STANFORD, Calif. – Shay Ijiwoye and Nora Ezike have been named to Nigeria’s roster for its upcoming WNBA preseason tour against the Los Angeles Sparks, Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever.
The pair will be in San Diego for camp from April 18-24 before Nigeria plays the Sparks on Saturday, April 25 at noon PT at Viejas Arena on the campus of San Diego State. Games will follow against the Lynx on Monday, April 27 at 7 p.m. CT/5 p.m. PT at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City and on Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT against the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Ijiwoye appeared in 32 games for Stanford as a sophomore last season, averaging 2.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 15.6 minutes per game, while Ezike played in nine games off the bench as a freshman.
Ezike made her international debut for Nigeria at the FIBA U19 World Cup in Brno, Czechia last summer and led the team in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 12.1 points and 7.0 rebounds in seven games. She started the group phase with 25 points on 8-of-8 shooting in 21 minutes against China and finished with three consecutive double-digit scoring efforts in classification games against Argentina (17), Korea (18) and China (12).
Ijiwoye represented Nigeria as part of the World Select Team at the 25th Nike Hoop Summit in 2024.