Ike Nwamu

Ikechukwu Sean Nwamu // ⓘ (born June 3, 1993) is an American-born Nigerian basketball player for SLUC Nancy of the LNB Pro A. Internationally he represents Nigeria, and he participated at the AfroBasket 2017.[1]

Ike Nwamu
No. 4 – SLUC Nancy Basket
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1993-06-03) June 3, 1993
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High schoolWestchester Country Day
(High Point, North Carolina)
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Sioux Falls Skyforce
2018Lavrio Megabolt
2018–2019Wisconsin Herd
2019–2020Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2020Northern Arizona Suns
2021Samara
2021Ironi Ness Ziona
2021–2022Samara
2023–presentSLUC Nancy
Career highlights and awards
  • Russian Super League 1 Top Scorer (2021)
  • All-Russian Super League 1 First Team (2021)
  • Russian Super League 1 Most Spectacular Player (2021)
  • Russian Super League 1 Import Player of the Year (2021)
  • Russian Super League 1 champion (2021)
  • First-team All-SoCon (2015)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Nigeria
AfroBasket
Silver medal – second place2017 Tunisia/Senegal

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

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] In 47 games for the Skyforce in 2016–2017, he averaged 9.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in 24.5 minutes per game.

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 Lavrio Megabolt of the Greek Basket League (GBL) had announced their signing of Nwamu for the rest of the season.[7][8]

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 Wisconsin Herd on November 1, 2018.[9] 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]

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 Northern Arizona Suns in exchange for Daxter Miles Jr.[11] Nwamu had nine 20+ point games in his 20 games with the Suns. With all nine coming off the bench, he surpassed Josh Gray (five, 2016–17) for the most 20+ point games off the bench in a single-season in team history. He has also tied the most career 20+ point games off the bench in team history. Nwamu averaged 17.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.8 steals in 27.1 minutes per game.

Cholet Basket (2020)

On June 10, 2020, he signed with Cholet of the LNB Pro A.[12] Nwamu and Cholet parted ways during the preseason.

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 Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Super League (IBSL).[14]

References
  1. AfroBasket 2017 profile
  2. "Skyforce Selects Five Players in 2016 D-League Draft". KSFY. October 30, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. Dykstra, Matt (October 30, 2016). "SKYFORCE SELECTS FIVE PLAYERS IN 2016 NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE DRAFT". NBA.com. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  4. "Skyforce Announce 2016 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  5. "SKYFORCE ANNOUNCES 2017-18 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  6. "SKYFORCE ANNOUNCES 2017-18 OPENING DAY ROSTER". NBA.com. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  7. "Ike Nwamu signs at Lavrio". Eurobasket.com. Eurobasket Inc. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  8. "Στο Λαύριο MEGABOLT o IKE NWUAMU!". lavrio-bc.gr (in Greek). April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  9. "Wisconsin Herd Finalizes Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. November 1, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  10. 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.
  11. Anderson, Chris (January 9, 2020). "Former Mountaineer Daxter Miles traded". 247Sports. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  12. "Ike Nwamu joins Cholet". Sportando. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  13. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". March 16, 2021.
  14. Carchia, Emiliano (August 18, 2021). "Ike Nwamu joins Ironi Nes-Ziona". Sportando. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
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