2021-22 USC Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Clarice Akunwafo
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Rolling Hills Prep (Calif.)
- Hometown:
- Anambra State, Nigeria
“Basketball pushes me in a way that I feel like no other thing can really push me.”
— USC Women's Basketball (@USCWBB) August 4, 2022
BIG things coming for @ClariceAkunwafo in Year 2!?? pic.twitter.com/WfAmfI80U3
THIS SEASON
Clarice Akunwafo enters her fourth season of competition at USC as the tallest Trojan on a roster since 2017.
2023-24 SEASON
• Made three starts in 33 appearances as a junior
• At least one block in 15 games
• Recorded 11 blocks across USC’s NCAA First & Second Round wins, setting a career high with six blocks vs. Kansas
• Season-high 10 points vs. Cal Poly on 11/28
• Perfect 2-for-2 FT in Pac-12 championship game
• Averaged 2.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.9 blocks and 0.4 assists and steals per game
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2022-23 SEASON
• Appeared in all 31 games with one start
• First season start was Feb. 17 at Stanford
• Had a career-high 12 rebounds at Stanford
• Career-high 11 points at Utah
• Averaged 1.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game
• Second on team in blocks (27)
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 FRESHMAN SEASON
• Started five games and appeared in all 28 games as a true freshman
• First career start was vs. UCLA on Jan. 23
• Scored a career-high 10 points twice — at Virginia and vs. Texas Southern
• Recorded one double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Virginia
• Averaged 3.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game and shot 47.4 percent from the floor
HIGH SCHOOL
Akunwafo was a 2021 McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand Classic Team selection as a senior out of Rolling Hills Prep in San Pedro, Calif... Ranked as the No. 2 post in the country by ESPN... A three-time All-CIF First Team divisional honoree... A two-time All-CIF State Second Team selection... Helped her teams to the three regional titles along with the 2018 state championship... Averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game... Also played volleyball at Rolling Hills Prep... Played club for Cal Sparks... An honor student.
PERSONAL
Clarice Uchechuckwu Akunwafo was born August 25, 2003 in Inglewood, Calif.... The daughter of David and Maureen... Has three older brothers: Chijioke, Ndubuisi and Vincent, and a younger sister: Chidera... Her brother Chijioke attends USC's Keck Medical School... Enjoys watching movies and TV shows in her free time... Lists Nneka Ogwumike as her biggest sports hero... Has always wanted to overcome her fear of the ocean and deep water... Would like to travel to Italy and cook authentic food with an Italian family... Majoring in health and human sciences.
