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Kristine Anigwe

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Kristine Anigwe
Anigwe in 2019
Free Agent
PositionCenter/power forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born(1997-03-31)March 31, 1997(age 27)
London,England
NationalityBritish / American
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolDesert Vista(Phoenix, Arizona)
CollegeCalifornia(2015–2019)
WNBA draft2019:1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by theConnecticut Sun
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019Connecticut Sun
2019Dallas Wings
2019–2020İzmit Belediyespor
2020Los Angeles Sparks
2020–2022Çukurova Basketbol
2021Dallas Wings
2021Los Angeles Sparks
2022Phoenix Mercury
2022–2023Virtus Eirene Ragusa
2023Chicago Sky
2023Connecticut Sun
2023–presentSERCO UNI Győr
Career highlights and awards

Kristine Chioma Anigwe(born March 31, 1997) is an American professionalbasketballplayer for SERCO UNIGyőrin theEuroLeague.[1]

Early life

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Kristine Anigwe was born in London to Nigerian parents.[2]She and her siblings were raised inPhoenix, Arizona,and attendedDesert Vista High School.At age 17, Anigwe became a U.S. citizen in June 2014.[3]

In her upperclassman years, Anigwe won two consecutiveFIBAage group World Championships competing for theUnited States,first with theunder-17sin2014and then with theunder-19sin2015.Anigwe scored in double figures in all 27 games for Desert Vista in her senior season, leading the state with 21.1 points and 13.3 rebounds per game and registering 17 double-doubles.[4]

College career

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Before her junior year of high school, Anigwe accepted an offer to playcollege basketballat theUniversity of California, Berkeley,[4]where she would major in sociology.[5]

Freshman season

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In her first season withCaliforniain2015–16,Anigwe won eight consecutivePac-12 ConferenceFreshman of the Week honors. She led the Golden Bears in points, rebounds, field goal percentage, field goals made, blocks, free throws made, and free throw attempts.[6]Anigwe was voted to the2016 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournamentAll-Tournament Team, and she was named the women'sUSBWA National Freshman of the Yearfollowing the season.[7]

Sophomore season

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Anigwe's success continued as a sophomore, as she became the first player in California history to average 20 points per game in consecutive seasons.[6]On December 8, 2016, Anigwe recorded the first 50-point game in Golden Bears history, scoring 50 in only 24 minutes againstSacramento State.[8]A month later, on January 8, she became the fastest player in Pac-12 history to reach 1,000 points, hitting the milestone in a loss to eventual Elite Eight participantOregon.[6]Anigwe continued to lead the Golden Bears in points and rebounds, also leading in field goal percentage and blocks.

For the second consecutive year, Anigwe was named to thePac-12 All-Tournament Team.Anigwe saw her firstNCAA tournamentaction, in which the Golden Bears narrowly defeatedLSUbefore falling to No. 1 seedBaylor.

Junior season

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Anigwe registered 28 points and 25 rebounds in a win againstBrownon November 19, 2017, achieving the first 25–25 game in Division I women's basketball in three years.[9]

For the third consecutive season, Anigwe led California in points and rebounds as a junior, and was named to the All-Pac-12 Team. She was also a late season nominee for the 2018Wade Trophy,John R. Wooden Award,Naismith College Player of the Year,and Katrina McClain Awards.[6]California were upset in the first round of the2018 NCAA tournamentbyVirginia.

Senior season

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As a senior in2018–19,Anigwe posted career highs in points (22.3) and rebounds per game (16.2), leading the country in rebounds.[10]She became the third California Golden Bear to score 2,000 career points on December 2, 2018, in a win againstCal State Northridge.[11]

Anigwe set multiple school and conference records during her senior season. On February 8 and 10, 2019, Anigwe broke California's scoring and rebounding records in consecutive home losses toOregon StateandOregon.[12]

In her final regular-season college game on March 3, 2019, atWashington State,Anigwe scored 32 points and added 30 rebounds. In doing so, she both set the Pac-12 women's rebounding record, and became the first Division I player since 2002 to record 30 points and rebounds in a single game.[13]

Anigwe and California received an at-large bid to the2019 NCAA tournament,in which they defeatedNorth Carolinabefore falling to eventual national championsBaylor.

Following the season, Anigwe was named theNaismith Defensive Player of the Year.[14]

California statistics

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Source[15]

Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goalpercentage 3P% 3-point field goalpercentage FT% Free throwpercentage
RPG Reboundsper game APG Assistsper game SPG Stealsper game
BPG Blocksper game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015-16 California 31 635 57.0% 0.0% 75.4% 9.3 0.6 1.1 1.2 20.5
2016-17 California 34 714 56.6% 33.3% 68.1% 9.3 0.9 0.7 2.1 21.0
2017-18 California 30 500 56.9% 54.5% 58.3% 8.8 0.9 1.0 1.3 16.7
2018-19 California 33 742 50.8% 30.4% 65.6% 16.2 1.0 1.0 1.7 22.5
Career 128 2591 55.0% 36.8% 67.8% 11.0 0.9 0.9 1.6 20.2

Professional career

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Anigwe was selected ninth overall in the2019 WNBA draftby theConnecticut Sun.[16]

On August 6, 2019, Anigwe was traded to theDallas Wingsin exchange forTheresa Plaisance.[17]

On May 26, 2020, Anigwe was traded to theLos Angeles Sparksin exchange for a second-round2021 draftpick.[18]

After spending time with both the Wings and Sparks in 2021, Anigwe was signed by her hometownPhoenix Mercuryahead of the2022 WNBA season.[19]

On July 3, 2023, Anigwe was waived from theChicago SkyafterRuthy Hebardwas activated from the Inactive/Pregnancy List.[20]

Anigwe joined theConnecticut Sunin July 2023 after being waived by the Sky. She signed a 7-Day Contract with the Sun.[21]She was brought back on a 2nd 7-Day Contract with the Sun in August 2023.[22]She signed a second 7-Day Contract with the Sun in August 2023.[23]

WNBA career statistics

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Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG Reboundsper game
APG Assistsper game SPG Stealsper game BPG Blocksper game PPG Points per game
TO Turnoversper game FG% Field-goalpercentage 3P% 3-point field-goalpercentage FT% Free-throwpercentage
Bold Career best ° League leader

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019 Connecticut 17 0 7.1 .314 .000 .706 1.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 2.0
Dallas 10 0 12.9 .333 .000 .667 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 3.2
2020 Los Angeles 17 1 11.6 .604 .000 .538 2.6 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.9 4.6
2021 Dallas 3 0 10.0 .500 .000 .500 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.3
Los Angeles 7 1 15.1 .391 .000 .563 3.9 0.7 0.6 0.1 1.4 3.9
2022 Phoenix 10 1 6.5 .500 .000 .500 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.5
2023 Connecticut 10 0 8.3 .455 .000 .625 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 2.5
Chicago 3 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
Career 5 years, 5 teams 77 3 9.6 .440 .000 .596 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.8

Postseason

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2020 Los Angeles 1 1 18.0 .600 .000 1.000 7.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 8.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 1 1 18.0 .600 .000 1.000 7.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 8.0

References

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  1. ^"Kristine ANIGWE at the EuroLeague Women 2023-24".
  2. ^Almond, Elliott (9 January 2017)."Cal's Kristine Anigwe scoring big in Berkeley".The Mercury News.Retrieved10 April2019.
  3. ^"Cal Freshman Sensation Kristine Anigwe is an All-Around Force".Sports Illustrated for Kids.15 March 2016.Retrieved25 November2019.
  4. ^abKillian, Tyler (22 March 2015)."Desert Vista's Kristine Anigwe stands above all others this girls hoops season".azcentral.com.Retrieved10 April2019.
  5. ^Hickey, John (22 March 2019)."Doctor on the court: Kristine Anigwe's surgical brand of basketball".Berkeley News.Retrieved10 April2019.
  6. ^abcd"Kristine Anigwe".University of California Golden Bears Athletics.Retrieved10 April2019.
  7. ^"UCONN'S STEWART WINS THIRD ANN MEYERS DRYSDALE AWARD".United States Basketball Writers Association.3 April 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 14 August 2016.Retrieved7 March2017.
  8. ^"Kristine Anigwe first Cal player ever to score 50 points in game".ESPN.9 December 2016.Retrieved10 April2019.
  9. ^"Anigwe has 28 and 25, No. 20 Cal women hold off Brown 89-79".USA Today.Associated Press. 19 November 2017.Retrieved10 April2019.
  10. ^"Kristine Anigwe".Pac-12.Archived fromthe originalon 11 April 2019.Retrieved10 April2019.
  11. ^"Bears Roll In Anigwe's Milestone Night".University of California Golden Bears Athletics.2 December 2018.Retrieved10 April2019.
  12. ^Simmons, Rusty (10 February 2019)."Another Kristine Anigwe record; another hard-fought Cal loss".San Francisco Chronicle.Retrieved10 April2019.
  13. ^"Anigwe Sets Rebounding Record".University of California Golden Bears Athletics.3 March 2019.Retrieved10 April2019.
  14. ^Maiman, Beth (7 April 2019)."Cal's Kristine Anigwe wins Naismith defensive Player of the Year award".NCAA.com.Retrieved10 April2019.
  15. ^"NCAA Statistics".web1.ncaa.org.Retrieved26 May2021.
  16. ^Stacy, Kelli (10 April 2019)."Connecticut Sun draft Kristine Anigwe in the 2019 WNBA Draft".Hartford Courant.Retrieved10 April2019.
  17. ^"Wings Acquire Kristine Anigwe from Sun for Theresa Plaisance".wnba.com.WNBA. 6 August 2019.Retrieved9 August2019.
  18. ^"Los Angeles Sparks Acquire Kristine Anigwe From Dallas Wings".wnba.com.WNBA. 26 May 2020.Retrieved26 May2020.
  19. ^Anderson, Jake (5 May 2022)."Phoenix Mercury reveal opening night roster for 2022 WNBA season".KMVP-FMarizonasports.com.Bonneville International.Retrieved8 May2022.
  20. ^@chicagosky (3 July 2023)."We have activated Ruthy Hebard off of Pregnancy/Childbirth absence, and have released Kristine Anigwe. Thanks for everything, Kristine! 👊🏾"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  21. ^"Connecticut Sun Sign Kristine Anigwe".sun.wnba.com.WNBA.Retrieved21 July2023.
  22. ^"Connecticut Sun Sign Kristine Anigwe- 8/18/23".sun.wnba.com.WNBA.Retrieved21 August2023.
  23. ^"Connecticut Sun Sign Kristine Anigwe- 8/18/23".sun.wnba.com.WNBA.Retrieved21 August2023.
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