FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas women’s basketball head coach Mike Neighbors and staff have signed 6-4 forward Vera Ojenuwa. The Lagos, Nigeria native spent her freshman season at Barton Community College, where she was a KJCCC All-Conference First Team recipient.

Vera Ojenuwa (Veer-uh Oh-jen-uh-wa) | F | 6-4 | Lagos, Nigeria | Orhuwhorun/Barton CC

#SigningStories, as told by Arkansas women’s basketball head coach Mike Neighbors

5,541 nautical miles from Fayetteville, Arkansas is the city of Lagos, Nigeria.

For perspective, that’s the equivalent of driving from Bud Walton Arena to Little Rock and back 30 times.

That’s also the hometown of our newest Razorback, Vera Ojenuwa.

A chance meeting at the local juice bar on MLK introduced us to a family member who lives locally and mentioned he had family that was in our area.

We learned from Osahen that Vera that had moved to the states to play basketball and began college at Barton County Community College in Kansas. A few phone calls to her Coach Alan Clark and we knew we wanted Vera to become a future Razorback.

Her accolades… were the obvious draw…

But the real clincher was her official visit to campus. Vera is kind, warm and dedicated to her game and her education.

Help us welcome Vera and her family!

THE ACCOLADES:

• All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference First Team selection, being one of two freshmen on the 10-member first team
• For Barton CC, started in 27 of 30 game appearances, averaging 13.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game (both paced the team) with a 47.8 field goal percentage
• Her 10.4 rebounds per game average was the sixth best single season average in program history and her 311 total rebounds marked the eighth most in program history
• Tied for third in rebounds per game and fourth in field goal percentage in the conference
• Logged four 20-point games, including a career-high 28 points and 23 rebounds (fifth most boards in school history) for a double-double vs. Pratt
• Registered 19 games with 10+ rebounds and was a walking double-double with 16 throughout the season
• Tabbed Region VI Women’s Basketball All-Tournament Team
• Named KJCCC Player of the Week and National Player of the Week after shooting 57 percent from the field, averaging 25.5 points and 20.5 rebounds per game in a pair of Barton victories
• Helped team set program record, allowing just 54.0 points per game and logged the fourth best defensive rebounding average (30.7) in school history, as Ojenuwa had 7.3 defensive boards per game

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