Elizabeth Balogun

Balogun transferred to Hamilton Heights Christian Academy, Tennessee, in the eighth grade from Lagos, Nigeria.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/215729|title=elizabeth-balogun|website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://hamiltonheightssports.com/108.51|title=Player Bios | Hamilton Heights Basketball|website=hamiltonheightssports.com}} She averaged 15.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, and 2.1 assists.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/18742051/basketball-recruit-elizabeth-balogun-starring-hamilton-heights-arriving-nigeria|title=Recruit's road nearly ended at 'smile mile'|date=February 22, 2017|website=ESPN.com}} She made the ALL-USA Girls Basketball First Team at the end of high school.{{Cite web|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2018/all-usa-girls-basketball-first-team-elizabeth-balogun-hamilton-heights-christian|title=ALL-USA Girls Basketball First Team: Elizabeth Balogun, Hamilton Heights Christian|date=April 10, 2018}}

Balogun started as a freshman at Georgia Tech in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/liz-balogun/|title=Elizabeth Balogun|date=July 11, 2018|website=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets}}{{Cite news|url=https://theathletic.com/1338243/2019/11/05/louisville-transfers-elizabeth-balogun-and-liz-dixon-bonded-by-basketball-and-home-share-title-hopes/|title=Louisville transfers Elizabeth Balogun and Liz Dixon, bonded...|first=Danielle|last=Lerner|website=The Athletic}} She left the team for Louisville after being named the 2018–19 Freshman of the Year, having averaged 14.64 points per game in her freshman season.{{Cite web|url=https://gocards.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/elizabeth-balogun/9962|title=Elizabeth Balogun - Women's Basketball|website=University of Louisville Athletics}}

In her sophomore year at Louisville, she was named preseason All-ACC by Coaches and Blue Ribbon Panel and also made the Citizen Naismith Watch List. Balogun later transferred to Duke in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2021/4/30/womens-basketball-lawson-announces-signing-of-six-transfers-for-2021-22-season.aspx|title=Lawson Announces Signing of Six Transfers for 2021-22 Season|date=April 30, 2021|website=goduke.com}}

Balogun was called up to represent the D'Tigress and participate in the 2019 pre-Olympic qualifying tournament in Mozambique, but she was not released by Louisville.{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/11/c_138545747.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519192638/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/11/c_138545747.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 19, 2022|title=Nigerian basketball team regroups in Maputo - Xinhua | English.news.cn|website=www.xinhuanet.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.completesports.com/otis-names-atosu-akhator-kalu-in-dtigress-squad-for-pre-olympics-qualifiers/|title=Otis Names Atosu, Akhator, Kalu In D'Tigress' Squad For Pre-Olympics|first=Nnamdi|last=Ezekute|date=November 4, 2019}} She was also called up to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifiers in Belgrade.{{Cite web|url=https://guardian.ng/sport/hughley-names-14-players-as-dtigress-camp-opens-february/|title=Hughley names 14 players as D'Tigress camp opens February|date=December 16, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/women/2020/news/nigeria-reveals-shortlist-for-olympics-qualifying-tournament-in-belgrade|title=Nigeria reveals shortlist for Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade|website=FIBA.basketball}}{{cite web| url = http://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/serbia/2020/team/Nigeria| title = Nigeria - FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Belgrade, Serbia 2020 - FIBA.basketball}} She also participated in the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments where she averaged 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Balogun |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/belgium/2024/player/Elizabeth-Balogun |website=fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/belgium/2024/ |access-date=12 February 2024}}

Balogun is the second of 3 children. Her older brother, Ezekiel, played at The Citadel in South Carolina. Her younger sister, Ruth, played at Hamilton Heights and currently plays at the University of Central Arkansas.{{Cite web |title=Ruth Balogun - 2021-22 - Women's Basketball |url=https://ucasports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ruth-balogun/8011 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=University of Central Arkansas Athletics |language=en}} Her mom, Justina, died of breast cancer before Balogun moved to America, while her dad, Mark, resides in Nigeria, where he is a basketball coach and policeman.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/road-to-tokyo-2020-14-players-to-hit-dtigress-camp/|title=Road to Tokyo 2020: 14 players to hit D'Tigress camp|date=January 12, 2020}}

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