Wake Forest Athletics
Deacs Add Nwude to 2026 Signing Class
4/15/2026 1:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The versatile guard helped lead Bullis School to a Maryland State Championship and a berth in the Chipotle National Championship Game while also helping lead Fairfax Stars in AAU to Nike Nationals Championship.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – On the first day of National Signing Day Wednesday, Wake Forest women's basketball head coach Megan Gebbia announced the signing of guard Adora Nwude from Vienna, Va.
Nwude becomes the second player in the 2026 signing class after Gebbia and the Demon Deacons inked guard Oshauna Holland in November.
In the signing of Nwude, Wake Forest is getting a lead guard who has won at the highest levels of high school basketball and AAU.
Nwude led Bullis School to a Maryland State Championship title, defeating the No. 1 ranked team in the country Bishop McNamara in the title game. She was named the most outstanding player of the tournament, scoring 25 points and having seven rebounds in the championship game.
In AAU, Nwude led Fairfax Stars in AAU to the Nike Nationals Tournament in 2025 and was also selected to take part in the New Balance Elite Camp.
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Adora Nwude | G | 5-8 | Vienna, VA/Bullis School (MD)
"I chose Wake Forest because I like that it has great facilities and gyms to continue to grow on the court. I also like the small class sizes and strong academics because they will help me succeed in school and feel confident in my future after my basketball career is over." - Adora Nwude
From Coach Gebbia
"Adora has been someone that we have had our eye on for awhile and she continued to her raise her game throughout her career. Not only has she gotten better but it has been against some of the best competition in the country, leading Bullis High school to win a very competitive state championship and pushing Bullis all the way to the Chipotle National Championship Game. We love her basketball IQ and competitiveness on both ends of the floor. She will add depth to our backcourt and will allow us to get out in transition and utilize her creativity in setting up her teammates and finding her spots to score as well. We believe all of those traits will make her a perfect fit at Wake Forest."
Nwude becomes the second player in the 2026 signing class after Gebbia and the Demon Deacons inked guard Oshauna Holland in November.
In the signing of Nwude, Wake Forest is getting a lead guard who has won at the highest levels of high school basketball and AAU.
Nwude led Bullis School to a Maryland State Championship title, defeating the No. 1 ranked team in the country Bishop McNamara in the title game. She was named the most outstanding player of the tournament, scoring 25 points and having seven rebounds in the championship game.
In AAU, Nwude led Fairfax Stars in AAU to the Nike Nationals Tournament in 2025 and was also selected to take part in the New Balance Elite Camp.
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Adora Nwude | G | 5-8 | Vienna, VA/Bullis School (MD)
- Led Bullis to the Chipotle National Championship game as a senior.
- Scored 26 points on 11-of-19 shooting with three assists and three rebounds.
- Scored over 1,000 career points in her high school career.
- Recorded 12.6 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game, 3.2 assists per game and 3.0 steals per game as a senior.
- Led Bullis to a Maryland Private School State Basketball Championship as a senior.
- Tallied 25 points and seven rebounds in the state championship.
- Named State Tournament Most Outstanding Player as a senior, scoring 21.0 points per game in the tournament.
- Earned All-Tournament team honors during the Nike Tournament of Champions
- No. 3 team in the State of Maryland as a junior, where she helped her squad to a 24-8 overall record, going 11-3 in region.
- Entered senior season averaging 12.0 points per game, alongside 3.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.3 steals as well over her sophomore and junior seasons.
- Scored over 800 points and collected over 300 steals in her first three years at the high school level.
- Named a First-Team All-League nominee in each of her first three seasons, including during her freshman campaign at Marshall High School in Virginia, where she was named Liberty District Rookie of the Year and named an All-NOVA freshman selection.
- Named an All-ISL (Independent School League) First Team selection, helping her side earn a share of the ISL Championship as well.
- Led Fairfax Stars in AAU to Nike Nationals Tournament in 2025.
- Selected to the New Balance Elite Camp.
"I chose Wake Forest because I like that it has great facilities and gyms to continue to grow on the court. I also like the small class sizes and strong academics because they will help me succeed in school and feel confident in my future after my basketball career is over." - Adora Nwude
From Coach Gebbia
"Adora has been someone that we have had our eye on for awhile and she continued to her raise her game throughout her career. Not only has she gotten better but it has been against some of the best competition in the country, leading Bullis High school to win a very competitive state championship and pushing Bullis all the way to the Chipotle National Championship Game. We love her basketball IQ and competitiveness on both ends of the floor. She will add depth to our backcourt and will allow us to get out in transition and utilize her creativity in setting up her teammates and finding her spots to score as well. We believe all of those traits will make her a perfect fit at Wake Forest."
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