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Unaka continued from page 7a “She’s really playing with a lot of confidence, particularly offensive ly. She’s very smart, she really tries to do exactly what you ask her to do.” In her senior year of high school, Unaka averaged 15 points, 8 re bounds and 1.25 blocks per contest, leading St. Bernard to the state championship. She was also select ed to The Los Angeles Times’ all area team. “I started to consider Oregon around junior year,” Unaka said. “I’d never heard of it. I was like, ‘Oregon?’ I thought I’d always go to school in California. But when they started recruiting me I was really interested, the coaches were really cool and the team was awesome.” Competing against bigger post players like Mowe, Wolvert and Meharry in practice has been a change of style for Unaka. “She’s really athletic and a differ ent post player than this program has ever seen,” said guard Jamie Craighead, who happens to be one of Unaka’s roommates and friends. Waiting patiently in the shad ows, Unaka knows that her time will come. Next year, the Ducks will lose all of their starting post players, forcing Unaka and forward Alyssa Fredrick into the mix, in what will be a much faster lineup. “She always gives it 100 percent, and works hard in the weight room to condition with me over the sum mer,” Craighead said. “And it’s go ing to pay off.” Off the court, Unaka also takes pride her in academic work. She was on the honor roll all four years in high school, and the success has carried on to Oregon, where she boasts a 3.1 GPA. She originally in tended to obtain her degree as a bio chemistry major, but changed her mind last year and is now an exer cise and movement science major, with hopes of still minoring in biol ogy “I wanted to be a doctor, and now I still kind of want to, but I’m also looking at physical therapy,” she said. Even during the basketball sea son, Unaka is taking a full course load, with 16 credits, including anatomy, biology and a class in the motor control lab. “Naka Naka high, Naka hiney ho,” Mowe says in a mysterious manner. “Have you heard that from ‘Pee-Wee’s Playhouse’? That’s just my little nickname for her. I’m sure she doesn’t think it’s as funny as I do, but I always laugh.” It’s a good thing Mowe’s a lot big ger than Unaka; otherwise, the teas ing roles might be reversed. But no body takes Mowe literally; she just likes to joke with her smaller team mates. In fact, Mowe can do noth ing but rave about Unaka. “The kid can jump,” Mowe said. “As a shot blocker, it’s hard for me to gauge her sometimes because she’s shorter than me, but then all of a sudden she just goes SWOOSH,” as the 6-foot-5 Mowe makes a swift arm movement up ward, “right over me.” And just because Unaka looks nice on the court doesn’t mean she is, Mowe said. “She’s got that sweet face, but Ndidi Unaka Age: 20 Height: 6-foot Home town: Har bor City, Calif. (Los Angeles) Vertical leap: 27 inches 2000-01: Posted a career high 15 points in 25 minutes at Wash ington State Jan. 19. A key con tributor off the bench who is av eraging 5.6 points and 1.6 rebounds. 1999-00: Averaged six min utes per game, taking just 17 shots all year and grabbing a to tal of 13 rebounds. Scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting against California (Feb. 12). 1998-99: Scored four points and had nine rebounds in a game against Maryland-Eastern Shore. Saw action in just nine games all year. I’ve taken a few blows from her,” Mowe said. “And she’s a monster shot blocker, which I love to see be cause it gets the crowd going.” And it would definitely get the crowd going if once — just once — her airness would try to rock the rim. But it seems fans will have to wait for her hands to get bigger for that one. “We’ll work on that with her this summer and see what we can do next year,” Craighead said. Adam Amato Emerald Forward Ndidi Unaka has a team-best 27-inch vertical leap and can grab the rim. Call (541) 346 4343 or stop by Room 300 Erb Memorial Union to place your ad today. P.0. Box 3159 Eugene. OR 97403 E-mail: classads@oregon.uoregon.edu On-line edition: www.dailyemerald.com Get your resume ready! Check out Sections 185-205 in the ODE Classifieds daily! HorOSCOpC by Linda C. Black TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 25). You're fac ing a few tough puzzles, but don't worry. If you didn't have a challenge or two, you'd get bored! Even the impossible is easy in February. 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