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Chinenye Ogwumike will continue her career with the Los Angeles Sparks.
Nigerian-American professional basketball player Chinenye "Chiney" Ogwumike has resigned with the Los Angeles Sparks.
The Los Angeles Sparks announced resigning Ogwumike for the upcoming 2023/24 WNBA season.
The terms of the agreement were not released as Ogwumike enters her seventh season in the league.
Chiney will now have spent four of her seven seasons in the WNBA with teh Sparks.
She joins her older sister Nnemkadi Ogwumike on a new Sparks team expected to be title contenders.
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Chiney joins Sparks
Sparks CAO & GM Karen Bryant was delighted with the acquisition of Chiney.
She said, “Chiney is a key returning veteran for the Spark. We are grateful to have her continued leadership and frontcourt presence on our team.”
Ogwmike in a message with on the official Sparks website stated that she is delighted to stay in Los Angeles.
She said, “I am so happy to re-sign with the Sparks. The past two seasons here have been the hardest of my basketball career, but I am motivated and inspired for this season to mark a new chapter for the Sparks and me.
“Reuniting with Curt, the coach that helped me be an All-Star in 2018, who knows my fight and journey on the court, means the world to me.
“In a short amount of time, KB and Eric have truly become family, and I appreciate all that they are doing for the Sparks organization to be great.
"I don’t take for granted the opportunity to wear the purple and gold and will leave it all on the court this season.”
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Head Coach Curt Miller was also deleigted that Chiney will be staying with the Sparks.
He added, “I am excited to be reunited with Chiney here in Los Angeles. Chiney is a highly productive and efficient player who also fits the culture that we want to establish in the locker room.
"She plays with a great motor and will provide valued energy to our team. Her offensive efficiency and defensive versatility will help us on both ends of the floor.”
Ogwumike was selected by the Connecticut Sun with the first overall pick out of Stanford in the 2014 WNBA Draft and is now also an analyst with ESPN.
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