Year: 2022

Height: 6-0

Position: F

High School: Mountain View (Meridian, ID)

Recruiting Status: Signed with Utah [press release]

Notes: 2020-21 Gatorade Idaho Girls Basketball Player of the Year (press release)

Recruiting Summary for Naya Ojukwu

December 2020: reportedly has “many offers,” including UCLA, Gonzaga, Michigan, and Syracuse

October 15, 2021: committed to Utah, for both basketball and volleyball

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Ojukwu is without a doubt the state’s most sought after recruit. Mountain View coach Connie Skogrand said her star player simply has “too many” offers. And it’s easy to see why programs like UCLA, Michigan, Syracuse and Gonzaga want her. At 6-foot-1, Ojukwu has the perfection combination of size and speed. It led to her averaging 14.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.2 steals per game. Those earned her both All-State and All-SIC first-team honors.

“Naya is a gifted player with natural athleticism, awareness, and technique in basketball,” Skogrand said. “She is a powerful rebounder and great shot blocker. Difficult to stop inside the key.”