2022-23 USC Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Okako Adika
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Lemvig Gymnasium
- Hometown:
- Holstebro, Denmark
“The talent that we have is crazy… I know we’re gonna make a run.”
— USC Women's Basketball (@USCWBB) August 31, 2022
Big things in store for Okako and the squad this year!?? pic.twitter.com/9nMbNN6NCl
THIS SEASON
Okako Adika enters her first season at USC as a graduate transfer.
2021-22 SENIOR SEASON AT TCU
• Started in all but one of the 28 games she played in during her first season with the Horned Frogs
• Led team with 45 threes made, shooting 37.5 percent from 3-point range
• Also led from the free-throw line, at .896 (43-of-48)
• Team's second leading scorer with 10.1 points per game
• Third on the team with 5.0 rebounds per game
• Was the only player on the team with 200+ field goal attempts to shoot better than 40% from the field, going 42.4 percent (97-of-229)
• Scored in double digits in 12 games, including season-high 27 points against Kansas (Jan. 10)
• Tallied one double-double with 10 points and career-high 11 rebounds against Kansas State (Jan. 29)
2020-21 SEASON AT BUTLER
• Started 19 games in her first season at Butler.
• Led team and ranked 13th in the BIG EAST in scoring with 13.8 points per game
• Was second in the conference with a 3-point percentage of .446
• Also averaged 5.7 rebounds and 1.7 threes made per game and shot 48.5 percent from the floor
• Shot 82.5 percent (33-of-40) from the free-throw line
• Scored in double figures in 15 games, including a career-high 29 points against Providence
• Tallied a double-double with 17 points and a season-best 10 rebounds in Butler's Big East Tournament contest vs. Providence
AT ODESSA COLLEGE
• Played two seasons for the Wranglers, earning 2020 NJCAA Division 1 First-Team All-American
• Helped Odessa to a 23-9 overall record and the No. 14 seed in the NJCAA Championship in 2020
• Averaged 11.3 points and 6.9 rebounds in 32 games that season
• In her first season at Odessa, helped the Wranglers win the 2019 Region 5 Championship
• Averaged 6.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as a freshman
NATIONAL TEAMS
• Competed for the U-18 and U-20 Danish national teams
HIGH SCHOOL
Adika attended Lemvig Gymnasium in Denmark, where she participated in basketball, soccer and handball... Her Lemvig team finished third in its league... Earned academic honors.
PERSONAL
Okako Adika was born August 23 in Lusaka, Zambia.... The daughter of Elizabeth... Has seven siblings: Enongo, Oto, Able, Helena, Pauline, Dorcas and Armand... Says coming back from a 30-point deficit to win the conference championship while at Odessa as her most thrilling sports moment... Enjoys going to the beach, traveling and doing outdoor activities in her free time... Lists Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan as her biggest sports heroes... Hopes to travel to the South Africa, Nigeria, Zanzibar, Thailand and the Bahamas... Hopes to play in the WNBA and start her own business... Pursuing a master's in entrepreneurship and innovation at USC.
