2008-09 Named Big West Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and named First-Team All-Conference . . . Finished first in the conference in scoring average, first in three-point field goals made, first in minutes played, first in defensive rebounds per game, second in rebounds per game, second in blocked shots per game, fourth in three-point field goal percentage, sixth in three-point field goal percentage, ninth in offensive rebounds per game, and tenth in free throw percentage . . . Earned four Big West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week awards on the year, totaling ten career awards which ranks third all-time in conference history . . . Surpassed 2,000 career points on March 5 vs. UCSB . . . Scored a career-high 32 points at CSUN on Jan. 14 . . . Tied her career-high with six assists on two occasions (Jan. 10 vs. Pacific and Feb. 11 vs. CSUB) . . . Tied her career-high with five steals at CSF on Feb. 26 . . . Had a team-high six double-doubles on the year . . . Led the Highlanders in scoring in 23 games . . . Scored in double-figures in 27 games . . . Led the team in points and rebounds per game . . . One of two players to start all 31 games . . . Named to the Big West All-Conference Preseason Team . . .
2007-08 Played in six games before a season-ending injury forced her to redshirt …
2006-07 Named Big West Tournament Most Valuable Player and All-Tournament Team . . . Named Big West Conference Player of the Year and named to the First Team All-Big West for the third straight season. . . Earned Big West Conference co-Player of the Week for Nov. 27-Dec. 3 . . . One of three players to start and play in all 32 games .. . Named to Nugget Classic All-Tournament Team . . . Scored in double figures in 27 games, including eight of 20+ points ... Had 11 double-doubles . . . Had a game-high 26 points, including 18 in the second half, and the game-winner at the buzzer at Nevada on December 3 . . . Reached 1,000 career points with 24 points vs. Pepperdine on December 6 . . . Had double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds vs. Long Beach State in Big West Tournament semifinals on March 9 . . . Had 18 points in Big West Championship Game versus UC Santa Barbara on March 10 . . . Registered game-high 16 points with six rebounds and three blocks in the NCAA Tournament vs. Arizona State on March 17 . . .
2005-06 Named Big West Tournament Most Valuable Player . . . Earned First Team All-Big West honors for the second straight season . . . Three-time Big West Player of the Week (November 15-21, November 28-December 4, and February 27-March 5) . . . Named Big West Hustle Player of the Year . . . Became UCR’s all-time leader in blocked shots on February 2 vs. Long Beach State . . . Posted team-leading eight double-doubles . . . One of four players to start 25 games ore more . . . Recorded career-high 30 points at UC Davis on March 4 . . . Tied then-career-high with 29 points and supplied career-high six assists vs. South Dakota State on February 28 . . . Posted double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds in Big West Tournament vs. Cal Poly on March 9 . . . Registered double-double of 22 points and 15 rebounds in Big West Tournament semifinals vs. Long Beach State on March 10 . . . Tallied 13 points, five assists, and four rebounds in Big West Championship Game vs. UC Santa Barbara on March 11 . . . Had nine points, four rebounds, four assists, and three steals in NCAA Tournament First Round vs. North Carolina on March 18 . . . Broke left index finger on December 14, missing six games . . .
2004-05 Named Big West Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Big West, All-Big West Tournament Team, and Player of the Week from February 28-March 6 . . . Led team with scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and minutes played . . . Led the Big West in field goal percentage posting the third highest single-season percentage in school history . . . Blocked a team-high 92 shots which is a UCR freshman record and second all-time in the history of the program . . . Her 481 points were the fourth-most in a season in UCR . . . Her 321 total rebounds were the second-most in a single season at UCR, her 114 offensive boards are the fifth-most in a single season at UCR, and her 207 defensive rebounds tied her for second most in school history . . . Recorded 16 double-doubles, most in the Big West . . . Scored in double figures in 23 games and posted ten 20+ scoring outings . . . Pulled down 10 or more rebounds 19 times . . . Set then career-high with 29 points and established new Big West Tournament record by shooting 85.7% (12-for-14) from the floor while grabbing 14 rebounds in a first round win over Cal State Fullerton on March 9 . . . Narrowly missed first career triple-double with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and UCR single-game record nine blocks against Idaho on January 20 . . . Just missed a 20-point, 20-rebound game with 27 points and a career-high 19 rebounds in home win over Cal Poly on February 24 . . . Registered 16 points and 12 rebounds in Big West Tournament quarterfinals versus Cal State Northridge on March 10 . . .
High School Four-year letterwinner at Mira Mesa High School in San Diego . . . Starting center and team captain her senior year . . . Missed most of sophomore and junior seasons with an ACL injury . . . Returned from injury junior year to lead team to second round of the playoffs . . . Voted team MVP as a freshman and named Second Team All-Eastern League . . . Played with La Jolla Country Day travel team, winning Division IV state championships in 2001 and 2002 and runners-up in 2003 . . . Also competed two years on the track team . . . Named to school’s Honor Roll in 2002 and 2003 . . . Was a peer tutor . . . Served as assistant coach at the Mira Mesa Recreation Center, helping with the 12-and-under co-ed team . . .
Personal Kemie Nkele is the daugher of Barbara Nkele . . . Last name is pronounced “nuh-KELL-ee” . . . Her uncle, Ijeoma Nkele, played for the Nigerian Olympic basketball team in the early 1970s . . . Majoring in liberal arts with a concentration in psychology and a minor in sociology … Favorite athlete is Dawn Staley . . . Watches Family Guy . . . Favorite movie is “Love & Basketball” . . . Enjoys eating pasta and Greek . . . Listens to Musiq Soulchild . . . Her most memorable sporting moment was hitting a buzzer-beater in the playoffs against Rancho Bernardo . . .
Career Stats
| Year |
GP-GS |
Min |
Avg |
FG-FGA |
FG% |
3G-3GA |
3G% |
FT-FTA |
FT% |
O |
D |
Tot |
Avg |
PF-DQ |
A |
TO |
B |
S |
Pts |
Avg |
| 04-05 |
28-27 |
952 |
34.0 |
188-331 |
.568 |
1-9 |
.111 |
104-161 |
.646 |
114 |
207 |
321 |
11.5 |
102-9 |
28 |
77 |
92 |
28 |
481 |
17.2 |
| 05-06 |
25-25 |
838 |
33.5 |
144-314 |
.459 |
17-54 |
.315 |
93-123 |
.756 |
48 |
144 |
192 |
7.7 |
89-7 |
53 |
87 |
42 |
35 |
398 |
15.9 |
| 06-07 |
32-32 |
1133 |
35.4 |
190-422 |
.450 |
33-95 |
.347 |
103-141 |
.730 |
90 |
188 |
278 |
8.7 |
108-9 |
70 |
96 |
76 |
38 |
516 |
16.1 |
| 07-08 |
6-6 |
176 |
29.3 |
31-77 |
.403 |
6-21 |
.286 |
29-34 |
.853 |
20 |
30 |
50 |
8.3 |
22-1 |
11 |
19 |
14 |
7 |
97 |
16.2 |
| 08-09 |
31-31 |
1137 |
36.7 |
197-453 |
.435 |
66-173 |
.382 |
110-152 |
.724 |
60 |
196 |
256 |
8.3 |
92-1 |
60 |
84 |
49 |
40 |
570 |
18.4 |
| Totals |
122-121 |
4236 |
34.7 |
750-1597 |
.470 |
123-352 |
.349 |
439-611 |
.718 |
332 |
765 |
1097 |
8.9 |
413-27 |
222 |
363 |
273 |
148 |
2062 |
16.9 |
