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2024-25 Basketball (W) Roster
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Ngnawo, Fortuna

Jersey Number 12
Fortuna Ngnawo
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- F
- Hometown:
- Bafoussam City, Cameroon
- High School:
- G.B.H.S Bafoussam
- Prev School:
- Cochise CC
Bio
Career Honors
2023-24 ACCAC Player of the Year
2023-24 NJCAA First Team All-American
2023-24 WBCA First Team
2022-23 NJCAA Second-Team All-American
2022-23 ACCAC Defensive Player of the Year
Junior (2024-25)
Through 33 games and 10 starts, she averaged 9.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals – she ranked eighth in the league in rebounds … Notched a double-double in Trojan debut at Buffalo with 11 points and 11 rebounds on a perfect 4-of-4 from the field ... Led the Trojans in rebounds in first two games at Buffalo (11) and Montana State (11) – finished as the rebound leader in 11 games ... Recorded second-straight double-double at Montana State (15 points, 11 rebounds) ... Seized 12 rebounds in 21 minutes at UT-Chattanooga (Nov. 14) ... Swiped three steals and scored 10 points at No. 7 LSU ... Led Troy with a then career-high 18 points and 13 rebounds in 20-point comeback victory in OT at Alaska-Anchorage - she also shot 7-of-13 and had four offensive rebounds ... Had fourth double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds against Louisiana - she followed it with 10 points at Arkansas State, at Southern Miss and against Old Dominion ... Scored a career-high 25 points on 12 made field goals on her birthday against Kent State … Erupted for 19 points and 12 rebounds in the SBC quarterfinals against Marshall ... Double-digit rebound numbers in 10 games ... Neared double-double in WNIT second round against Chattanooga with 17 points and nine rebounds before securing a 12-point, 13-rebound double-double at North Dakota State in the Great 8 ... Scored double-figures in five of the last seven games, including 10 points in the WNIT title game against Buffalo
Cochise College (2022-24)
Sophomore (2023-24)
Scored 16.9 points in 32 starts while shooting 47.2 percent to earn ACCAC Player of the Year and NJCAA First Team All-American … Shot 30.8 percent from deep and 63.9 percent from the line … Averaged a double-double with 16.9 points and 11.4 rebounds – accumulated 20 double-doubles … Two 20-plus rebound game and four 25-plus point games … Swiped 2.1 steals with 0.8 blocks … Brought Cochise to a 25-7, 18-5 ACCAC record and won the NJCAA Region I Championship over Eastern Arizona College – scored 21 points on 9-of-16 from the field with 10 rebounds, two steals and two blocks in title game
Freshman (2022-23)
Started in 33 of 34 games played … Averaged a double-double on 13.3 points and 9.8 rebounds – 4.9 came from the offensive glass … Rejected 1.2 shots per game … Shot 47.9 percent from the field and 67.2 percent from the charity stripe … Earned NJCAA Second Team All-American … Notched double-figures in 23 games with 14 double-doubles … Went on a span of four double-doubles in six games from Feb. 4-22 … Attended Junior College Top 40 All-Star game
High School
Attended G.B.H.S Bafoussam
Personal
Full name is Maeva de la Fortuna Ngnawo Nguiensam … Born on Feb. 8, 2003, in Douala, Cameroon … Daughter of Djomou Famdie and Rosette Clarisse … Majoring in communications … Bilingual
2023-24 ACCAC Player of the Year
2023-24 NJCAA First Team All-American
2023-24 WBCA First Team
2022-23 NJCAA Second-Team All-American
2022-23 ACCAC Defensive Player of the Year
Junior (2024-25)
Through 33 games and 10 starts, she averaged 9.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals – she ranked eighth in the league in rebounds … Notched a double-double in Trojan debut at Buffalo with 11 points and 11 rebounds on a perfect 4-of-4 from the field ... Led the Trojans in rebounds in first two games at Buffalo (11) and Montana State (11) – finished as the rebound leader in 11 games ... Recorded second-straight double-double at Montana State (15 points, 11 rebounds) ... Seized 12 rebounds in 21 minutes at UT-Chattanooga (Nov. 14) ... Swiped three steals and scored 10 points at No. 7 LSU ... Led Troy with a then career-high 18 points and 13 rebounds in 20-point comeback victory in OT at Alaska-Anchorage - she also shot 7-of-13 and had four offensive rebounds ... Had fourth double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds against Louisiana - she followed it with 10 points at Arkansas State, at Southern Miss and against Old Dominion ... Scored a career-high 25 points on 12 made field goals on her birthday against Kent State … Erupted for 19 points and 12 rebounds in the SBC quarterfinals against Marshall ... Double-digit rebound numbers in 10 games ... Neared double-double in WNIT second round against Chattanooga with 17 points and nine rebounds before securing a 12-point, 13-rebound double-double at North Dakota State in the Great 8 ... Scored double-figures in five of the last seven games, including 10 points in the WNIT title game against Buffalo
Cochise College (2022-24)
Sophomore (2023-24)
Scored 16.9 points in 32 starts while shooting 47.2 percent to earn ACCAC Player of the Year and NJCAA First Team All-American … Shot 30.8 percent from deep and 63.9 percent from the line … Averaged a double-double with 16.9 points and 11.4 rebounds – accumulated 20 double-doubles … Two 20-plus rebound game and four 25-plus point games … Swiped 2.1 steals with 0.8 blocks … Brought Cochise to a 25-7, 18-5 ACCAC record and won the NJCAA Region I Championship over Eastern Arizona College – scored 21 points on 9-of-16 from the field with 10 rebounds, two steals and two blocks in title game
Freshman (2022-23)
Started in 33 of 34 games played … Averaged a double-double on 13.3 points and 9.8 rebounds – 4.9 came from the offensive glass … Rejected 1.2 shots per game … Shot 47.9 percent from the field and 67.2 percent from the charity stripe … Earned NJCAA Second Team All-American … Notched double-figures in 23 games with 14 double-doubles … Went on a span of four double-doubles in six games from Feb. 4-22 … Attended Junior College Top 40 All-Star game
High School
Attended G.B.H.S Bafoussam
Personal
Full name is Maeva de la Fortuna Ngnawo Nguiensam … Born on Feb. 8, 2003, in Douala, Cameroon … Daughter of Djomou Famdie and Rosette Clarisse … Majoring in communications … Bilingual
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