Nicole Enabosi Explained

Nicole Enabosi
Number:33
Position:Power forward
Height M:1.83[1]
League:SBE
Team:MBK Ružomberok
Birth Date:26 March 1997
Birth Place:New Jersey, U.S.[2]
Nationality:American / Nigerian
High School:Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Montgomery County, Maryland)
College:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
Draft Year:2020
Draft League:WNBA
Career Start:2020
Years1:2020-Present
Team1:MBK Ružomberok
Highlights:
  • CAA Player of the year (2017-18)
  • 2x CAA All-Defensive Team (2017, 2018)
  • 3x First-team All-CAA (2017, 2018, 2020)
  • CAA All-Freshman Team (2016)

Nicole Ehizele Enabosi (born 26 March 1997) is a basketball player who plays as a power forward for Slovak Women's Extraliga club MBK Ružomberok. Born in the United States, she represents Nigeria at international level.[3] [4] [5]

High school

Enabosi attended Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Montgomery County, Maryland)[6]

College career

Enabosi started playing for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens in 2015–16 season, she averaged 8.9 PPG and 7.1 RPG in her freshman year.[7] In her sophomore year, she averaged 13.7 PPG and 10.0 RPG. In her 3rd year, she averaged 18.0PPG and 11.8 RPG.[8] She was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) player of the year for the 2017–18 season.[9] [10]

Enabosi missed the 2018–19 season due to injury, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) and hurt her knee during the try outs with the Nigerian Women's basketball team preparations for the 2018 FIBA Women's World cup in Spain.[11] [12]

Enabosi resumed playing for Delaware in the 2019–20 season as a graduate Student,[13] she was named in the CAA 2019 preseason All conference team[14] and she has been named the CCA player of the week twice.[15] [16] [17]

Delaware statistics

Source[18]

Professional career

Nicole declared for the 2020 WNBA Draft but went undrafted. In 2020, she joined the Slovak team MBK Ružomberok and help the team the retain the 2021 Slovak Women's Basketball Extraliga.[19] She averaged 16 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in her first season at the club.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ENABOSI Nicole.
  2. Web site: Nicole Enabosi. www.bluehens.com.
  3. Web site: FIBA.basketball. FIBA.basketball.
  4. Web site: Meet Nicole Enabosi – TitansBasket – NBBF, Nigeria Basketball Federation. www.basketballnigeria.com.
  5. Web site: Nicole Enabosi Basketball Player Profile, High School, News, Career, Awards - eurobasket. Eurobasket LLC.
  6. Web site: Nicole Enabosi, Good Counsel - High School Sports - The Washington Post . Img.washingtonpost.com . 2020-02-08.
  7. Web site: Nicole Enabosi Stats - 2018 Player Rankings & Regular Season Stats. HERO. Sports. HERO Sports.
  8. Web site: Nicole Enabosi - Women's Basketball. University of Delaware Athletics.
  9. Web site: UD's Enabosi Headlines WBB Postseason Awards. caasports.com.
  10. Web site: Double-double trouble: Enabosi named CAA's best. Kevin. Tresolini. delawareonline.
  11. Web site: Nicole Enabosi to Miss 2018-19 Season Due to Injury. University of Delaware Athletics.
  12. Web site: Delaware's Enabosi to miss basketball season after tearing ACL. Kevin. Tresolini. delawareonline.
  13. Web site: The best source of youth basketball - Youthbasket. www.youthbasket.com.
  14. Web site: CAA Announces 2019-20 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll. Elon University Athletics. 21 March 2023 .
  15. Web site: CAA Women's Basketball Awards - Dec. 2. caasports.com.
  16. Web site: Basketball | NCAA Women's | Team Stats - washingtonpost.com. stats.washingtonpost.com.
  17. Web site: Delaware Blue Hens Women's Basketball Roster. ESPN.
  18. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2021-07-01.
  19. Web site: NICOLE ENABOSI BASKETBALL PROFILE . Basketball.eurobasket.com . 5 May 2021.
  20. Web site: MBK RUZOMBEROK . Basketball.eurobasket.com . 5 May 2021.