Arike Ogunbowale
Arike Ogunbowale is a American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association. She was a college basketball player with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, after which she was drafted by the Wings as the 5th overall selection in the 2019 WNBA draft. Arike Ogunbowale, born in Milwaukee Wisconsin on March 2, 1997 to Yolanda Ogunbowale and Gregory Ogunbowale. There are two brothers: Mario (26 year young) and Dare Ogunbowale (20 years old). Since she was the eldest family member, her parents provided her with the very best treatment. Gregory was the Nigerian Army officer for a length of duration. Ogunbowale comes from an active lineage of family members. Her mother Yolanda was a softball player for DePaul and her brother Dare has a career in football. Her aunt used to play volleyball at UAPB as was their cousin Endia Oliver is also a Volleyball player in Tennessee State. The name of Ogunbowale was included on the honour roll of her high school for three consecutive years. High school earned her respect and acclaim. Arike was awarded her diploma at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School which is located in her hometown. Arike also participated in three seasons of varsity while she was studying there. Ogunbowale was able to lead her team to numerous successes thanks to her impressive ability. With 73 high school starts throughout her playing career, she has 1,477 points with 739 rebound. Ogunbowale was awarded gold medals at the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, 2013 FIBA U17 World Championship, as well as the 2013 FIBA 3x3 U18 Championship. The 7th of July 2014 was the day she was named to the 2014 USA Youth Olympic Women's Basketball Team. Ogunbowale was also selected as a member of the ACC All-Freshman Team following her first collegiate year. Kobe Bryant himself congratulated Ogunbowale following the NCCA Tournament big shot. Ogunbowale is a relative newcomer to basketball, has established herself as a star. She is certain to keep on going in her career. According to an insider Arike Ogunbowale's net worth is thought to be about $5 million. Ogunbowale is a pro basketball player who is also a star in other fields. Other interests include soccer. She won State Cup titles with Lake County United Soccer Club and FC Milwaukee Soccer Club. She also studied piano for seven years.
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