Nneka Ogwumike — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as President of the WNBA Players’ Association (WNBPA) since 2016
Professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm since 2012
Named WNBA MVP for the 2016 WNBA season and won the WNBA Finals the same year
Successfully led the WNBPA in renegotiating a groundbreaking WNBA Collective Bargaining Agreement
First overall pick of the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2012 WNBA Draft
Graduate of Stanford University with a BA in Psychology

Biography

Nneka Ogwumike is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and currently serves as President of the WNBA Players’ Association (WNBPA). Drafted first overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2012 WNBA Draft, she was named WNBA MVP for the 2016 season and won the WNBA Finals that same year. She was also named to The W25, the league's list of the top 25 players of its first 25 years, in 2021.