Arike Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale plays professional basketball in the Dallas Wings, a team in the Women's National Basketball Association. She was drafted with the 5th overall selection during the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings. Arike Ogunbowale was a Milwaukee Wisconsin native born to Yolanda Ogunbowale. Mario Ogunbowale as well as Dare Ogunbowale are both 20-years old. As the youngest of her siblings she was the most spoiled one from her family. Gregory's father was part of the Nigerian Army. Ogunbowale grew up in a busy family. Her brother Dare is a player in the NFL and her mom Yolanda used to play softball at DePaul. Her aunt played volleyball for UAPB in the past, and Endia is a volleyball player at Tennessee State. Ogunbowale was on the high school's Honour Roll for three years consecutively. While in high school, she has received numerous awards and has became famous. Arike received her diploma from Divine Savior Holy Angels High School that is situated in the city of her birth. In addition to studying Arike also played on three teams on the varsity level while she was at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School. Ogunbowale, owing to her remarkable talents and capabilities, led her team to incredible wins multiple times. She has played in an appearance in 73 games and has accumulated 1,477 rebounds as well as 1,477 points in her career. Ogunbowale was a participant in the 2013 the FIBA Americas U16 Championships 2014 FIBA U17 World Championships 2013 3x3 Championships of FIBA for U18 which she took home gold medals. In 2014, the USA Youth Olympic Women's Basketball Team was announced on the 7th July 2014. Ogunbowale was also named on the ACC All-Freshman Team after her debut collegiate season. Kobe Bryant even thanked her for her big shots during the NCCA Tournament. Ogunbowale is a relative newcomer to basketball, has already made herself a household name. She will surely keep on going in her career. Arike Ogunbowale is said to be worth $5 million, according to an anonymous source. Even though she's a basketball player, Ogunbowale excels in various different sports too. She is a professional soccer player, and has won three State Cup championships with Lake County United Soccer Club, and 1 State Cup title for FC Milwaukee Soccer Club. She also studied piano for seven years.