2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Ekwu, Nathan
Jersey Number 1
Nathan Ekwu
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Enugu, Nigeria
- High School:
- Cardinal Hayes
Bio
2017-18: Sat out entire season due to injury.
2016-17: Played in 21 contests despite battling a nagging injury • Shot a career-best 52.7 percent from the floor • Pulled down five or more rebounds in a contest six times • Best game of the season came against nationally-ranked Kansas (12/17) with 10 points and a season-high eight rebounds • Two games later recorded 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go along with seven rebounds in a win over Hartford (12/28).
2015-16: Started 24 of the 32 games he played • Led the team with 37 blocks and was second in rebounding, averaging 5.9 per game • Improved free-throw percentage from .405 as a freshman to .656 in year two • Averaged 9.2 points and 8.1 rebounds the final 10 games of the season • Scored in double figures six times, grabbed 10 or more rebounds three times and recorded three or more blocks in contests on five separate occasions • Poured in a career-high 18 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including a 10-of-14 effort from the line against first-place Saint Joseph’s (2/20) • Had his first career double-double (10 pts, 12 rebs) in Davidson’s A-10 Tournament win over La Salle (3/10) • Also hit the 10-point plateau against Saint Louis (1/20), Duquesne (2/6), Richmond (2/16) and Fordham (2/27).
2014-15: Appeared in 31 contests, including 13 starts as a freshman • Scored 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting and grabbed 7 rebounds in his first collegiate contest against Catholic (11/15) • Drilled a pair of 3-pointers and scored a season-high 11 points in the Wildcats’ convincing win at UCF (11/26) • Pulled down a personal-best 10 rebounds to go along with 7 points at home against Stetson (12/6) • Played a season-high 29 minutes at nationally-ranked Virginia (12/30), finishing with 8 points and 6 rebounds • Made 5-of-7 shots en route to 11 points in Davidson’s home win over Duquesne (2/7).
Before Davidson: Recipient of Cardinal Hayes' Best Student-Athlete Award • Named All-Metro Honorable Mention following his senior campaign • Also selected to the MSG Varsity New York City Second-Team • Averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks in his final season • An honors student in the classroom.
Personal: Full name is Chinedu Nathan Ekwu • Born August 31, 1995 • Son of Sunday and Rose Ekwu • Has three siblings, Theophilus, Chigozie and Chidnmma.
2016-17: Played in 21 contests despite battling a nagging injury • Shot a career-best 52.7 percent from the floor • Pulled down five or more rebounds in a contest six times • Best game of the season came against nationally-ranked Kansas (12/17) with 10 points and a season-high eight rebounds • Two games later recorded 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go along with seven rebounds in a win over Hartford (12/28).
2015-16: Started 24 of the 32 games he played • Led the team with 37 blocks and was second in rebounding, averaging 5.9 per game • Improved free-throw percentage from .405 as a freshman to .656 in year two • Averaged 9.2 points and 8.1 rebounds the final 10 games of the season • Scored in double figures six times, grabbed 10 or more rebounds three times and recorded three or more blocks in contests on five separate occasions • Poured in a career-high 18 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including a 10-of-14 effort from the line against first-place Saint Joseph’s (2/20) • Had his first career double-double (10 pts, 12 rebs) in Davidson’s A-10 Tournament win over La Salle (3/10) • Also hit the 10-point plateau against Saint Louis (1/20), Duquesne (2/6), Richmond (2/16) and Fordham (2/27).
2014-15: Appeared in 31 contests, including 13 starts as a freshman • Scored 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting and grabbed 7 rebounds in his first collegiate contest against Catholic (11/15) • Drilled a pair of 3-pointers and scored a season-high 11 points in the Wildcats’ convincing win at UCF (11/26) • Pulled down a personal-best 10 rebounds to go along with 7 points at home against Stetson (12/6) • Played a season-high 29 minutes at nationally-ranked Virginia (12/30), finishing with 8 points and 6 rebounds • Made 5-of-7 shots en route to 11 points in Davidson’s home win over Duquesne (2/7).
Before Davidson: Recipient of Cardinal Hayes' Best Student-Athlete Award • Named All-Metro Honorable Mention following his senior campaign • Also selected to the MSG Varsity New York City Second-Team • Averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks in his final season • An honors student in the classroom.
Personal: Full name is Chinedu Nathan Ekwu • Born August 31, 1995 • Son of Sunday and Rose Ekwu • Has three siblings, Theophilus, Chigozie and Chidnmma.
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