Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
- Email:
- enemkpal@usc.edu
Nneka Enemkpali enters her second season as an assistant coach on Lindsay Gottlieb's USC coaching staff and serves as the recruiting coordinator for the Women of Troy.
Enemkpali spent the 2020-21 season as an assistant at UNLV after two seasons in that role at UC Santa Barbara, where she oversaw skill development of the post players, helping develop Ila Lane to the nation's No. 1 rebounder and Big West Freshman of the Year honors in 2019-20 for the Gauchos. That year, Enemkpali herself earned accolades as one of the 50 Impactful Assistants in D1 Women’s Basketball named by Silver Waves Media.
Prior to UC Santa Barbara, Enemkpali served two seasons a video coordinator at Gonzaga. In those years, the Bulldogs went 53-13 overall and won two West Coast Conference titles to make NCAA appearances in 2017 and 2018.
Enemkpali is a 2015 graduate of Texas, where she averaged 10.0 points and 8.0 rebounds over her four years, earning three All-Big 12 selections and finishing ranked No. 10 all-time in career rebounds (899) and No. 30 in career points (1,116). She also was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree as a Longhorn, and was recognized as a Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American for excellence in the community, classroom, character and competition.
After completing her degree in African American and African Diaspora Studies at Texas, Enemkpali was drafted 26th overall (third round) in the 2015 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm, although her playing career was brought to a close by a knee injury sustained in her senior season at Texas.
A native of Pflugerville, Texas, she attended Pflugerville High School.
