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    Nia Oden
    5 Nia Oden
    Class:
    Sophomore

    Hometown:
    Brooklyn, N.Y.

    High School:
    Christ The King

    Height:
    5-10

    Position:
    Forward

    02/23/2013

    Penn's 25 Propels Illini Past Hoosiers, 73-60

    Illini Clinch First Winning Big Ten Record in 10 Years

    11/24/2012

    Illinois Falls in Junkanoo Jam Championship

    Iowa State tops Illini, 68-50, on Grand Bahama Island

    01/14/2012

    Illini Heads to Northwestern for Match-up on BTN

    Illinois Women's Basketball Game 18 Notes

    01/03/2012

    Women's Basketball Game Notes at Iowa

    Illini try to rebound Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena

    12/26/2011

    Illinois returns home to face Alabama A&M, Michigan

    WBB Notes: Games 13-14

    01/04/2013

    Illini Visit Carle Hospital Pediatric Unit

    The Illini women's basketball team visited patients at the Carle Hospital pediatric wing on Friday, January 4.

    12/01/2012

    Illinois Women's Basketball vs Colorado

    The Illini women's basketball team hosting Colorado on 12/1/12 in Assembly Hall

    AT ILLINOIS

    2011-12 Freshman: Played 43 minutes over nine contests, including the games against South Carolina, Cleveland State, Memphis, California, Dayton, Alabama A&M, Northwestern, Nebraska and Indiana ... Scored her first collegiate points against the Gamecocks on Nov. 11, hitting her first collegiate field goal while also grabbing a pair of rebounds ... Tallied two points and a steal in five minutes of floor time during Illinois' 83-65 win over Alabama A&M on Dec. 28 ... Earned two points, two rebounds and her first collegiate assist in seven minutes at Northwestern on Jan. 16.

    HIGH SCHOOL
    Ranked as the No. 30 wing in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz ... McDonald's All-American nominee ... Ms. Basketball (NY) nominee ... New York Daily News All-City Second Team and New York Post All-Queens First Team after averaging 11.9 points and 9.7 rebounds and leading team to 2010 New York Federation Class AA title as a junior ... Finished her scholastic career as a member of Christ the King's 1,000 points club, with 1,091 during her career ... Plays on Exodus club team with fellow Illini signee Alexis Smith ... Attends the same high school as WNBA stars Sue Bird and Chamique Holdsclaw ... National Honor Society member and Rose Classic Academic All-American ... Chose Illinois over Ivy League schools Brown, Cornell and Harvard.

    PERSONAL
    Born Jan. 29, 1993 ... Daughter of Kelvin and Ravonda Oden ... Has one sibling, Taj ... Hobbies include jumping double-dutch and spending time with her family and friends ... Biggest sports thrills are completing a game-changing shot or play that puts the team ahead with only seconds left and the energy and adrenaline provided by the crowd ... Member of the National Honors Society and was a three-year honor roll student at Christ the King ... Plans to being an orthopedic surgeon or sports analyst following her undergraduate studies.

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