#10 Jane Nwaba

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Honors

• All-WCC Honorable Mention (’24)
• Three-time All-WCC Academic Honorable Mention (’22, ’23, ’24)
• Two-time WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Silver Honors (’21, ’24)
• Two-timeWCC Commissioner’s Honor Role Bronze Honors (’22, ’23)
• Four-time Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete (’21, ’22, ’23, ’24)

Collegiate Career

• Utilizing her NCAA Eligibility Relief this season and will have one year of eligibility with the Commodores
• Appeared in 105 collegiate games during four seasons at Pepperdine
• Made 64 collegiate starts with the Waves
• Collected 11 career double-doubles, with nine coming during the 2023-24 season
• Averaged 10.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.1 steals over her final two seasons at Pepperdine

As a Senior – at Pepperdine (2023-24)

• Led the Waves in scoring (10.7 ppg), rebounding (7.6 rpg), assists (2.8 apg), and steals (1.3 spg)
• Played a team-high in 31.1 minutes per game
• Only player to start in all 30 games
• Collected nine double-doubles, which is the 11th-most in a single-season at Pepperdine
• Ranked fourth in the WCC with 8.7 rebounds per game and was tied for 18th with 10.7 points per game
• Led the team with 19 double-figure scoring outings
• Collected double-digit rebounds in a team-best 11 games
• Notched her first double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds against New Mexico (Nov. 9)
• Had a near triple-double with 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists at San Francisco (Jan. 11)
• Finished the season with 11-consecutive games in double-figures
• Scored a career high 22 points on 8-for-15 shooting against San Francisco on Feb. 1

As a Junior – at Pepperdine (2022-23)

• Started in all 29 games
• Third on the team in rebounding (6.1 rpg) and steals (26)
• Fourth on the team in scoring at 9.1 points per game
• Scored double-digit points in 13 games
• Recorded two double-doubles on the year
• Had a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double vs. La Salle on Nov. 18
• Grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds in Pepperdine’s win at BYU (Feb. 9)
• Recorded a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double vs. LMU (Feb. 18)
• Finished the season with back-to-back 17-point outings in the WCC Tournament against Santa Clara (March 2) and BYU (March 3)

As a Sophomore – at Pepperdine (2021-22)

• Appeared in 23 games and made four starts
• Averaged 4.9 points per game and 3.3 rebounds in 15.8 minutes
• Scored in double-digits four times
• Had a career-high 13 points vs. Gonzaga on Jan. 27
• Tied career high in steals with three vs. LMU (Jan. 25)

As a Freshman – at Pepperdine (2020-21)

• Played in all 23 games, making one start
• Averaged 3.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in 14.6 minutes
• Scored a season-high nine points vs. CSU Bakersfield on Dec. 8
• Grabbed nine rebounds vs. Westmont on Dec. 5

The Nwaba File

• Last name pronounced WAH-Buh
• Graduated from Pepperdine in the May of 2024 with a bachelors degree in psychology
• Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades, California
• Earned MVP honors of the CIF Los Angeles City Section
• Named to the Division 2 all-state first team
• Scored 15 points, brought down 15 rebounds and dished out two assists per game as a senior
• As a junior, averaged 18 points and 13 rebounds per game, earning MVP honors in the CIF Los Angeles City Section
• Helped Palisades Charter to Los Angeles Open Division championship and CIF City Section championship
• Graduated from Pepperdine with a degree in psychology
• Daughter of Blessing and Theodore Nwaba
• Has five siblings, Barbara, Alex, David, Victor and Precious
• Her brother David played in the NBA for six seasons and currently plays professional in Japan
• Her sister Barbara represented the United States in the heptathlon at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and she is a two-time USA Outdoor heptathlon champion (’15, ’16)