NYT article on Nigerian-Americans

[BabHorn]

More Nigerian-Americans Are Reaching Highest Levels of Sports
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/19/s...e-reaching-highest-levels-of-sports.html?_r=0

I wasn't aware that the Ogwumike sisters were Nigerian-Americans.

Lots of good info on Christina Aborowa and her late start playing ball, basically three or four years ago. A pic of Christina's teammate, Felicia Aiyeotan, shows her to be pretty solidly built.

Quote from Christina:

“Before, I didn’t have a life; there was no opportunity to go forward,” she said. “Now it’s my dream, my hope. My mom doesn’t have the money to send me to school. Now I’m there.”

She plans to study computer science at Texas and would like to own a business.

“We believe in hard work,” Aborowa said of herself and other Nigerians. “It’s in the blood, to go hard every time, to go for what you want.”

 

[breckenj05]

Do you think we have a shot at landing Felicia Aiyeotan, are we recruiting her. I believe UCONN is after her.

 

[05Longhorn]

I'm pretty sure we are recruiting her. I bet with Christina Aborowa in fold we will have a good shot at a visit from her at the very least.

 

[BabHorn]

I'm pretty sure we are recruiting her. I bet with Christina Aborowa in fold we will have a good shot at a visit from her at the very least.

Yeah, I agree that we have a good shot to get a visit from her. It would be sweet to have her come to summer camp.