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2006 Season (Senior): Played in 108 games for the Cardinal in her final season ... Tallied 66 kills and ranks second on the squad with 74 assists ... Fourth on the team with 27 service aces to average 0.25 aces per game ... Fifth for the Cardinal with 208 digs, averaging 1.93 digs per game ... Also collected 32 blocks on the season ... Had one kill, one ace and six digs in Stanford's three-game sweep of California (12/8) in the regional semifinal ... Tallied 10 digs, three assists and an ace in the regional final versus Texas (12/9) to advance to the Final Four ... Has two kills in Stanford's First Round sweep of Sacramento State (12/2), as well as 12 digs in a five-game victory over Missouri (12/3) ... Recorded a season-high six kills in a sweep of Saint Mary's (9/16) ... Tied her career-high of six assists in a three-game sweep of Washington State on Senior Night ... Also tallied five assists against UCSB (8/26), Hawai`i (9/9) and Saint Mary's (9/16) ... Notched a career-high three aces in a three-game wins over Santa Clara (9/14) and Virginia Commonwealth (9/2) ... Put up a season-high five blocks against at Washington State (9/21) ... Tallied 109.5 points for the Cardinal ... Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2005 Season (Junior): Played in 29 matches (94 games), several as a starter Fourth on the team in kills (226) Had nine double-digit matches including a career-high 16 kills at USC (11/26/05) Tallied 15 kills at Arizona (10/13/05) Collected 14 kills (.385) and ten digs at Washington State (11/4/05) Collected 13 kills in the season opening victory over Penn State (8/26/05) at the AVCA Showcase Hit .500 (7-0-14) against Washington State (10/7/05), and .438 (8-1-16) vs Marquette (9/9/05) Collected a career-high 39 attempts at California (10/21/05) Tallied a career-high 15 digs in Stanford's win versus California (11/18/05) An honorable mention All-Pac-10 Academic selection.
2004 Season (Sophomore): Played in 28 games Averaged 0.79 kills and 0.61 digs per game Recorded a career-high six kills and five digs at Oregon State (11/12/04) Notched a career-high two blocks versus Northwestern (9/18/04) Saw her first post-season action against Jacksonville (12/3/04) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2003 Season (Freshman): Played in six matches (seven games) for the Cardinal Averaged 0.29 kills and 0.29 digs per game Notched her first collegiate kill against Bradley (8/30/03) as well as her first collegiate dig Also hit .333 in that match.
National Competition: A member of U.S.A. High Performance Team in 1999.
High School: A 2003 graduate of University High School in Normal, Ill. A four-year letterwinner Captained the volleyball team in 2002 Coached by Cathy Sanders Pantagraph All-Conference in 2001 and 2002 as well as honorable mention in 2000 A 2001 and 2002 All-Area Team selection A 2002 Champaign News Gazette All-State selection Student Sports 2001 Honorable Mention All-America 2002 Student Sports "Hot 100 Recruits Class of 2003" Helped lead her team to the state championships in 1999 and 2000 A 2002 MVP of the Beecher Varsity Invitational Tournament 1999 and 2002 Nike Crossroads Classic All-Tournament Team Named to the Belleville E. Tournament All-Tournament Team in 2002 Champaign News Gazette All-State Second Team selection in 2001 and Honorable Mention in 2000 Recorded a school record 29 kills in October 2001 which ranks fifth in Illinois for most kills in a match A 2002 National Honor Society member Played club volleyball with the Illini Elite Volleyball Club under Andy Erins.
Catalogue: Daughter of Chika and Uzo Nnamani Her sister Ogonna was a four-time All-American and one of the great volleyball players at Stanford University Has two brothers, Nnaemeka (19) and Ikechi (15) Hobbies include listening to music and being with my family Full name is Njideka Mukosolu Nnamani.
Nji Nnamani - Career Highs
Kills: 16 at USC (11/26/05)
Attempts: 39 at California (10/21/05)
Aces: 3 (2 times)
Digs: 15 vs California (11/18/05)
Blocks: 7 at USC (11/26/05)
Assists: 6 (2 times)
Getting To Know Nji Nnamani
| Nickname: | Ninja (I can do back-flips) |
| The best thing about Stanford is: | The people. Every day we are surrounded by excellence - there is no escaping it. |
| My favorite place on campus is: | The Oval |
| Favorite Europe trip memory: | Going to the discoteque in Czech Republic! It was great to experience Europe socially. |
| Ten years from now I hope to be: | Happy and drinking tea with Oprah and Barack Obama |
| My favorite class at Stanford: | Alpine Archaeology with Professor Hunt |
| Favorite thing to do on an off day: | Walk to Starbucks |
| Something people would be suprised to know about me: | I have memorized the dance moves to every single 'N Sync music video ... I had a lot of free time in the sixth grade |
| The place I would most like to visit: | Tahiti |
| My favorite pre-game rituals: | Talk to my parents, eat half a banana, listen to my iPod and watch Foluke "Harlem Shake" |
| Earliest sporting memory: | Winning the Illinois State Championship with my sister |
| Stanford will be fun to watch this year because: | We are determined to work hard and be the best |
| My greatest athletic moment was: | Winning the 2004 national championship in Long Beach, CA |
| The athlete I admire most: | Michael Jordan |
| The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoy watching perform: | Ogonna Nnamani. She has game and we have the same last name. |
| Best book I have ever read: | To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee |
| Favorite Food: | Anything my mom cooks |
| Least Favorite Food: | Eggs |
| If I had to cook all of my meals, I'd probably survive on: | Oatmeal and PB&J |
| My favorite movie: | Remember the Titans and Love & Basketball |
| My favorite TV show: | Fresh Prince of Bel Air |
| My Favorite Actor/Favorite Actress: | Denzel Washington/Julia Roberts |
| My ultimate Sportscenter highlight would be: | To win another national championship |
| My favorite musical group: | Marvin Gaye and David Gray |
| The best advice I ever received was: | To live every day of your life |
| The person or people who have had the greatest influence on my career: | My parents and my sister |
| If I could invite three people in history to dinner, they would be: | Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and Gandhi |
| My advice to youngsters: | You can do it. Just set your mind to it |
| If I had one CD to listen to it would be: | Classic Soul Ballads by Time Life |