Adaora Elonu

Adaora Nnenna Elonu
No. 21 – CB Avenida
Position Forward
League Liga Femenina
Personal information
Born (1990-04-28) 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
Career history
2008–2012 Texas A&M
2012–2013 Hapoel Galil Elyon
2013–2014 Beroil–Ciudad de Burgos
2014–2016 CB Conquero
2016-present CB Avenida
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Nigeria
AfroBasket
2015 Cameroon

Adaora Nnenna Elonu, (born on 28 April 1990), is a Nigerian-American women's basketball forward,[1] who currently plays for CB Avenida.

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] Despite not playing several games with the club due to lack of payment of her wages, she likewise finished the regular season with the hightest efficiency ranking.[3] Subsequently, she signed for Spanish champion CB Avenida for season 2016-17.

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.[4]

She is sister to also professional basketball player Chinemelu Elonu.

Career

Awards and accomplishments

Club

National Team

References

  1. ↑ Profile in Eurobasket.com
  2. ↑ Adaora Elonu, an MVP from Texas to Donosti (spanish)
  3. ↑ Adaora Elonu, la mejor jugadora de la temporada, elige Perfumerías Avenida
  4. ↑ Aya Traore named AfroBasket Women 2015 MVP, headlines All-Star Five

External links

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