FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas women’s basketball head coach Mike Neighbors and staff have signed 6-4 forward Vera Ojenuwa. The Lagos, Nigeria native spent her freshman season at Barton Community College, where she was a KJCCC All-Conference First Team recipient.
Vera Ojenuwa (Veer-uh Oh-jen-uh-wa) | F | 6-4 | Lagos, Nigeria | Orhuwhorun/Barton CC
#SigningStories, as told by Arkansas women’s basketball head coach Mike Neighbors
5,541 nautical miles from Fayetteville, Arkansas is the city of Lagos, Nigeria.
For perspective, that’s the equivalent of driving from Bud Walton Arena to Little Rock and back 30 times.
That’s also the hometown of our newest Razorback, Vera Ojenuwa.
A chance meeting at the local juice bar on MLK introduced us to a family member who lives locally and mentioned he had family that was in our area.
We learned from Osahen that Vera that had moved to the states to play basketball and began college at Barton County Community College in Kansas. A few phone calls to her Coach Alan Clark and we knew we wanted Vera to become a future Razorback.
Her accolades… were the obvious draw…
But the real clincher was her official visit to campus. Vera is kind, warm and dedicated to her game and her education.
Help us welcome Vera and her family!