Bradley University Athletics

Women’s Basketball Adds Winthrop Transfer Uchechi Ufochukwu

Women's Basketball 5/20/2020 11:00:00 AM

PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley Women's Basketball will have a total of five newcomers on the 2020-21 roster with fifth-year head coach Andrea Gorski announcing the addition of Winthrop transfer Uchechi Ufochukwu (Benin City, Nigeria/Archbishop Carroll H.S. [Washington D.C.]/Winthrop).

A fifth-year transfer, the 6-4 Ufochukwu has one year of eligibility remaining and will be the tallest player on a Bradley roster since Dena Williams wrapped up her career in 2004-05.

"Uchechi will add size and physicality to our roster along with leadership and competitiveness," said Gorski. "She is a perfect complement to our team in both character and work ethic and she is looking to make a big impact in her final year of college basketball."

Ufochukwu was limited to just three games in 2019-20 after missing the entire 2018-19 campaign due to injury. As a sophomore in 2017-18, she shot 48 percent from the field and averaged 2.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 10.7 minutes per outing. Ufochukwu started eight games as a true freshman in 2016-17, pulling down 4.9 rebounds per game (14.8 per 40 minutes).

A relative newcomer to the game of basketball, Ufochukwu lettered two years at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington D.C., where she was selected as team MVP as a senior in addition to earning third-team all-conference honors. The Benin City, Nigeria, native first played basketball in April 2013 when she was able to travel to the United States through a partnership between Archbishop Carroll and Hope 4 Girls, which is dedicated to the increased participation and empowerment of African girls in sports and education

Bradley is coming off school records for overall (22) and Missouri Valley Conference (13) victories with the Braves concluding the 2019-20 campaign with a 22-7 overall mark and a third-place MVC finish.

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