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2019-20 (Senior): Started three of a career high 29 games played ... Posted a career-high 35 minutes against Virginia Tech's huge front line ... Career-high two blocks in back-to-back games against North Carolina Central (1/13/20) and Norfolk State (1/18/20) ...

2018-19 (Junior): Played in career-high 19 games and started three ... Career high 28 minutes at home against Buffalo (11/11/19) ... Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds in a MEAC Tournament loss to Bethune-Cookman (3/15/19) ... Grabbed 43 rebounds on the season ... Made MEAC Commissioners' All-Academic Team ...

2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in 14 of the team's games as a reserve ... Season-high seven points, three steals and three rebounds in 17 minutes against Valley Forge (11/10) ... 

2016-17 (Freshman): Played 14 games in a reserve role ... In her collegiate debut versus Cheyney (11/11), she recorded five points (season-high) and four boards (season-high) ... Grabbed four rebounds at USC-Upstate (12/30)

High School/Club: A letterman in basketball … Named to the Sunshine Independent Athletic Association (SIAA) Second Team … Earned her team’s Most Improved … Guided her squad to a National and State Championship … A 2016 National Honor Society Inductee.

Personal: Born May 20, 1997 in Nigeria … Daughter of Maxwell and Chinyere Nkpuechina ... Host parents are Neal and Lavida-Thomas Richardson ... Host siblings Chinuah and Adia Richardson … Has a sister, Chidimma and two brothers, Chika and Chukwudi … Plans to either play professionally or become an entrepreneur … Pre-game routine/superstition is praying and listening to motivational speech … Best Advice Received / Favorite Saying is “You came a long way from home, be the best God called you to be” …  Favorite Book is Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe … Favorite Movie is Cinderella … Personal best sports moment is delivering the game-winning blocked shot against National Christian … Personal best non-athletic accomplishment is receiving major honors from high school … Personal athletic goal before graduating is reaching the NCAA Tournament … Chom Chom left Nigeria and came to the United States to play basketball without having any relatives living in the U.S.

Career Highs
Minutes: 35 (11/19/19 Virginia Tech)
Points: 7 (11/10/17 Valley Forge)
Rebounds: 7 (3/15/19 Bethune-Cookman)
Assists: 1  (4x, last 115/19 Wesley)
Steals: 1 (7x,last 12/5/19 Richmond)
Blocks: 2 (2x, last 1/18/20 Norfolk State)
FGM: 3 (11/10/17 Valley Forge)
3PTM: N/A
FTM: 3 (11/16/16 Cheyney)
Double Doubles: N/A