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AS A FRESHMAN IN 2011-12:
Played in all 32 games for Texas, including six starts, and averaged 17.2 minutes in her freshman campaign ... was second on the team in rebounding (159, 5.0 per game) including being the top offensive rebounder for the Longhorns ... was also third on the team in blocks (20) ... grabbed six rebounds in Texas' NCAA First Round matchup against West Virginia (March 17) ... pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with eight points (3-of-5 FG, 2-of-4 FT) against No. 17 Texas A&M (March 4) ... tallied five rebounds and a block against Baylor (Feb. 21) ... scored seven points (3-of-4 FG, 1-of-2 FT) against Kansas State (Feb. 18) ... registered a team-high seven rebounds and added eight points (3-of-8 FG, 2-of-4 FT) against Kansas (Feb. 8) ... recorded nine points (4-of-5 FG, 1-of-1 FT) and added seven rebounds and a pair of assists against Iowa State (Feb. 4) ... tallied seven points (2-of-4 FG, 3-of-3 FT) with six rebounds, a block and two steals against Kansas State (Feb. 1) ... grabbed a team-high five boards against No. 21 Texas Tech (Jan. 28) ... scored a career-high 11 points (5-of-10 FG, 1-of-2 FT) and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds against Oklahoma (Jan. 21) ... swatted away a career-high four blocks in a season-high 30 minutes against Iowa State (Jan. 18) ... led the Longhorns in rebounding for the second-straight game with nine against No. 1 Baylor (Jan. 15) ... pulled down a team-high eight reounds against No. 12 Texas A&M (Jan. 11) ... led the team in steals (three) to go along with seven rebounds against Oklahoma State (Jan. 7) ... picked up a team-high nine rebounds against Delaware State (Dec. 28) ... pulled down five boards and added a steal against Grambling State (Dec. 20) ... scored six points (3-of-6 FG) with four rebounds against Hawai'i in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort Showdown (Nov. 27) ... registered seven rebounds and a block against No. 22 Virginia (Nov. 25) ... recorded six points (2-of-4 FG, 2-of-3 FT) and six rebounds witih a block and an assist against Alcorn State (Nov. 20) ... played nine minutes, picking up two points (1-of-4 FG) and a block in her debut as a Longhorn against No. 5 Stanford (Nov. 11).
PRIOR TO TEXAS
No. 32 ranked prospect in the ESPNU HoopGurlz 100 for the 2011 class and 12th-ranked positional player by the service at the time of her commitment to Texas ... 2011 McDonald's All-American Team nominee and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Honorable Mention All-American ... 2008 CenTex Newcomer of the Year ... led Pflugerville to the 2009 UIL State Tournament Final Four and the 2008 Regional Tournament ... played for former Longhorn Nancy Walling at Pflugerville HS ... played club basketball for TeamXpress Black, coached by former Longhorn Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil ... also a distinguished high school volleyball player and named to the TABC and TGCA All-State First Team, TABC All-Region, and District 25-5A First Team ... earned District 25-5A and Hays Rebel Classic MVP honors in volleyball ... also a stand-out track athlete in her freshman year of high school where she was coached by former Texas Track & Field standout Tamika Fagan ... district winner in the 100m dash and 400x1 and 400x2 relay, and finished second at Texas Relays and third at 5A UIL State Track Championship.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nneka Nkemjika Enemkpali ... name translates to "mother is greater" in her native language of Igbo ... daughter of Chinedu and Justina Enemkpali ... has three siblings, Chinelo (22), Ik (20) and Osi (17) ... born October 8, 1992 in Austin, Texas ... major is undeclared ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree (Fall 2011).
