Ike Nwamu
Ikechukwu Nwamu (born June 3, 1993) is an American-born Nigerian basketball player for the Cholet of the LNB Pro A.
.jpg) | ||||||||||||||
| No. 9 – Cholet | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard | |||||||||||||
| League | LNB Pro A | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 3, 1993 Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Nigerian | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| High school | Westchester Country Day (High Point, North Carolina) | |||||||||||||
| College |
| |||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Sioux Falls Skyforce | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Lavrio Megabolt | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Wisconsin Herd | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | Northern Arizona Suns | |||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Cholet | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
Medals
| ||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon}
He participated at the AfroBasket 2017.[1]
College career
Nwamu spent one season at Cleveland State and two at Mercer. For his senior season, he transferred to UNLV. He averaged 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 2016 NBA Draft, Nwamu was later selected by the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the first round (22nd overall) in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft.[3] Nwamu was included in the training camp roster of the Sioux Falls Skyforce announced two days later. [4]
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.
Lavrio Megabolt (2018)
On April 10, 2018, the Lavrio Megabolt of the Greek Basket League (GBL) had announced their signing of Nwamu for the rest of the season.[7][8]
Wisconsin Herd (2018–2019)
Nwamu was added to the opening night roster of the Wisconsin Herd on November 1, 2018.[9]
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2019–2020)
On January 22, 2019, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants announced that they had acquired Nwamu and Jordan Barnett from the Wisconsin Herd for Elijah Stewart and the returning player rights to Alex Hamilton.[10]
Northern Arizona Suns (2020)
On January 9, 2020, he was traded to the Northern Arizona Suns in exchange for Daxter Miles Jr..[11]
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. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- "Skyforce Announce 2016 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- "SKYFORCE ANNOUNCES 2017-18 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- "SKYFORCE ANNOUNCES 2017-18 OPENING DAY ROSTER". NBA.com. November 2, 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. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Wisconsin Herd Finalizes Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. November 1, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- Stevens, Ryan (January 22, 2019). "Mad Ants Acquire Jordan Barnett and Ike Nwamu from Wisconsin". NBA.com. 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.