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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

7 Oluchi Okananwa

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Position G
  • Major Sociology
  • Hometown Boston, MA
  • High School Worcester Academy
  • Prev School Duke
  • Instagram oluchiokananwa
  • Twitter oluchi_okananwa

Biography



As a Junior (2025-26) 
  • Recorded her eighth 20+ point scoring performance, after finishing with 25 points, five rebounds, and two steals against #3 UCLA (1/18).
  • Played a productive game against #19 Ohio State, finishing with 27 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and two steals (1/11).
  • Tallied her 15th double-digit scoring performance this season, contributing 10 points, six rebounds, three assists, and three steals in a game against Rutgers (1/8).
  • Posted a new career-high 34 points, in addition to three assists, three steals, and two rebounds in a win over Indiana (1/4). 
  • Contributed 12 points, two rebounds, and one steal in a game against Illinois (1/1).
  • Added a career-high 28 points, along with six steals, five rebounds, and one assist versus Wisconsin (12/29).
  • Recorded a double-double against CCSU with 22 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, and four steals (12/19).
  • Notched 18 points, six rebounds, three steals, and one assist against Delaware State (12/10).
  • Posted a career-high 25 points, along with eight rebounds, three steals, and one assist versus Minnesota (12/7). 
  • Tallied 17 points, three rebounds, two steals, and one block in a win at home over The Mount (12/3).
  • Dropped a career-high 23 points in a win over George Mason, along with five assists, four rebounds, one steal, and one block (11/23).
  • Contributed 13 points, four rebounds, four steals, and one block against Bethune-Cookman (11/20).
  • Shot 9-13 from the FG range, posting 20 points, four rebounds, four assists, and one steal versus Princeton (11/16).
  • Recorded 10 points, eight rebounds, and one block in a win over Towson (11/13).
  • Accumulated 11 points, six rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block in a game against Georgetown (11/9).
  • Posted 15 points, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals in a win over UMBC (11/6).
  • Racked up 18 points, three assists, and two rebounds in the team's home opener against Loyola (11/3).


Before Maryland...
  • 2025 ACC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • 2024 ACC Sixth Player of the Year and All-Freshman Team honoree
  • Averaged 10.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in 2024-25 as she helped Duke to the ACC Tournament title and the Elite Eight
  • Averaged 9.9 points, 5.7 assists with 6 double-doubles in 71 games over 2 seasons at Duke
  • Named ACC Tournament Most Outstanding Player after averaging 16.3 points, 6.7 rebounds while going 10-11 from outside the arc in the three-game run
  • Tied her career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds in ACC Tournament championship game vs. NC State
  • Scored in double figures in 36 games over two seasons
  • Before Duke, was ranked No. 27 overall in the class of 2023 by espnW
 

The Okananwa File…
  • Parents are Anthony and Patience Okananwa
  • Has three older siblings – Chieme, Ugonna and Chinma
  • Nickname is Gucciluchi!
  • Used to be a gymnast
  • Sociology major

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