Okananwa Named to Preseason All-Big Ten Team
10/1/2026 2:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball
COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland women's basketball senior Oluchi Okananwa was one of 10 top players in the conference voted to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team by the league's head coaches and media panel Thursday.
Okananwa was on the All-Big Ten First Team last season. She earned AP and WBCA All-America honorable mention honors as well. She started in all 33 games for Maryland, leading the Terps in scoring with 17.8 points per game and 74 steals. She also averaged 5.4 rebounds and 52 percent from the field. Okananwa scored in double figures in 28 of 33 games and 20 or more points in 14 games.
The Terrapins will welcome Virginia Tech to College Park on Monday, Oct. 19 for a 6 p.m. matchup and North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. Tickets for season ticket members are included in season packages. Individual game tickets can be purchased here. Tickets start at $7.
Game times and television and streaming designations will be announced in the coming days. Click here for the full schedule to date. Season tickets are now on sale at umterps.com.
The Terps will officially open the season in the Oui-Play event in Paris on Monday, Nov. 2. Maryland will take on 2026 national runner-up South Carolina at noon ET. For tickets and information on VIP packages, click here.
In its home opener, Maryland will welcome George Mason to College Park on Sunday, Nov. 8 as it opens a five-game homestand.
Head coach Brenda Frese is entering her 25th season at Maryland. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 631-178 (.780), 14 conference championships, 23 NCAA Tournament bids, 12 Sweet Sixteens, 7 Elite Eights, 3 Final Fours and the 2006 National Championship.
Frese will be inducted into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame this fall, alongside Terrapin legend Marissa Coleman.
The Terrapins return three All-Big Ten honorees in Okananwa, Bri McDaniel and Addi Mack from last year's squad that went 24-9 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
Frese and her staff signed All-ACC transfer Nunu Agara (Stanford) and guard Chloe Sotell (Missouri).
The Terps also bring in the No. 7 freshmen class in Jordyn Jackson, Trinity Jones, Mimi Thiero and Eva-Grace Yebila.
Okananwa was on the All-Big Ten First Team last season. She earned AP and WBCA All-America honorable mention honors as well. She started in all 33 games for Maryland, leading the Terps in scoring with 17.8 points per game and 74 steals. She also averaged 5.4 rebounds and 52 percent from the field. Okananwa scored in double figures in 28 of 33 games and 20 or more points in 14 games.
The Terrapins will welcome Virginia Tech to College Park on Monday, Oct. 19 for a 6 p.m. matchup and North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. Tickets for season ticket members are included in season packages. Individual game tickets can be purchased here. Tickets start at $7.
Game times and television and streaming designations will be announced in the coming days. Click here for the full schedule to date. Season tickets are now on sale at umterps.com.
The Terps will officially open the season in the Oui-Play event in Paris on Monday, Nov. 2. Maryland will take on 2026 national runner-up South Carolina at noon ET. For tickets and information on VIP packages, click here.
In its home opener, Maryland will welcome George Mason to College Park on Sunday, Nov. 8 as it opens a five-game homestand.
Head coach Brenda Frese is entering her 25th season at Maryland. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 631-178 (.780), 14 conference championships, 23 NCAA Tournament bids, 12 Sweet Sixteens, 7 Elite Eights, 3 Final Fours and the 2006 National Championship.
Frese will be inducted into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame this fall, alongside Terrapin legend Marissa Coleman.
The Terrapins return three All-Big Ten honorees in Okananwa, Bri McDaniel and Addi Mack from last year's squad that went 24-9 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
Frese and her staff signed All-ACC transfer Nunu Agara (Stanford) and guard Chloe Sotell (Missouri).
The Terps also bring in the No. 7 freshmen class in Jordyn Jackson, Trinity Jones, Mimi Thiero and Eva-Grace Yebila.
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