double-doubles, including a 22-point, career-high 15-rebound performance vs. Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (March 23) โฆ Led UCLA in scoring 18 times and scored in double figures in all but five games โฆ Led the Bruins in rebounding in 15 games, including a 15-board effort in UCLAโs Sweet 16 contest vs. Connecticut (March 27) โฆ Connected on 10 or more field goals 10 times โฆ Pulled down a career-high eight offensive rebounds at No. 12 Oregon State (Feb. 24) โฆ Matched a career-high four assists in three games โฆ Drilled a career-high three triples in back-to-back games, at USC (Dec. 30) and at No. 18 California (Jan. 4) โฆ Scored the game-tying basket on a put-back in the final seconds at No. 18 California (Jan. 4) to send the game into overtime โฆ Came up clutch in UCLAโs triple-overtime win at Arizona (Jan. 27), posting 28 points and 13 rebounds โฆ Notched her first 20-point performance of the season vs. No. 14 Georgia (Nov. 14), tallying 25 points on 11-for-19 shooting to go along with 11 rebounds โฆ Scored 29 points three times in 2018-19 โฆ Nailed a career-high 11 free throws on 12 attempts in a 29-point performance vs. Fresno State (Dec. 7). HONORS: All-Pac-12 Team โฆ Media All-Pac-12 Team โฆ All-Academic Honorable Mention. PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: 2nd โ Offensive Rebounds Per Game (4.1) ... 4th โ Free Throw Percentage (83.2) ... 5th โ Field Goals Made (254) ... 5th โ Double-doubles (13) ... 7th โ Points Per Game (18.3) ... 7th โ Rebounds Per Game (8.5). NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKS: 11th โ Offensive Rebounds Per Game (4.1) ...ย 17th โ Field Goals Made (254) ...ย 27th โ Points (642). UCLA STATISTICAL RANKS: All-Time Single-Season Charts: 5th โ Points (642) โฆ T-11th โ Rebounds (298) โฆ 6th โ Field Goals Made (254) โฆ 9th โ Field Goal Attempts (536). TEAM USA: Earned a spot on the 2019 U.S. Pan American Games Womenโs Basketball Team โฆ Competed at the 2019 USA Basketball Womenโs 3x3 Minicamp in Colorado Springs, Colo. ...ย Participated in training camp for the USA Basketball Womenโs National Team in Miami ahead of the 2019 FIBA AmeriCup.
2017-18:
Michaela Onyenwere played in all 35 games, making one start โฆ scored at least one point in 30-of-35 games and in double figures in 9-of-35 โฆ tallied at least one block in 11-of-35 games and at least one steal in 19-of-35 โฆ finished fifth on the team in scoring (6.9 ppg) and third in rebounding (4.7 rpg) and field goal percentage (.472, 101-of-214) โฆ was tops on the team in free throw percentage (.822, 37-of-45) and fourth on the squad in blocks (13, 0.5 bpg) and steals (38, 1.1 spg)ย โฆrecorded her first double-double of the year in the season-opening home blowout win over San José State (Nov. 10) with 19 points and 10 rebounds while adding two blocks, one assist and one steal in just 18 minutesย โฆ recorded the second double-double of the year with a season-high 20 points and 11 rebounds to go with two steals and one block in a win at Utah (Jan. 12)ย โฆ recorded her third double-double of 17 points and a season-high 12 rebounds while adding two steals and one assist in a home win over Arizona (Feb. 9)ย โฆ had eight points, six rebounds, two assists, one block and a season-high five steals in a blowout home win over Presbyterian College (Nov. 12)ย โฆ received her only start of the year in a win at Seton Hall (Dec. 17) and scored 14 points and added nine rebounds, two assists and one stealย โฆ named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 15) by averaging 11.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the field as UCLA went 3-0ย picking up a win at USC (84-70, Feb. 5) and home wins over Arizona (69-46, Feb. 9) and #25 Arizona State (71-63, Feb. 11) โฆ named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Jan. 15) averaging a double-double in two road wins when she averaged 15.5 points, 10 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.4 percent (13-of-28) from the field in wins at Utah (81-74, Jan. 12) and Colorado (93-55, Jan. 14) โฆ was one of two Bruins with more offensive rebounds (84) than defensive boards (81) on the yearย โฆ led the team in rebounding five times and twice in scoring.ย HONORS:ย Was one of five members on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team as voted on by the league coaches. PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: All Games: 10th - Offensive Rebounds (2.4 orpg). Pac-12 Games: 8th - Offensive Rebounds (2.6 orpg).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Onyenwere was a four-year letterwinner in basketball at Grandview HS under head coach Josh Ulitzkyโs tutelage โฆ she led the Wolves to a 2017 Colorado Girlโs Basketball State title, defeating Lakewood HS 61-32 in the finals at the Denver Coliseum โฆ she averaged 20.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.4 steals, 2.5 assists and 1.0 blocks per game as a senior in 2016-17 โฆ GHS finished the 2017 season with a 27-1 overall record and a Centennial League mark of 14-0 for the second straight year โฆ during her senior year (2016-17), she was named Ms. Colorado Basketball, the 5A Girlโs Basketball Player of the Year and the Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year for the third straight year โฆ she was also named a McDonaldโs All-American and tallied eight points, six rebounds two assists and one steal in 15 minutes for the West, which was defeated by the East, 80-74 โฆ also in 2017, she was named to the 2017 Naismith Trophy High School Girlโs Player of the Year Midseason Team and later was named a semifinalist โฆ was named a first team All-American by MaxPreps and a second team All-American by the Naismith Trophy in 2017 โฆ also garnered first team All-State and first team All-Centennial League honors as a senior โฆ Grandview won its first 26 games and was 14-0 in the Centennial League before losing, 69-67, to eventual champion ThunderRidge HS in the Class 5A semifinals her junior year (2015-16) โฆ led Class 5A in scoring, averaging 24.5 points per game in 2016 while also averaging 10.6 rebounds, 4.0 steals, 2.3 assists and 1.4 blocks per game as a junior โฆ as a sophomore in 2015, she averaged 23.7 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.9 steals, 1.3 blocks and 1.0 assists per game โฆ as a freshman in 2014, she made first team All-State in Class 5A while averaging 18.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals, 1.4 assists and 0.9 blocks per game โฆ she led Grandview HS to a 97-10 overall record and a 53-3 mark in the Centennial League during her prep career while compiling a total of 2,291 points and 1,061 rebounds โฆ at the state track meet in May of 2016, Onyenwere, with very little training in the sport, finished second in the 100 meters, third in the 200 meters, fifth in the 400 meters and fifth in the long jump โฆ was ranked ranked 10th in the 2017 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings by espnW and the third-rated forward in the country.
PERSONAL
Full name: Michaela Nne Onyenwere โฆ her parents are Edith and Peter Onyenwere โฆ has one younger brother, U.K. and three older brothers, Zach, Patrick and Jordan โฆ her father competed in the Olympics in track and field for Nigeria and ran track at the University of Missouri โฆ lists Russell Westbrook, Maya Moore and Elena Delle Donne as the athletes she admires โฆ lists her greatest athletic achievement to date as, โwinning the Colorado 5A State Champioinships in basketball and track and field my senior year in 2017โ โฆ lists shopping and watching scary movies as her favorite hobbies โฆ says she chose to attend UCLA because, โI feel you get the total package at UCLA. Whether itโs a well-rounded group of women, athletically and academically, I get the opportunity to live in it. I love the coaching staff and my teammates. Through that, I am hoping to experience great blessings.โ
Started in each of UCLAโs 23 games this season โฆ Was the Bruinsโ leading scorer for the third-straight season โฆ Finished the season fourth on UCLAโs all-time scoring list with 1,888-career points โฆ Scored in double figures in all but one game and totaled at least 20 points in eight games this season โฆ Averaged a career-high 19.1 points per contest โฆ Notched five double-doubles on the year โฆ Knocked down a career-best 23 three-pointers in just 23 games, up from 18 triples in 30 games last season โฆ Opened her senior campaign with 22 points and eight rebounds in the Bruinsโ win over Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 27 โฆ Scored 13 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds at Arizona (Dec. 4) โฆ Put together a dominant performance in UCLAโs win at Oregon, scoring 33 points on 12-for-20 shooting to lead the Bruins to victory โฆ Also secured 10 rebounds for the double-double against the Ducks โฆ Recorded 25 points on the road at Utah, going 3-for-5 from beyond the arc in the win (Feb. 12) โฆ Was sensational against the Trojans on Feb. 28, putting up 30 points and going 6-for-6 from long range to help the Bruins to a dominant win โฆ Scored 30 points against Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament Championship game (Mar. 7) โฆ Put up at least 21 points in each of the Bruinsโ final four postseason games โฆ Pac-12 Statistical Ranks: 2nd โ Points Per Game (19.1) โฆ 3rd โ Free Throws (96) โฆ 4th โ Field Goals (160) โฆ UCLA Statistical Ranks: UCLA All-Time Ranks: Points โ 4th (1,888) โฆ 20-point games โ 6th (39) โฆ Rebounds โ 8th (885) โฆ Honors: AP Third Team All-American (first two-time AP All-American in program history) โฆ USBWA Third-Team All-American ... All-Pac-12 โฆ Pac-12 All-Tournament Team โฆ Cheryl Miller Award Top 5 Finalist โฆ WNBA Draft: Selected by the New York Liberty with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft.
2019-20
Played in and started 30 games in her true junior campaign โฆ Became the 36th Bruin in program history to reach 1,000 points for her career โฆ Was the Bruinsโ leading scorer (18.9 ppg) and rebounder (8.5 rpg) โฆ Totaled 567 points for her second-consecutive 500+ point season โฆ Scored in double figures in all but four games and put up 20+ points in 12 games โฆ Recorded 10 double-doubles on the year โฆ Made her season debut in the Bruinsโ win over Weber State, putting up 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting (Nov. 5) โฆ Was prolific from the field against Long Beach State, going 11-for-16 from the floor and hitting her only three-point attempt en route to 27 points (Nov. 14) โฆ Recorded her first double-double of the season in UCLAโs win over UCF, tallying 22 points and grabbing 13 rebounds (Nov. 30) โฆ Notched her second-straight double-double in the Bruinsโ next game at Virginia, totaling 27 points and 11 boards (Dec. 1) โฆ Was also dominant on the defensive end against the Cavaliers, recording four steals and four blocks โฆ Put up 25 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists in UCLAโs road win at Indiana (Dec. 22) โฆ Scored a career-high 31 points on a career-high 13 made field goals against Washington, adding nine boards in the performance (Jan. 24) โฆ Had a monster night in UCLAโs upset road victory over Stanford, putting up 29 points (10-16 FG) and grabbing 10 boards (Feb. 7) โฆ Notched a career-high 17 rebounds (7 offensive) to go along with 12 points at Washington (Feb 23) โฆ Scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in UCLAโs victory over USC in the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament ( PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: 2nd โ Points per game (18.0) โฆ 5th โ Points (567) โฆ 4th โ Rebounds per game (8.5) โฆ 3rd โ Offensive Rebounds (90) โฆ 6th โ Free throws (107) โฆ UCLA STATISTICAL RANKS: All-Time Career Charts: 19th โ Points (1,449) โฆ HONORS: AP Third-Team All-American โฆ USBWA Third-Team All-American โฆ WBCA Coaches All-America Honorable Mention โฆ All-Pac-12 honoree โฆ Pac-12 All-Tournament Team โฆ Top-5 Finalist: Cheryl Miller Award for nationโs best small forward.
2018-19:
The only Bruin to play and start in all 35 games โฆ Recorded one of the most prolific seasons in UCLA womenโs basketball history โฆ Led UCLA in scoring (18.3 PPG), blocks (0.9 BPG) and offensive rebounds per game (4.1 ORPG) โฆ Ranked second on the team in rebounds (8.5 RPG) and steals (1.1 SPG) โฆ Shot 83.2 percent from the charity stripe (114-for-137) โฆ Connected on 47.4 percent of her field goals โฆ Nailed 20 3-pointers after connecting on just one during her freshman season (20-for-59) โฆ Fourth player in program history to score at least 600 points in a single season โฆ Second player in program history to score 30 points (Nikki Blue, 2004) in an NCAA Tournament game, as she erupted for 30 on 12-for-23 shooting, including 2-for-3 from deep, at No. 9 Maryland (March 25), to help UCLA advance to its fourth-straight Sweet 16 โฆ One of only four Pac-12 players to average at least 20 points per game in conference play โฆ Scored in double figures in 22 of the last 23 games โฆ Registered 17 20-plus point games, including nine 25-plus point outings โฆ Mustered 13 double-doubles, including a 22-point, career-high 15-rebound performance vs. Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (March 23) โฆ Led UCLA in scoring 18 times and scored in double figures in all but five games โฆ Led the Bruins in rebounding in 15 games, including a 15-board effort in UCLAโs Sweet 16 contest vs. Connecticut (March 27) โฆ Connected on 10 or more field goals 10 times โฆ Pulled down a career-high eight offensive rebounds at No. 12 Oregon State (Feb. 24) โฆ Matched a career-high four assists in three games โฆ Drilled a career-high three triples in back-to-back games, at USC (Dec. 30) and at No. 18 California (Jan. 4) โฆ Scored the game-tying basket on a put-back in the final seconds at No. 18 California (Jan. 4) to send the game into overtime โฆ Came up clutch in UCLAโs triple-overtime win at Arizona (Jan. 27), posting 28 points and 13 rebounds โฆ Notched her first 20-point performance of the season vs. No. 14 Georgia (Nov. 14), tallying 25 points on 11-for-19 shooting to go along with 11 rebounds โฆ Scored 29 points three times in 2018-19 โฆ Nailed a career-high 11 free throws on 12 attempts in a 29-point performance vs. Fresno State (Dec. 7). HONORS: All-Pac-12 Team โฆ Media All-Pac-12 Team โฆ All-Academic Honorable Mention. PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: 2nd โ Offensive Rebounds Per Game (4.1) ... 4th โ Free Throw Percentage (83.2) ... 5th โ Field Goals Made (254) ... 5th โ Double-doubles (13) ... 7th โ Points Per Game (18.3) ... 7th โ Rebounds Per Game (8.5). NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKS: 11th โ Offensive Rebounds Per Game (4.1) ...ย 17th โ Field Goals Made (254) ...ย 27th โ Points (642). UCLA STATISTICAL RANKS: All-Time Single-Season Charts: 5th โ Points (642) โฆ T-11th โ Rebounds (298) โฆ 6th โ Field Goals Made (254) โฆ 9th โ Field Goal Attempts (536). TEAM USA: Earned a spot on the 2019 U.S. Pan American Games Womenโs Basketball Team โฆ Competed at the 2019 USA Basketball Womenโs 3x3 Minicamp in Colorado Springs, Colo. ...ย Participated in training camp for the USA Basketball Womenโs National Team in Miami ahead of the 2019 FIBA AmeriCup.
2017-18:
Michaela Onyenwere played in all 35 games, making one start โฆ scored at least one point in 30-of-35 games and in double figures in 9-of-35 โฆ tallied at least one block in 11-of-35 games and at least one steal in 19-of-35 โฆ finished fifth on the team in scoring (6.9 ppg) and third in rebounding (4.7 rpg) and field goal percentage (.472, 101-of-214) โฆ was tops on the team in free throw percentage (.822, 37-of-45) and fourth on the squad in blocks (13, 0.5 bpg) and steals (38, 1.1 spg)ย โฆrecorded her first double-double of the year in the season-opening home blowout win over San José State (Nov. 10) with 19 points and 10 rebounds while adding two blocks, one assist and one steal in just 18 minutesย โฆ recorded the second double-double of the year with a season-high 20 points and 11 rebounds to go with two steals and one block in a win at Utah (Jan. 12)ย โฆ recorded her third double-double of 17 points and a season-high 12 rebounds while adding two steals and one assist in a home win over Arizona (Feb. 9)ย โฆ had eight points, six rebounds, two assists, one block and a season-high five steals in a blowout home win over Presbyterian College (Nov. 12)ย โฆ received her only start of the year in a win at Seton Hall (Dec. 17) and scored 14 points and added nine rebounds, two assists and one stealย โฆ named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 15) by averaging 11.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the field as UCLA went 3-0ย picking up a win at USC (84-70, Feb. 5) and home wins over Arizona (69-46, Feb. 9) and #25 Arizona State (71-63, Feb. 11) โฆ named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Jan. 15) averaging a double-double in two road wins when she averaged 15.5 points, 10 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.4 percent (13-of-28) from the field in wins at Utah (81-74, Jan. 12) and Colorado (93-55, Jan. 14) โฆ was one of two Bruins with more offensive rebounds (84) than defensive boards (81) on the yearย โฆ led the team in rebounding five times and twice in scoring.ย HONORS:ย Was one of five members on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team as voted on by the league coaches. PAC-12 STATISTICAL RANKS: All Games: 10th - Offensive Rebounds (2.4 orpg). Pac-12 Games: 8th - Offensive Rebounds (2.6 orpg).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Onyenwere was a four-year letterwinner in basketball at Grandview HS under head coach Josh Ulitzkyโs tutelage โฆ she led the Wolves to a 2017 Colorado Girlโs Basketball State title, defeating Lakewood HS 61-32 in the finals at the Denver Coliseum โฆ she averaged 20.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.4 steals, 2.5 assists and 1.0 blocks per game as a senior in 2016-17 โฆ GHS finished the 2017 season with a 27-1 overall record and a Centennial League mark of 14-0 for the second straight year โฆ during her senior year (2016-17), she was named Ms. Colorado Basketball, the 5A Girlโs Basketball Player of the Year and the Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year for the third straight year โฆ she was also named a McDonaldโs All-American and tallied eight points, six rebounds two assists and one steal in 15 minutes for the West, which was defeated by the East, 80-74 โฆ also in 2017, she was named to the 2017 Naismith Trophy High School Girlโs Player of the Year Midseason Team and later was named a semifinalist โฆ was named a first team All-American by MaxPreps and a second team All-American by the Naismith Trophy in 2017 โฆ also garnered first team All-State and first team All-Centennial League honors as a senior โฆ Grandview won its first 26 games and was 14-0 in the Centennial League before losing, 69-67, to eventual champion ThunderRidge HS in the Class 5A semifinals her junior year (2015-16) โฆ led Class 5A in scoring, averaging 24.5 points per game in 2016 while also averaging 10.6 rebounds, 4.0 steals, 2.3 assists and 1.4 blocks per game as a junior โฆ as a sophomore in 2015, she averaged 23.7 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.9 steals, 1.3 blocks and 1.0 assists per game โฆ as a freshman in 2014, she made first team All-State in Class 5A while averaging 18.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals, 1.4 assists and 0.9 blocks per game โฆ she led Grandview HS to a 97-10 overall record and a 53-3 mark in the Centennial League during her prep career while compiling a total of 2,291 points and 1,061 rebounds โฆ at the state track meet in May of 2016, Onyenwere, with very little training in the sport, finished second in the 100 meters, third in the 200 meters, fifth in the 400 meters and fifth in the long jump โฆ was ranked ranked 10th in the 2017 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings by espnW and the third-rated forward in the country.
PERSONAL
Full name: Michaela Nne Onyenwere โฆ her parents are Edith and Peter Onyenwere โฆ has one younger brother, U.K. and three older brothers, Zach, Patrick and Jordan โฆ her father competed in the Olympics in track and field for Nigeria and ran track at the University of Missouri โฆ lists Russell Westbrook, Maya Moore and Elena Delle Donne as the athletes she admires โฆ lists her greatest athletic achievement to date as, โwinning the Colorado 5A State Champioinships in basketball and track and field my senior year in 2017โ โฆ lists shopping and watching scary movies as her favorite hobbies โฆ says she chose to attend UCLA because, โI feel you get the total package at UCLA. Whether itโs a well-rounded group of women, athletically and academically, I get the opportunity to live in it. I love the coaching staff and my teammates. Through that, I am hoping to experience great blessings.โ
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