The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2011-12 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Nneka Enemkpali
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Pflugerville HS
- Hometown:
- Pflugerville, Texas
| AWARDS & HONORS | |||
| • Senior CLASS Award finalist / Second Team All-America - 2014-15 • Wooden Award Preseason Top 30 / Midseason Top 20 - 2014-15 • Wade Watch - 2014-15 • Sporting News Preseason All-American, Third Team - 2014-15 • All-Big 12 - 2012-13 Honorable Mention, 2013-14 First Team, 2014-15 Honorable Mention • Big 12 Player of the Week - 11/12/12, 11/26/12, 1/27/14, 11/24/14 • Big 12 Freshman of the Week - 1/23/12 • Preseason All-Big 12 - 2013-14 Honorable Mention, 2014-15 • WBI Tip Off Classic MVP - 2012 • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team - 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll - Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014 |
HTML Stats: Career | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15
PROFESSIONAL
• Selected by the Seattle Storm in the 2015 WNBA Draft (3rd round, 26th overall pick).
2014-15 (SENIOR)
• Suffered a season-ending injury (left knee) on Jan. 19 at Baylor.
• At the time of her injury, led the Big 12 in rebounds (10.6 rpg), double-doubles (9), and rebounds during Big 12-only games (66).
• In the Texas record books, finishes her career ranked 9th in total rebounds (899) and 30th in total points (1,116). Was on pace to become the fifth Longhorn to record 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
• Two-time Big 12 Player of the Week on Nov. 25 and Dec. 22.
• Suffered a season-ending injury (left knee) at No. 3/3 Baylor (Jan. 19) … during her 12 minutes of play she totaled two points and six rebounds.
• Registered seven points (2-5 FG, 3-7 FT), eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in 31 minutes during UT's win over Texas Tech (Jan. 17).
• Notched a season-high 16 rebounds, while posting her ninth double-double of the season, with 21 points (6-11 FG, 9-13 FT), three blocks and one steal in 32 minutes at Oklahoma (Jan. 14).
• Grabbed 10 rebounds with eight points (3-11 FG, 2-4 FT), two assists, three blocks and one steal in 28 minutes at Iowa State (Jan. 10).
• Blocked three shots while adding 12 rebounds, 11 points (4-8 FG, 3-6 FT), two assists and one steal in 30 minutes during Texas’ win over West Virginia (Jan. 7).
• Led the team in points (12, 4-10 FG, 4-7 FT) while adding 14 rebounds, three blocks and one steal in 30 minutes versus Kansas (Jan. 3).
• Posted an efficient 14 points (6-11 FG), 14 rebounds and three blocks in 23 minutes against Rice (Dec. 30) … 13 of her 14 total rebounds came in the first half.
• Led Texas to its third win over a top-10 team this season by registering 21 points (7-12 FG, 7-10 FT), 13 rebounds and two steals in a 67-65 victory over No. 4/5 Texas A&M in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
• Posted 18 points (9-13 FG) and 14 rebounds in 28 minutes against McNeese State (Dec. 17).
• Became the 37th Longhorn to reach 1,000 career points by scoring 10 points (3-6 FG, 4-6 FT) against Northwestern State (Dec. 14) … added 10 rebounds for a double-double.
• Registered 18 points (6-12 FG, 6-8 FT) and 13 rebounds in 19 minutes against Southern (Dec. 8).
• Grabbed 10 rebounds with seven points (2-2 FG) and three steals in 20 minutes against New Mexico (Dec. 3).
• Recorded 17 points (7-10 FG, 3-4 FT) with four rebounds and three blocks in 36 minutes during UT’s win over No. 4/5 Tennessee (Nov. 30).
• Blocked a career-high five shots against UTPA (Nov. 26), adding eight points (3-6 FG) and seven rebounds.
• Notched a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds at UCLA (Nov. 23).
• Scored a team-high 18 points (8-11 FG, 2-2 FT), including 16 second-half points, in UT’s 87-81 overtime victory at No. 6/1 Stanford (Nov. 20) … did not turn the ball over for the first time in 33 games.
• Posted eight points (4-6 FG) and eight rebounds, with two blocks and two steals, in 18 minutes against UTSA (Nov. 15).
• Presesaon accolades included Preseason All-Big 12, Sporting News Preseason Third Team All-American, and a No. 21 ranking on espnW’s list of the top 25 players in women’s college basketball.
2012-13 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in 29 games with 29 starts … averaged 29.3 minutes per game.
• Led the team in total points (377), field goals made (141), free throws made and attempted (92-134 FT), and total offensive rebounds (109) … co-lead the team in rebounds per game (9.4).
• Paced the team in scoring and rebounding during 10 games.
• Recorded 13 double-doubles … set the Texas record for most consecutive double-doubles (6) in the first six games of the season.
• Posted five 20-point games and one 20-rebound game … scored 20 or more points in the first four games of the season.
• Named MVP of the WBI Tip Off Classic … recorded her first career double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds in a season-opening win over No. 14/13 St. John’s (Nov. 9) … followed with another double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds in a victory over Hofstra (Nov. 10) … totaled 51 points on 72.0 percent shooting (18-25 FG) with 22 rebounds at the WBI Tip Off Classic.
• Named Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 12) for her play in the WBI Tip Off Classic.
• Became the third player in Texas history with a 20-point, 20-rebound performance, grabbing a career-high 20 rebounds with 24 points (9-13 FG) against Jackson State (Nov. 20) … also posted four steals and five blocks … her 20 rebounds were the most from a Longhorn since Kathellen Nash recorded 20 against Boston University on Nov. 21, 2010.
• Made multiple 3-pointers for the first time in her career against Central Connecticut (Nov. 24) on 2-of-2 shooting from beyond the arc … finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes.
• Grabbed a season-high nine offensive rebounds and totaled 18 rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 30) … finished with 11 points for her fifth consecutive double-double.
• Notched her sixth consecutive double-double with 16 points (6-17 FG) and 12 rebounds in 24 minutes against UCLA (Dec. 8) at Reliant Stadium in Houston … added three steals against the Bruins.
• Played just 14 minutes during a 77-49 route of Louisiana-Monroe (Dec. 11) to see her six-game double-double streak come to an end, finishing with eight rebounds and two points.
• Scored 15 points (7-8 FT) with eight rebounds against Tennessee (Dec. 16).
• Career-high four steals against Iowa State (Feb. 6).
2011-12 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in all 32 games with six starts … averaged 17.2 minutes per game.
• Second on the team in rebounding (159 total, 5.0 rpg) … led the team in offensive rebounds (109) ... third on the team in blocked shots (20).
• Led the team in rebounds in seven games … grabbed seven or more rebounds in nine games.
• Played nine minutes, picking up two points (1-of-4 FG) and a block in her debut as a Longhorn against No. 5 Stanford (Nov. 11).
• Registered seven rebounds and a block against No. 22 Virginia (Nov. 25)
• Led the team in steals (three) to go along with seven rebounds against Oklahoma State (Jan. 7).
• Tallied a season-high four blocks in a season-high 30 minutes played against Iowa State (Jan. 18).
• Scored a career-high 11 points (5-10 FG) and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds against Oklahoma (Jan. 21).
• Tallied seven points (2-4 FG, 3-3 FT) with six rebounds, a block and two steals against Kansas State (Feb. 1).
• Recorded nine points (4-5 FG, 1-1 FT) while adding seven rebounds and a pair of assists against Iowa State (Feb. 4)
• Registered a team-high seven rebounds and added eight points against Kansas (Feb. 8).
• Pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds to go along with eight points (3-5 FG) against No. 17 Texas A&M (March 4) … marked her first game with double-digit rebounds in her career.
• Grabbed six rebounds in the first round of the NCAA Championship against West Virginia (March 17).
BEFORE TEXAS
• Played for former Longhorn Nancy Walling at Pflugerville High School.
• No. 32 ranked prospect and 12th-ranked positional player by ESPN.com in the class of 2011.
• Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Honorable Mention All-American … 2011 McDonald's All-American Team nominee … 2008 CenTex Newcomer of the Year.
• Led Pflugerville to the 2009 UIL State Tournament Final Four and the 2008 Regional Tournament.
• Played volleyball at Pflugerville … named to the TABC and TGCA All-State First Team … TABC All-Region … District 25-5A First Team ... earned District 25-5A and Hays Rebel Classic MVP honors.
• Ran track as a freshman at Pflugerville, coached by former Texas Track & Field standout Tamika Fagan … district winner in the 100m dash and 400x1 and 400x2 relay, and finished second at Texas Relays and third at 5A UIL State Track Championship.
• Played club basketball for TeamXpress Black, coached by former Longhorn Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil.
ACADEMICS & COMMUNITY
• Majoring in African and African Diaspora Studies in the College of Liberal Arts.
PERSONAL
• Born Nneka Nkemjika Enemkpali on Oct. 8, 1992 in Austin, Texas … name translates to "mother is greater" in her ancestral native language of Igbo.
• Daughter of Chinedu and Justina Enemkpali … has three siblings - Chinelo, Ikemefuna and Osi … brother Ikemefuna, or IK, was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft out of Louisiana Tech.
