Chinenye "Chiney" Ogwumike is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 2020, she became the first Black woman and the first WNBA player to host a national radio show for ESPN. She was one of the first and youngest commentators ever to be named an NBA analyst for the network covering the NBA, WNBA, and variety of sports, while simultaneously playing in the WNBA. Chiney is a graduate of Stanford University, where she majored in International relations. She played in three Final Fours and finished as the conference leader in scoring and rebounding as of January 3, 2014. As of 2016, Ogwumike was elected Vice-President of the WNBA Players Association, and signed an endorsement deal with Adidas. In May 2018, Ogwumike signed a multi-year contract with ESPN to become a full-time basketball analyst.
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Cast Credits
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Chiney Ogwumike
- Episode 2x131: Alex Morgan, Erin Andrews, Chiney Ogwumike, Jessica Mendoza (Apr 20, 2021)
Always Late with Katie Nolan (2018)
Guest starring as Chiney Ogwumike
- Episode 2x02: Building Winners (Oct 3, 2019)
NBA Countdown (2007)
Starring as Basketball Analyst
(19 episodes)
- Episode 2024-04-26: Episode 28 (Apr 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-10: Episode 23 (Apr 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-03: Episode 22 (Apr 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-20: Episode 20 (Mar 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-18: Episode 19 (Mar 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-13: Episode 18 (Mar 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-08: Episode 17 (Mar 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-06: Episode 16 (Mar 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-28: Episode 13 (Feb 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-23: Episode 11 (Feb 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-14: Episode 10 (Feb 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-07: Episode 9 (Feb 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-05: Episode 2 (Jan 5, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-15: Episode 13 (Dec 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-01: Episode 12 (Dec 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-10: Episode 8 (Nov 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-08: Episode 7 (Nov 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-03: Episode 6 (Nov 3, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-01: Episode 5 (Nov 1, 2023)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Chiney Ogwumike
- Episode 2021-07-08: Nick Kroll, Chiney Ogwumike, Macy Gray & The California Jet Club, guest host Wanda Sykes (Jul 8, 2021)