UC SANTA BARBARA
2015-16
Played in 32 games with 29 starts…Averaged 7.3 points per game after shooting a career-high 41.7 percent from the field, ranking second among the UCSB guards…Led the Gauchos in assists for the second consecutive year with a career-high 129, ranking fourth in the league…In conference play, she led all Big West players with 85 assists…Made a career-high 12 three-pointers with a 30.8 percent shooting clip from downtown, another career-high…Averaged 1.7 rebounds per game, totaling 53…She finished with a 1.3 assist-turnover ratio…Picked up 1.5 steals per game and 49 overall, both are career-highs and third-most on the team…Scored a career-high 20 points at UC Irvine where she went 7-9 from the field (77.8), another career-best…Recorded a career-high 11 assists in the team’s 79-49 win over Cal State Fullerton…Grabbed a season-high four rebounds on three occasions…Picked up a season-high four steals at UC Irvine…Hit the game-winning shot with five seconds left to down CSU Bakersfield 61-60 after being down by 11 points.
2014-15
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-BIG WEST
Jemerigbe earned Honorable Mention All-Big West accolades after finishing her sophomore campaign as one of the Big West’s assists leaders…The point guard was sixth in the league with 4.0 helpers per game, along with a 4.4 average during conference play (fourth-best)…Her 1.3 assists/turnover ratio toped the UCSB roster…She was the Gauchos’ leading scorer with 8.6 points per game…Hit a career-high 16 points and also tallied five helpers at Bakersfield (1/6/15) in orchestrating the team’s best shooting performance of the season (48.1 percent)…Recorded a career-high nine assists at San Diego State (12/7/14)…Sunk a personal best 13 field goal attempts versus Army (11/28/14)…Also productive on the defensive side of the floor, she averaged 1.6 steals per conference game (sixth in the Big West)…Shot an efficient 41.1 percent from the floor (third on the team)…Hit the game-tying three pointer with two seconds left in regulation to force an overtime period against UC Davis (1/31/15).
2013-14
BIG WEST ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
As a freshmen, played in all 30 games and made the Big West All-Freshman Team…Scored a total of 174 points with an average of 5.8 points per game…She had her best offensive performances in conference play when she hit a career-high 13 points against Long Beach State (2/13/14) and UC Irvine (2/27/14)…In that same game against the 49ers, she also recorded a career-high of six assists…Totaled 22 offensive rebounds and 57 defensive rebounds…Recorded 67 assists (eighth most by a freshman in program history) with 69 turnovers…Assist to turnover ratio of 1.0…Recorded 32 steals and 4 blocks.
HIGH SCHOOL
She earned four varsity letters playing point guard for Tom Gonsalves at St. Mary’s High School…As a senior, she averaged 8.4 points, 3.6 assists, 3.0 steals, and 2.8 rebounds per game…She helped lead the Rams to two State and CIF Championships…In her sophomore year, she led her team with 23 points in the State Semifinal game…She was presented with the Sportsmanship Award both as a junior and senior.
PERSONAL
Onome was born on June 9, 1995 to Peter and Mary Jemerigbe…She has three older siblings: Ben (24), Patrick (23), and Afure (21)…Goes by Nom, Nome, or O...She roots for the Miami Heat…Her favorite athletes are Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird…Winning her second state championship is her most memorable athletic achievement…Her favorite movies include Hope Floats and A Goofy Movie…Girlcode is her favorite television show…She enjoys listening to music by John Mayer and Wale…Her favorite novel is The Notebook and enjoys other books by Nicholas Sparks…She likes to sing and dance in her free time….She was also recruited by Pepperdine and Pacific…She is studying to be a Psychology major with a minor in Sociology.
