Another impressive new hire by WBB - supposedly an ace recruiter. RU will be back to the top in a couple of years...
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Nneka Enemkpali Joins Women's Basketball Coaching Staff
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Nneka Enemkpali Joins Women's Basketball Coaching Staff
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Coquese Washington has announced her second addition to the Rutgers women's basketball coaching staff, welcoming Nneka Enemkpali. An established and proven recruiter, Enemkpali joins the team as an assistant coach and Director Recruiting for the Scarlet Knights.
"Adding Nneka Enemkpali to our staff is an incredible gift for the Scarlet Knight program," Washington said. "Nneka enjoyed a remarkable career as a player at Texas, whose work ethic helped her achieve outstanding successes both on and off the court. We are quite fortunate to have Nneka here, sharing her experiences as an elite player and coach, and it's exciting to imagine all the ways she will positively impact this team."
Both recent coaching staff additions, Enemkpali and Jeanine Wasielewski, joined the team as a result of the NCAA Division I Council modernization rules for coaching limits. Decided in January of 2023, women's basketball programs were granted permission to add two additional assistant coaches.
Enemkpali most recently spent two seasons as an assistant coach on Lindsay Gottlieb's USC coaching staff while also serving as the recruiting coordinator this past season.
During her time in Troy, Enemkpali helped to recruit and develop historic talent for the Trojans. In her first year in the role of recruiting coordinator, Enemkpali led efforts to bring in the No. 1 prospect in the 2023 class. She also coached Kadi Sissoko, who was chosen by the Phoenix Mercury with the 29th pick overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Daft and was an All-Pac 12 honoree. In addition, last season, Enemkpali guided Rayah Marshall to All-PAC 12 and All-Defense honors as a sophomore. She went onto be selected to represent USA at the 2023 Americup games.
To end the 2022-23 campaign, Enemkpali helped USC to capture a No. 8 seed in its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014.
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. With the Rebels, she also guided Desi Rae young to Mountain West Freshman of the Year.
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 as 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.
"I am excited to be joining the rich tradition and legacy that is Rutgers women's basketball," Enemkpali said. "Coquese has a clear vision for the direction in which she wants to grow this program. I look forward to working alongside her and the incredible staff to support this program and our student-athletes."
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Follow Rutgers women's basketball on Twitter and Instagram (@RutgersWBB) for all of the latest news and updates. The team is also on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersWBB). For all Rutgers Athletics news follow us on Twitter(@RUAthletics), Instagram (@RUAthletics), and Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics). For additional updates, please download the Gameday App.
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Coquese Washington has announced her second addition to the Rutgers women's basketball coaching staff, welcoming Nneka Enemkpali. An established and proven recruiter, Enemkpali joins the team as an assistant coach and Director Recruiting for the Scarlet Knights."Adding Nneka Enemkpali to our staff is an incredible gift for the Scarlet Knight program," Washington said. "Nneka enjoyed a remarkable career as a player at Texas, whose work ethic helped her achieve outstanding successes both on and off the court. We are quite fortunate to have Nneka here, sharing her experiences as an elite player and coach, and it's exciting to imagine all the ways she will positively impact this team."
Both recent coaching staff additions, Enemkpali and Jeanine Wasielewski, joined the team as a result of the NCAA Division I Council modernization rules for coaching limits. Decided in January of 2023, women's basketball programs were granted permission to add two additional assistant coaches.
Enemkpali most recently spent two seasons as an assistant coach on Lindsay Gottlieb's USC coaching staff while also serving as the recruiting coordinator this past season.
During her time in Troy, Enemkpali helped to recruit and develop historic talent for the Trojans. In her first year in the role of recruiting coordinator, Enemkpali led efforts to bring in the No. 1 prospect in the 2023 class. She also coached Kadi Sissoko, who was chosen by the Phoenix Mercury with the 29th pick overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Daft and was an All-Pac 12 honoree. In addition, last season, Enemkpali guided Rayah Marshall to All-PAC 12 and All-Defense honors as a sophomore. She went onto be selected to represent USA at the 2023 Americup games.
To end the 2022-23 campaign, Enemkpali helped USC to capture a No. 8 seed in its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014.
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. With the Rebels, she also guided Desi Rae young to Mountain West Freshman of the Year.
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 as 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.
"I am excited to be joining the rich tradition and legacy that is Rutgers women's basketball," Enemkpali said. "Coquese has a clear vision for the direction in which she wants to grow this program. I look forward to working alongside her and the incredible staff to support this program and our student-athletes."
Follow Along
Follow Rutgers women's basketball on Twitter and Instagram (@RutgersWBB) for all of the latest news and updates. The team is also on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersWBB). For all Rutgers Athletics news follow us on Twitter(@RUAthletics), Instagram (@RUAthletics), and Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics). For additional updates, please download the Gameday App.
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