Arike Ogunbowale
Arike Ogunbowale is an American professional in basketball for the Dallas Wings in the Women's National Basketball Association. She played in the NCAA basketball tournament for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, prior to being selected by the Wings with the fifth first overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft. Arike Ogunbowale hails from Milwaukee Wisconsin native born to Yolanda Ogunbowale. Her brothers are Mario (26 an old) and Dare Ogunbowale (20 years old). The parents of her were the ones who spoilt her most due to her being the youngest. Gregory's father was a member of the Nigerian Army. Ogunbowale is from a family that has ties to the sporting world. Her brother Dare is a professional footballer as is her mom Yolanda was a softball player at DePaul. The cousin Endia Olive is also a volleyball player and volleyball at Tennessee State. Ogunbowale was on the institution's Honour Roll for three years consecutively. She has also won various honors and has received the attention and respect she earned throughout her high school years. Arike graduated from Divine Savior Holy Angels High School in her home town. She participated in three games of the varsity league while she studied there. Ogunbowale's team has been led to numerous victories thanks to her exceptional abilities. She finished her high school career with 73 career starts and finishes her career with 1,477 points and 739 rebound. Ogunbowale competed at her first 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship and 2013 FIBA 3x3 U18 Championship and was awarded Gold medals at both. On July 7 2014 she was also named for the 2014 USA Youth Olympic Women's Basketball Team. Ogunbowale was also named to the ACC All-Freshman Team following her debut year as a collegiate player. Kobe Bryant even thanked her for hitting several huge shots during the NCCA Tournament. Ogunbowale despite being relatively new to basketball, has already established herself as a star. She's sure to remain in the spotlight for a long time. Arike's Net Worth, according to reliable sources is around $5 million. Even though she's a basketball player, Ogunbowale excels in other pursuits too. She is also a soccer player and has even been a winner of State Cups for the Lake County United Soccer Club. She also even played piano for seven years.
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