Arike Ogunbowale
Arike Ogunbowale (born April 2, 1985) is an American professional basketball player. She plays for Dallas Wings and the Women's National Basketball Association. She was a college basketball player for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, before being drafted by the Wings with the fifth overall selection of the 2019 WNBA draft. Arike Ogunbowale's parents Yolanda Ogunbowale & Gregory Ogunbowale were born March 2nd, 1997 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mario Ogunbowale (26) and Dare Ogunbowale(20) are two of her siblings. The youngest sibling, she got the attention of her parents. Gregory his father served with the Nigerian Army. Ogunbowale is from a vivacious family. Her mother Yolanda played softball at DePaul as was her brother Dare used to be an athlete in football. Her aunt was a volleyball player at UAPB as was the cousin Endia Oliver too plays Volleyball in Tennessee State. Ogunbowale has been in the school's honor roll for three consecutive years. In addition, she was recognized for her career in high-school, including various awards. Arike received her diploma at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School which is located within the town of Arike's birthplace. The school was accompanied by three years playing the varsity. Ogunbowale steered her school to a number of impressive wins thanks to her incredible skills several times. The high schooler has made an appearance in 73 games and has accumulated 1,477 rebounds and 1,477 rebound throughout her playing career. Ogunbowale played in the 2013 U16 FIBA Americas Championships 2014 FIBA World U17 Championships 2013 FIBA 3x3 U18 Championships in which she was awarded Gold Medals. On July 7, 2014, Ogunbowale was named to the USA Youth Olympic Women's Basketball Team. Ogunbowale has also been selected for the ACC All-Freshman Team for her debut collegiate season. Kobe Bryant has congratulated the teenager after she hit a number of stunning shots at the NCCA Tournament. Ogunbowale's basketball career has gotten off to a good start and will keep going with her career in this direction. Arike Ogunbowale's net worth according to an authoritative source, is around $5 million. Ogunbowale has excelled at a wide range of activities which includes basketball. She is also a soccer player and has also been awarded State Cups with the Lake County United Soccer Club. She even studied piano for seven years.






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