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.
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