Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe

Bendigo Spirit
Position	Power forward / Center
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	(1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 Toronto, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school	Kalamalka (Coldstream, British Columbia)
College	Simon Fraser (2009–2013)
WNBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	Pully
2014–2015	Donau-Ries
2015–2016	Wasserburg
2016–present	Bendigo Spirit
Career highlights and awards
DBBL champion (2016) Swiss LNA First Team (2014) Swiss LNA All-Imports Team (2014) Swiss LNA Defensive Player of the Year (2014) Swiss LNA Center of the Year (2014)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing Canada FIBA Americas Championships 2015 Canada Pan American Games 2015 Canada Team

Folade Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (born 29 August 1991) is an Canadian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Bendigo Spirit in Australia's WNBL.

Career

College

In college, Raincock-Ekunwe attended Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. In her final three years with SFU, she participated in NCAA Division II, where she consistently averaged 18 points a game.

Europe

After college, Raincock-Ekunwe headed to Europe and signed with Pully Basket in the Swiss LNA. She had a successful season taking home several awards. The following year, she travelled north in Europe and signed with Donau-Ries in the German DBBL for the 2014–15 season. After one season with the side, she moved to Wasserburg, remaining in the DBBL. There she helped lead the team to the German title.

Australia

Raincock-Ekunwe signed with the Bendigo Spirit in Australia for the 2016–17 WNBL season.

National Team

Raincock-Ekunwe made her national team debut as a member of the 2011 Development Women’s National Team that participated in the 2011 Summer Universiade. In 2013, she moved to the Senior Women's national team and began to participate in more exhibition matches. In 2015, Raincock-Ekunwe was a core member of one of the most successful years for the Canadian national team in recent years. She helped bring home their first Pan American Games Gold medal with a win over the USA. She then also participated at the 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship on home soil and helped the team take home the title and secure their place at the 2016 Summer Olympics.