Ike Nwamu
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Nationality | American / Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
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Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Westchester Country Day (High Point, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
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Ikechukwu Sean Nwamu
College career
Nwamu spent one season at Cleveland State and two at Mercer. For his senior season, he transferred to UNLV. He averaged 11.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Nwamu scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds on March 9, 2016, in a 108-102 triple overtime win over Air Force.[2]
Professional career
Sioux Falls Skyforce (2016–2018)
2016–2017 seasons
After going undrafted in the
2017–2018 seasons
On October 23, 2017, Nwamu was included in the training camp roster[5] and later the opening day roster[6] of the Sioux Falls Skyforce. In 47 games for the Skyforce in 2017–2018, he averaged 14.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1 steal in 29.5 minutes per game. He set a then Skyforce franchise record for most three pointers made in a season with 144 three point field goals.
Lavrio Megabolt (2018)
On April 10, 2018, the
2018–2019
In July 2018, Nwamu joined the Miami Heat for the 2018 NBA Summer League. On September 18, 2018, Nwamu signed a training camp deal with the Milwaukee Bucks. On September 20, 2018, Nwamu was waived by the Bucks. He was added to the opening night roster of the
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2019–2020)
Nwamu returned to the Mad Ants for the 2019–2020 season. In 19 games with the Mad Ants, Nwamu averaged 11.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.7 steals in 23.6 minutes per game.
Northern Arizona Suns (2020)
On January 9, 2020, he was traded to the
Cholet Basket (2020)
On June 10, 2020, he signed with
BC Samara (2021)
On March 10, 2021, he signed with Samara of the Russian Basketball Super League 1.[13] On May 4, 2021, Nwamu lead BC Samara to the Russian Super League 1 Championship after scoring 21 points. In 14 games he led the league in scoring averaging 19.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals in 28.7 minutes per game. Nwamu was named the Import Player of the Year, All-Russian Super League 1 1st Team 2021, and Most Spectacular Player of the Russian Super League 1 despite only playing 14 games.
Ironi Ness Ziona (2021)
On August 18, 2021, he has signed with
References
- ^ AfroBasket 2017 profile
- ^ "Skyforce Selects Five Players in 2016 D-League Draft". KSFY. October 30, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ Dykstra, Matt (October 30, 2016). "SKYFORCE SELECTS FIVE PLAYERS IN 2016 NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE DRAFT". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ "Skyforce Announce 2016 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ^ "SKYFORCE ANNOUNCES 2017-18 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. October 23, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ "SKYFORCE ANNOUNCES 2017-18 OPENING DAY ROSTER". NBA.com. November 2, 2017. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ "Ike Nwamu signs at Lavrio". Eurobasket.com. Eurobasket Inc. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Στο Λαύριο MEGABOLT o IKE NWUAMU!". lavrio-bc.gr (in Greek). April 10, 2018. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Wisconsin Herd Finalizes Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. November 1, 2018. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ Stevens, Ryan (January 22, 2019). "Mad Ants Acquire Jordan Barnett and Ike Nwamu from Wisconsin". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Chris (January 9, 2020). "Former Mountaineer Daxter Miles traded". 247Sports. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Ike Nwamu joins Cholet". Sportando. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". March 16, 2021.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 18, 2021). "Ike Nwamu joins Ironi Nes-Ziona". Sportando. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
External links
- UNLV Runnin' Rebels bio Archived 2016-12-22 at the Wayback Machine