March 15, 2008 - RISE presents Nneka Ogwumike as the Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
Nneka Ogwumike (pronounced neck-ah oh-GWOOM-ih-kay) thought she was on her way to head coach Ann Roubique’s office to finalize the design for her commemorative state championship ring. But the Cy-Fair (Cypress, Texas) senior soon discovered that the subject at hand was more than jewelry as a throng of assembled teammates cheered the news that she was named Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
Ogwumike, who will turn 18 on July 2. “At first, I thought that’s what they were talking about. Gatorade is such a big deal. It’s the nation’s biggest award.”Ogwumike was officially named 2007-08 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year on Thursday during a ceremony in Cypress, Texas. The 6-foot-2 standout led her team to a 112-2 record during her three-year varsity career, carrying the squad to the state championship as a senior in one of the country’s toughest classifications - Texas Class 5A.
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