The ACC announced its regular-season awards for the 2023-24 season on Tuesday, and Duke freshman Oluchi Okananwa was named the ACC Sixth Player of the Year for her first collegiate season.
Okananwa narrowly beat out NC State’s Zoe Brooks for the honor. The Duke freshman was also named to the ACC All-Freshman team, earning the fourth-most votes of any player on the squad.
The first-year Blue Devil finished third on the team with 9.6 points per game despite only playing 21.2 minutes on average, the sixth-most on the team. She also grabbed 6.1 rebounds and added 1.4 assists per game, and she swiped 1.4 steals per game on the defensive end.
Okananwa’s best game in conference play came against Georgia Tech back in January when she scored 21 points on 7/10 shooting. The Massachusetts native recorded her career-high of 22 points against Richmond in the season-opener.
Teammate Reigan Richardson was named All-ACC Second Team after she averaged 11.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists on 43% shooting for the season. She led the Blue Devils in scoring.