Olivia Nelson-Ododa siblings: Meet Alonzo Nelson-Ododa and Isaiah Ododa

Olivia Nelson-Ododa has two siblings – Alonzo and Isaiah.

Alonzo is her older brother, who also played basketball. He is married to WNBA player Dearica Hamby.

Isaiah is Olivia’s younger brother, who currently plays college basketball for Tennessee Tech.

Who Is Olivia Nelson-Ododa?

Olivia Nelson-Ododa is an American basketballer who plays the power forward position for the Connecticut Sun of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Olivia was born on August 17, 2000, in Michigan, USA.

She had her high school career at Winder-Barrow High School, where she won Athens Banner-Herald Co-Player of the Year, and Miss Georgia Basketball.

Olivia moved to the University of Connecticut (UConn), where she played college basketball and averaged 4.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game as a freshman.

In her sophomore year, Olivia earned the Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) honors, after averaging 10.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and an AAC-best 3.1 blocks per game.

Consequently, she was named Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year and to the Second Team All-Big East.

In 2022, Olivia was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks as 19th overall pick, in the second round, of the WNBA draft.

In 2023, she began playing for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA.