Michaela Onyenwere

Chicago Sky | Power Forward

Player Info

Full Name: Michaela Onyenwere

Nationality: United States

Position: Power Forward

Born: 10 Aug 1999

Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight: 178 lb (81 kg)

Club Info

Team: Chicago Sky

Sport: Basketball

Squad Number: 12

About Michaela Onyenwere

Michaela Nne Onyenwere (/ˌoʊnjənˈwɛdɛ/; born August 10, 1999) is a Nigerian-American basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Uni Girona CB of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference.

In high school, Onyenwere was named a McDonald's All-American in 2017. Following the 2017–18 season, Onyenwere was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.

In the 2018–19 season, Onyenwere's sophomore season, she was named to the All-Pac-12 team and to the Media All-Pac-12 team, and she ranked second in the Pac-12 for offensive rebounds per game. After that season, she earned on a spot on the 2019 U.S. Pan-American Games Women's Basketball Team.

In the 2019–20 season, Onyenwere was again named to the All-Pac-12 team, along with her teammate Japreece Dean.