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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Igbokwe, Rita
Jersey Number 32
Rita Igbokwe
- Class:
- Senior*
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-4
- Experience:
- TR
- Hometown:
- Jonesboro, Ga.
- High School:
- Mundy's Mill
- Prev. School:
- Pitt
Bio
At Ole Miss
2023-24 (Senior)
Appeared in all 33 games, starting in 23… Paced the Rebels with a team-high 54 blocks … Recorded a season-best 12 points against Mississippi Valley State … Added 10 rebounds against MVSU for her fourth career double-double and first at Ole Miss … Totaled a standout performance at Arkansas-Pine Bluff with a career-high eight blocks … Her eight blocks against the Golden Lions mark the second most in a single-game at Ole Miss … Tallied a season-high 14 rebounds against Mississippi State for her second double-double this season … Averaged 4.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 1.6 bpg.
2022-23 (Senior*)
Appeared in 33 games for the Rebels, starting in three … Scored a season-high 12 points against SEMO … Grabbed double-figure rebounds in two games … Tallied a season-best 11 rebounds against Florida … Swatted a career-high tying six blocks against No. 1 South Carolina at home … Led the Rebels with 49 blocks … Eclipsed the 200 career-block mark against Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals … Averaged 3.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
At Pitt
2021-22 (Junior)
Played in 30 games for the Panthers, starting in 26 … Dropped a career-high 23 points against Lafayette … Blocked 68 shots ranking 20th in the nation and third in the ACC … Led the Panthers averaging 7.4 rebounds per game … Averaged 6.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 19 games, making 16 starts … Carried the squad in field goal percentage, draining 50.6 percent of her shots … 1.5 rejections per game ranked fifth in the ACC … Notched her lone double-double of the season against Delaware … Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds at Wake Forest … Snagged five plus rebounds in 14 games … Recorded multiple blocked shots in six games.
2019-20 (Freshman)
Played in all 31 games, making seven starts … Ranked second on the team, averaging 6.8 rebounds per game … Her 60 blocks were the most ever by a Pitt freshman … 1.9 blocks per game ranked third overall in the ACC … Grabbed a team-high 92 offensive rebounds, ranking fourth in the ACC with 2.97 per game … Snagged a career-high 18 rebounds against Ohio, the most by a Pitt player since 2010 and the most by a Panther freshman since 2005 … Had 17 games with multiple blocks.
High School
Three-star prospect out of Mundy's Mill High School ... Averaged a double-double as a senior with 10.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per contest ... Two-time First-Team All-Region.
Personal
Born January 28, 2001 to Casmir and Emmanuela ... Has three brothers, Anthony, Emmanuel and Michael and one sister, Jane ... Majoring in psychology.
2023-24 (Senior)
Appeared in all 33 games, starting in 23… Paced the Rebels with a team-high 54 blocks … Recorded a season-best 12 points against Mississippi Valley State … Added 10 rebounds against MVSU for her fourth career double-double and first at Ole Miss … Totaled a standout performance at Arkansas-Pine Bluff with a career-high eight blocks … Her eight blocks against the Golden Lions mark the second most in a single-game at Ole Miss … Tallied a season-high 14 rebounds against Mississippi State for her second double-double this season … Averaged 4.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 1.6 bpg.
2022-23 (Senior*)
Appeared in 33 games for the Rebels, starting in three … Scored a season-high 12 points against SEMO … Grabbed double-figure rebounds in two games … Tallied a season-best 11 rebounds against Florida … Swatted a career-high tying six blocks against No. 1 South Carolina at home … Led the Rebels with 49 blocks … Eclipsed the 200 career-block mark against Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals … Averaged 3.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
At Pitt
2021-22 (Junior)
Played in 30 games for the Panthers, starting in 26 … Dropped a career-high 23 points against Lafayette … Blocked 68 shots ranking 20th in the nation and third in the ACC … Led the Panthers averaging 7.4 rebounds per game … Averaged 6.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 19 games, making 16 starts … Carried the squad in field goal percentage, draining 50.6 percent of her shots … 1.5 rejections per game ranked fifth in the ACC … Notched her lone double-double of the season against Delaware … Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds at Wake Forest … Snagged five plus rebounds in 14 games … Recorded multiple blocked shots in six games.
2019-20 (Freshman)
Played in all 31 games, making seven starts … Ranked second on the team, averaging 6.8 rebounds per game … Her 60 blocks were the most ever by a Pitt freshman … 1.9 blocks per game ranked third overall in the ACC … Grabbed a team-high 92 offensive rebounds, ranking fourth in the ACC with 2.97 per game … Snagged a career-high 18 rebounds against Ohio, the most by a Pitt player since 2010 and the most by a Panther freshman since 2005 … Had 17 games with multiple blocks.
High School
Three-star prospect out of Mundy's Mill High School ... Averaged a double-double as a senior with 10.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per contest ... Two-time First-Team All-Region.
Personal
Born January 28, 2001 to Casmir and Emmanuela ... Has three brothers, Anthony, Emmanuel and Michael and one sister, Jane ... Majoring in psychology.
A Glimpse of Team 51: Christeen Iwuala and Tianna Thompson (WBB)
Monday, June 23
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Thursday, June 19
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Thursday, June 19
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Monday, April 14
