Olaoluwatomi Taiwo

Olaoluwatomi Oluwayemisi Taiwo is a Nigerian-American basketball player. She played college basketball at Iowa and TCU.

High school career

Taiwo attended Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana, and led the basketball team to the Indiana region finals. In her senior year, she was named an honorable mention for American Family Insurance All-USA Central Indiana girls basketball preseason Super Team. She was a two-time honorable mention AP all-state selection.

College career

Olaoluwatomi played for the University of Iowa for four years before transferring to TCU. At Iowa, she was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten performer.

Professional career

She plays for Customs since 2023, joined a Portugal-Liga Feminina Women team named Esgueira Aveiro in 2024.

National team career

In 2023, she represented Nigeria where she and Amy Okonkwo secured the D'Tigress a chance to the Women's AfroBasket final after the victory against Rwanda.