Chioma Nnamaka (born June 15, 1985 in

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, Sweden) is a Swedish professional female

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player and a member of

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High school and college

Nnamaka attended high school at Fryshusets Kunskaps Centrum. While playing basketball, she helped her team to win the Swedish Championship on three occasions. Nnamaka then went to the United States to attend the

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. She made the

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studying International Affairs, and played basketball for the

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team.

Georgia Tech statistics

Source

WNBA

Nnamaka was selected 21st overall in the

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, by the

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via their first pick. She was the highest draft pick ever chosen from

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. She was then traded on the same day to the expansion-team

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, where she completed her rookie season. On January 14, 2009 Nnamaka was waived from the roster.

Honors and activities

*Co-Captain of Georgia Institute of Technology Women’s Basketball Team (2006–present) *All

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Freshman Team (2004) *Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the week (December 2004) *Most Valuable Player of the Swedish Championship (2003)

References

External links

Player profile
at WNBA.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Nnamaka, Chioma 1985 births Living people Atlanta Dream players Club Sportiv Municipal Târgoviște players Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball players San Antonio Silver Stars draft picks Shooting guards Sportspeople from Uppsala Swedish expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Swedish expatriate basketball people in the United States Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Swedish expatriate basketball people in Poland Swedish expatriate basketball people in France Swedish women's basketball players Expatriate basketball people in Romania 21st-century Swedish sportswomen