Venessannah Itugbu

Class:
Senior
Position:
G
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, CO
Height:
5-9
High School:
Mesa Ridge

2018-19 (Senior): Team Captain

2017-18 (Junior):
- Appeared in 28 games, making 13 starts.
- Averaged 2.0 ppg and 2.4 rpg in 18.4 minutes per game.
- One of Air Force’s top defensive stoppers, ranking second on team with 23 blocks.
- Career-high eight points to go with six rebounds and three blocks vs. Boise State.
- Seven points and seven rebounds against Utah State.
- Three steals and four blocks in win over Utah State at MW Tourney.
- Had seven multi-block games.

2016-17 (Sophomore):
- Played in all 29 games, making 21 starts.
- Averaged 2.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
- Averaged 19.2 minutes per game.
- Career-high 33 minutes vs. Nevada and Utah State.
- Tied career-high with three steals vs. Weber State.
- Six points on 3-of-3 shooting at Army West Point.
- Started eight consecutive games to end the season.

2015-16 (Freshman):
- Appeared in 26 games, making 13 starts.
- Averaged 2.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.
- Averaged 16.0 minutes per game.
- Earned team Defensive MVP Award at postseason team banquet.
- Second on team with 20 steals.
- Fifth on the team in rebounds and fourth in blocked shots.
- Led team in rebounding six times.
- Scored career-high seven points at UNLV.
- Grabbed career-high 10 rebounds at Boise State.
- Played career-high 32 minutes at Boise State.

BEFORE AIR FORCE:

2014-15: Attended USAFA Prep School and played on basketball team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned eight varsity letters, including three in basketball and volleyball and two in soccer … all-league in basketball and volleyball … helped lead Mesa Ridge to 28-0 undefeated season and Colorado Class 4A State Title in 2014, the school’s first state title in any sport … high school basketball coach was Jeff Beatty … National Honor Society member … student body vice president.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 10 … daughter of Peter and Hannah Itugbu … has two siblings … major is behavioral science … future career plan is possibly cross-commissioning in the military working as a physical therapist … active in her squadron as the training clerk … spent summer prior to sophomore season completing academic classes in economics and political science and completed Expeditionary, Survival, and Evasion Training (ESET) … hobbies are playing the cello, volleyball, hanging out with her guinea pig, reading, singing, dancing badly and relaxing with friends … began playing basketball at age nine … pregame superstition is always calling her mom and asking her to pray for her … decided to come to the Academy to give back to her parents that dedicated their lives to serve this country … credits her parents as having the biggest influence on her sports career … something not many people know about her is that she can play the cello and taught herself how to play the guitar … enjoys listening to all kinds of music … favorite TV show is The Big Bang Theory … favorite movies are The Sound of Music and The Phantom of the Opera … favorite class subject is chemistry … favorite foods are wings and pizza … her favorite thing about basic training was not having to wear make-up … owns guinea pig named Simba Snoop-Lion Itugbu.