Nicole Enabosi

Photo by: Sarah Boekholder

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Hometown:
Gaithersburg, Md.
Major:
International Business

COACH ADAIR SAYS
"To have the 2018 CAA Player of the Year back on the court after missing last season with an ACL injury is great. Nicole brings experience, leadership and toughness. There's nothing she hasn't done except win it all. And i think that's what drives and motivates her. Nicole is a winner and veteran leader that has the ability to change the game. She is a difference-maker, can score anywhere on the floor and has the ability to rebound and gain extra possessions. There really isn't anything Nicole can't do and her energy and effort level is contagious."

AT DELAWARE
    • Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in May 2019 from the University of Delaware's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
    • Earned her Master's in International Business from the University of Delaware in May 2020
    • Four-time letter winner for the Blue Hens
    • Finished career within the Top 25 of 16 statistical categories:
                  • First – rebounds (1,097)
                  • First – double doubles (52)
                  • First – field goal percentage (.492)
                  • Second – points (1,676)
                  • Second – free throws made (543)
                  • Second – free throws attempted (792)
                  • Fifth – rebounds per game (9.4)
                  • Sixth – points per game (14.3)
                  • Sixth - blocked shots (141)
                  • Seventh – steals (197)
                  • Eighth – field goals made (565)
                  • 11^th – field goals attempted (1,149)
                  • 11^th – minutes played (3,641)
                  • 12^th – free throw percentage (.686)
                  • 14^th – games played (117)
                  • 23^rd – assists (213)
    • Holds single-season records in rebounds (378; 2017-18) and double doubles (23; 2017-18)
    • Only fourth player in program history to record 20 points and 20 rebounds in a single game
    • Only third player in program history to eclipse both 1,500 career points and 1,000 career rebounds
    • 2017-18 CAA Player of the Year
    • Received invitation to attend Nigerian National Team Training Camp in July 2018

2019-20 SEASON
    • Team captain alongside Samone DeFreese, Abby Gonzales, Bailey Kargo and Rebecca Lawrence
    • All-CAA First Team
    • All-ECAC Second Team
    • Team Chairwoman of the Boards Award
    • Preseason All-CAA First Team
    • CAA Player of the Week (Dec. 2, Dec. 29, March 9)
    • Titan Classic All-Tournament Team
    • College Sports Madness CAA Player of the Week (Dec. 29)
    • CAA Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll
    • Appeared in 25 games after missing four from lingering effects of ACL surgery
    • Averaged 17.1 points per game, a mark good to tie for 16^th in Delaware single-season history
    • Broke school rebounding record with 12 boards at Towson (Feb. 28); bypassed both Colleen McNamara '95 and Danielle Parker '13 for the milestone
    • Ranked in eight CAA statistical categories: field goal percentage (second, .531; 40^th NCAA), offensive rebounding (fourth, 3.1 orpg), scoring (fifth, 17.1 ppg), rebounding (fifth, 8.4 rpg), defensive rebounding (fifth, 5.3 drpg), blocked shots (11^th, 0.8 bpg), steals (12^th, 1.6 spg), free throw percentage (15^th, .676)
    • Narrowly missed UD's first-ever triple double with 27 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists in win over Towson (Feb. 2)
    • Returned to the court after a nearly 16-month hiatus to average 22.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals while leading Delaware to its first two wins of the season in late November
    • Collected a career-high 32 points in win over Santa Clara (Nov. 30)
    • VIDEO: Torn: Nicole Enabosi's Journey Back: Part 4 (January 2020)
    • VIDEO: Then & Now: Danielle Parker '13 and Nicole Enabosi

2018-19 SEASON
    • Team captain alongside graduate student Makeda Nicholas, junior Abby Gonzales and junior Samone DeFreese
    • Missed entirety of season due to ACL injury/surgery
    • VIDEO: Torn: Nicole Enabosi's Journey Back: Part 1 (December 2018)
    • VIDEO: Torn: Nicole Enabosi's Journey Back: Part 2 (January 2019)
    • VIDEO: Torn: Nicole Enabosi's Journey Back: Part 3 (February 2019)

2017-18 SEASON
    • Team captain alongside sophomore Abby Gonzales
    • CAA Player of the Year
    • All-CAA First Team
    • CAA All-Defensive Team
    • UD Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year
    • UD Alumni Association Team MVP
    • Team Iron Blue Hen Award
    • Team Chairwoman of the Boards Award
    • CAA Player of the Week (Nov. 20, Nov. 27, Dec. 26, Feb. 12)
    • College Sports Madness CAA Player of the Week (Nov. 20, Jan. 8, Feb. 12, Feb. 19)
    • D1 Women's Basketball HERO of the Week (Nov. 24)
    • Saint Joseph's Hawk Classic All-Tournament Team
    •   CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
    • Set school single-season record with 378 rebounds and 23 double doubles
    • Finished season in the Top 10 of nine Delaware single-season categories
                  • First – rebounds (378; mark good for 13^th nationally); double doubles (23; sixth nationally)
                  •     Second – free throw attempts (242; ninth nationally)
                  • Third – minutes played (1112)
                  • Fifth – points (577); rebounds per game (11.8; 12^th nationally); blocked shots (61); free throws made (171; 15^th nationally)
                  • Seventh – field goals made (202)
    • Recorded double-figure scoring efforts in 30 of 32 games played
    • Led the CAA in points per game (18.0), rebounds per game (11.8) and defensive rebounds per game (8.9; fifth nationally)
    • In the Top 10 of eight total CAA statistical categories
    • Second player in program history to post at least 19 rebounds twice in a single season (20 vs. Loyola, Dec. 22; 19 vs. Hofstra, Feb. 11)
    • Fourth player in program history to record 20 points and 20 rebounds in a single game and first to do so since 1989 (23p, 20r vs. Loyola; Dec. 22)
    • Set Blue Hens Bob Carpenter Center record with 20 rebounds vs. Loyola (Dec. 22)
    • Six blocked shots vs. Charleston (Feb. 18) good for sixth all-time for the Blue Hens
    • Second all-time with 48 minutes played against Saint Peter's (Nov. 25)
    • Logged at least 16 rebounds at the Bob Carpenter Center five times
    • Helped guide Delaware to its most wins (19) and first postseason appearance since the 2013-14 campaign; additionally, the Hens captured 10 conference victories for the first time since 2012-13

2016-17 SEASON
    • All-CAA First Team and All-Defensive Team selection following tremendous sophomore slate
    • UD Alumni Association Team MVP
    • Led the Hens in five statistical categories
    • Averaged a double double of 13.7 points (seventh, CAA) and 10.0 rebounds (second, CAA) per game
    • Posted 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals (sixth, CAA) with a 45.3 field goal percentage (10^th, CAA)
    • Also ranked seventh in the league with 26 blocked shots and 11^th with a 72.6 free throw percentage
    • 17^th amongst all NCAA Division I players with 16 double doubles
    • Fifth in Delaware single season history with 289 rebounds
    • Also sixth in single season history with 212 free throws attempted and ninth with 154 free throws made
    • Registered a career-high 17 rebounds against James Madison (Jan. 13), a mark that ties for sixth in Bob Carpenter Center history and 20^th in program history
    • Also tied for 18^th in Delaware record books with 18 free throws attempted on Jan. 15 at Hofstra
    • Posted a career-best 26 points with 10 field goals made in 69-56 win at the College of Charleston (Feb. 26)
    • Made first career 3-point field goal in 56-55 overtime win at American (Nov. 16)
    • Dished out a career-high six assists in 57-40 victory over UNCW (Feb. 3)
    • Twice named the CAA Player of the Week (Dec. 5, Jan. 23) and College Sports Madness CAA Player of the Week (Jan. 23, Jan. 30)
    • National 5 &10 Best of the Blue Hens Athlete of the Week (Dec. 5)
    • CAA Academic Honor Roll

2015-16 SEASON
    • Made a splash for the Blue Hens in rookie campaign
    • CAA All-Rookie Team
    • Team Most Improved Player
    • Appeared in all 31 games while starting 16
    • Led Delaware with 7.1 rebounds (10^th CAA) and 1.3 steals per game
    • Also guided UD with a .455 shooting percentage (91-of-200)
    • Second for the Hens and 12^th in the CAA with 1.1 blocks per
    • Third on the team with 8.9 points per contest
    • Added 21 assists in 25.7 minutes played per game
    • Earned CAA All-Tournament Team honors after tallying 17.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 assists while shooting .684 (13-of-19) from the floor and .888 (8-of-9) from the charity stripe in two games
    • Four-time CAA Rookie of the Week
    • Opened career with 11 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block in win over Lafayette (Nov. 13)
    • Added 10 points and 13 rebounds at Marist (Nov. 19) and a season-best 23 points and 10 rebounds against East Carolina (Nov. 22)
    • Became first player in program history to record double doubles in each of her first three career games
    • Finished season with six double doubles
    • Shot 13-of-17 (.765) from the free throw line against the Pirates; 17 free throws attempted good for fourth in Bob Carpenter Center history
    • Collected a season-high seven blocked shots at Georgetown (Dec. 10), becoming just the fifth player in Delaware record books to notch at least seven blocks in a single game and was the second-highest total in the CAA this season
    • Collected a season-best 14 rebounds in win at UNCW (Feb. 28)
    • National 5 & 10 Best of the Blue Hens Athlete of the Week (Jan. 4)

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
    • Played all four years on varsity squad under head coach Tom Splaine
    • Averaged 18 points a game during her senior season at Our Lady of Good Counsel and co-captained in her fourth year
    • 1000-point club
    • 2014 Most Outstanding Player
    • 2014-15 WCAC Player of the Year
    • 2014 Team MVP
    • Back-to-back All-Met, WCAC and All-Gazette First Team selection
    • Two-time Bishop Walsh Invitational MVP and First Team honoree
    • 2014 BWGIT Most Outstanding Player
    • McDonald’s All-American Nominee
    • MVP of “She Got Game” Tournament
    • Member of the track & field team as a senior
    • Earned multiple medals for high jump
    • Member of Best Buddies, Key Club, President Club and Honor Roll

PERSONAL
    • Nicole Ehizele Enabosi [en—uh—bo—cee]
    • Born March 26, 1997 in New Jersey
    • Daughter of Ora Enabosi
    • Is an only child
    • Majoring in accounting
    • Enjoys swimming, being active and playing volleyball and soccer
    • Lists favorite sports team as the Pittsburgh Steelers
    • Volunteers with the Boys & Girls Club, Feed the Hungry and with elderly citizens
    • Works as a supervisor with the Bob Carpenter Center event staff
    • Also works as a secretary with the University of Delaware Academic Enrichment office
    • Loves to travel
    • Has visited Thailand, London, Africa and France
    • Has goals of traveling to Toyko for the 2020 Summer Olympics

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 32 vs. Santa Clara, 11/30/19
Field Goals: 12 – 2x, last vs. Santa Clara, 11/30/19
Field Goal Att.: 23 vs. Santa Clara, 11/30/19
3-pt. Field Goals: 1 – 3x, last at Towson, 3/3/18
3-pt. Field Goals Att.: 2 at American, 11/16/16
Free Throws: 13 vs. East Carolina, 11/22/15
Free Throw Att.: 18 at Hofstra, 1/15/17
Rebounds: 20 vs. Loyola (Md.), 12/22/17
Assists: 8 vs. Towson, 2/2/20
Blocks: 7 at Georgetown, 12/10/15
Steals: 5 – 2x, last vs. Hofstra, 2/11/18
Minutes: 48 vs. Saint Peter's, 11/25/17