Ada Anamekwe

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Forward
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Parker, Texas
High School:
Plano East
Concentration:
Public Health

2024-25: Did not see game action.

2023-24: Appeared in 27 games, making 26 starts ... Averaged 25.5 minutes, 7.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game ... Finished the year with 39 steals, 27 assists and a team-high 23 blocks ... Was second on the team with 137 rebounds, leading the team with 52 offensive rebounds ... Shot 50.7 percent from the field ... Scored in double-figures seven times and pulled down double-figure rebounds twice ... Had her first-career double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds at Harvard (Feb. 24) ... Scored 10 points with three blocks against Rhode Island (Nov. 17) ... Had 12 points, seven rebounds and four steals at Monmouth (Nov. 26) ... Scored 13 points, going 7-for-8 from the free throw line against UMass Lowell (Dec. 5) ... Had 10 points anf five rebounds at Dartmouth (Jan. 6) ... Scored 10 points with eight rebounds at Cornell (Jan. 20) ... Had 10 rebounds and six points against Columbia (March 1).

2022-23: Appeared in 21 games and made nine starts ... Averaged 16.3 minutes, 4.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 0.8 assists and 0.7 blocks per game ... Was one of three Bears to finish the season with at least 100 rebounds and was tied for third on the team with 15 total blocks ... Shot 42.7 percent from the field ... Was ninth in the Ivy League in rebounding during Ivy League play at 6.1 per game ... Scored a season-best 18 points, going 8-for-11 from the floor, with six rebounds and a steal against Mitchell (Dec. 10) ... Had 11 pints with four rebounds at Harvard (Jan. 6) ... Scored six points with eight rebounds and four blocks in a win at Dartmouth (Jan. 7) ... Had eight points with four rebounds, three steals and two assists against Yale (Jan. 16) ... Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds against Harvard (Feb. 4) ... Scored 10 points with seven rebounds and two assists against Penn (Feb. 18) ... Finished the season with seven points, six rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block at Yale (March 4).

Before Brown: First Team All-District ... Second Team All-District ... All-Area Defensive MVP ... Two-Time Defensive MVP ... All-State Academic Award.

Personal: Daughter of Kene and Cyriacus Anamekwe ... Has two siblings, Kemka and Dalu.

Why Brown: “The atmosphere in which made me feel at home. The open curriculum, and personalized education system. The basketball coaches and overall staff were not only helpful but uplifting throughout my recruiting process. It all solidified my reasons for coming to Brown.”