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Arike Ogunbowale          

Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings & NCAA National Champion

Arike Ogunbowale is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Ogunbowale played college basketball for the University of Notre Dame when the Fighting Irish made its 2018 NCAA title run. She hit game-winning buzzer-beating baskets in both the semifinal and championship games, leading her to be named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. She was also named to the ACC All-Freshman Team after her first collegiate season.

Ogunbowale was drafted by the Wings with the fifth overall pick of the 2019 WNBA Draft. A multi-time All-Star, she is one of the league's most prolific scorers and has never finished outside of the top five in scoring in her four seasons of play.

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