2002-03 Basketball - W Roster
Roster
Yadili Okwumabua
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Glenlawn Collegiate
- Hometown:
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
At Oregon
Invaluable role player during her three seasons ... one of the team’s best rebounders, especially on the offensive end ... one of four Canadians on the roster, the others being Kaela Chapdelaine, Carolyn Ganes and Tamika Nurse ... name is pronounced YAD-ih-lee (like “Natalie”) OAK-wum-uh-BOO-uh.
2004-05
Had a diminished role during games due to a senior-laden front line ... played 96 minutes over 17 games ... averaged 0.5 points and 0.8 rebounds per game ... ten of her 14 rebounds came on the offensive glass ... two points and two rebounds in seven-point win at California (Feb. 26) ... two points, three rebounds in season-high 12 minutes at Oregon State (Jan. 8) ... career-high two steals in ten minutes at Long Island (Nov. 27).
2003-04
Helped pick up the slack after the team lost Cathrine Kraayeveld to an injury early in the year ... averaged 1.3 points and 2.0 rebounds in 25 games, making one start ... shot 42 percent (11-of-23) from the floor ... ranked fifth on the team with 22 offensive rebounds ... tied for the team-lead in rebounds against USC (Jan. 2) with four ... played at least 20 minutes six times ... scored a season-high seven points - thanks to making 5-of-7 from the foul line - along with four rebounds in a win at Santa Clara (Dec. 16) ... grabbed four rebounds and passed out two assists in a win over Colorado State (Dec. 6) at the Pap? Jam in Portland ... had three rebounds and a steal in just 11 minutes of play at Arizona (Feb. 21) ... shot 48 percent from the foul line, down from 63 percent as a freshman.
2002-03
Played in all games but the season-opener ... averaged 2.2 points and 2.0 rebounds and shot 49 percent from the field (22-of-45) ... despite playing about half the minutes compared to most of Oregon’s starters, finished tied for third on the team with eight blocked shots ... her playing time shot up during conference play with the absence of Cathrine Kraayeveld ... played in a season-high 24 minutes twice, both on the Bay Area trip against Stanford (Feb. 6) and California (Feb. 8) ... against Cal, had four points, six rebounds and an assist in the road victory ... scored a season-high 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting in just 11 minutes of action, along with grabbing five rebounds, in a win over Portland (Dec. 5) ... scored eight points and pulled down seven rebounds in a home win over Arizona State (Jan. 30) ... hit 6-of-8 from the foul line in the game vs. the Sun Devils ... scored six points on 2-of-3 shooting, had three rebounds and an assist in the Pac-10 Tournament vs. UCLA (March 8) ... dropped in eight points and pulled down four rebounds in first Civil War game at Oregon State (Jan. 18) ... nearly had an equal amount of offensive rebounds (24) to defensive (31).
High School
Three-year letterwinner at Glenlawn Collegiate ... as a senior, averaged 19 points, nine rebounds, four steals and three blocks ... earned 4A Player of the Year honors in Manitoba her final two years ... led her team to the 4A Provincial championship in each of her three years?an unprecedented feat by a boys or girls team in Manitoba ... averaged 18 points, eight rebounds, four steals and three blocks per game her junior year ... was MVP of the Provincial Tournament All-Star game her senior year ... selected the 4A Player of the Year in Manitoba by the province’s Basketball Coaches Association ... also picked to the All-Manitoba team as voted on by coaches ... played on the Canadian junior national team under former Oregon assistant Allison McNeill in summer of 2001 ... winner of prestigious Carl Ridd Award, annually recognizing one Winnipeg athlete for outstanding athletic, academic and community service accomplishments ... also earned letters in soccer and track ... honor roll student.
Personal
Born Yadilichukwu Okwumabua on Feb. 17, 1984, in Winnipeg, Manitoba ... parents are Nat and Christina Okwumabua ... has three brothers, Ogo, Ife and Buisi ... graduated from Glenlawn Collegiate in 2002 ... high school coach was Bryan Kornberger ... majoring in Business Administration.
