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 Chisa Ononiwu 4
Chisa Ononiwu
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Westfield HS
Height:
5-7
Position:
G
Experience:
1L

As a freshman (2004-05): Chisa Ononiwu saw the first action of her collegiate career against Indiana and also appeared in the Lady Bears' victories over Sam Houston State, East Carolina, Penn State, Washington, Florida, Montana State, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Illinois State , Oregon and Michigan State ... In Baylor's first-round NCAA win over Illinois State, she did not score in two minutes, but she did grab a rebound in a minute of action in its second-round victory over Oregon ... Saw one minute of action versus Michigan State in the champinship game, registering one steal ... Had three points in three minutes at Colorado ... Tallied a career-high eight points and hauled down a career-best five rebounds in a career-long 12-minute stint vs. Montana State ... Also scored the first treys of her career with two vs. the Bobcats ... Shared rebounding honors with Steffanie Blackmon against Montana State ... Appeared in three league games--BU's homecourt victories over both Texas A&M and Oklahoma State, as well as its Big 12 title-clinching victory at Colorado ... Had a career-high two steals in three minutes of victory over the Cowgirls ... One of seven Lady Bears to attain a fall semester GPA of 3.0 or better, she landed a spot on both the fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for classroom performance.

Before Baylor: Comes to Baylor after excelling at both track and basketball at Houston's Westfield High School ... Helped lead the Mustangs to two state finals ... Was named to the all-tournament team at the Class 5A state championships, averaged 10.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.1 steals for coach Susan Smith in the tournament ... Named MVP of the championship game, she scored 20 points and was 7-of-10 from the floor ... Named first team all-district as a junior and senior, first -team all-region as a senior, second-team all-region her junior season and first-team all-state as a senior ... Played in both the TGCA All-Star and the Texas-Oklahoma All-Star games ... Ran hurdles for the Mustang track program and coach Chuck Seeber ... Was a regional qualifier for two consecutive years ... Set a school record in 300 hurdles as a sophomore.

Personal: Full name is Chisaokwu A. Ononiwu ... Name is pronounced Chee-sa O-na-ne-wu ... Daughter of Victoria Ononiwu of Houston ... Older brother Chidi is 21 ... Born Jan. 21, 1986, in Houston ... Ranked in the top 15 percent of her high school class academically ... Member of the National Honor Scoiety ... Named to Who's Who in Sports and Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Undecided on a major ... Selected Baylor over Kansas State ... Chose Baylor because of the friendly environment.

Ononiwu's Career Stats

TOTAL3-PTSREBOUNDS
YearGPGSMinAvgFGFGAPct3FGFGAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgPFFOATOBlkStlPtsAvg
2004-05130503.8616.37535.60024.5002790.75011006171.3
TOTALS130503.8616.37535.60024.5002790.75011006171.3