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2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster

55 Ben Nwachukwu

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-8
  • Class Senior
  • Weight 235
  • Hometown Enugu, Nigeria
  • Previous School St. Augustine (N.J.)

Biography

2006-07: Started all 28 games ... third-leading scorer on the team ... ranked 10th in the Ivy League in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and in free throw percentage (76.0) ... ranked eighth in the League in blocks per game ... had one double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds vs. Kennesaw State, the most rebounds by a Lion in four years ... had a career-high 25 points vs. LIU on 9-of-11 shooting and 7-of-7 shooting from the free throw line ... added nine rebounds in that effort ... had 20 points vs. Wagner ... scoring in double-digits in 10 games ... scored in all but two games ... shot 50 percent from the field ... had 16 points in 23 minutes vs.  Providence ... had 15 points and nine rebounds vs. Penn 

2005-06: Team’s second leading scorer ... ranked eighth in the Ivy League in scoring and ninth in free throw percentage ... averaged 10.5 ppg and 5.4 rebounds per game ... shot .523 from the floor for the season and .740 from the free throw line ... started 20 of the 26 games in which he played ... named to the Tyler Ugolyn Columbia Classic All-Tournament team ... named Fox Sports NY Player of the Game in the televised game at LIU ... scored in double-digits 16 times ... totaled three double-doubles ... was Ivy League Player of the Week on 12/19 after going 9-of-10 from the floor with seven rebounds in just 23 minutes vs. LIU and adding a double-double at Stony Brook four days later ... scored in every game he played in ... scored in double-digits in eight consecutive games early in the season ... was perfect from the line six times during the year ... tipped in a shot with 0.2 seconds on the clock to give the Lions their first win vs. Penn in five years ... grabbed four or more rebounds in the first 11 games and in 18 games overall. 

2004-05: Scored a career-high 10 points in the championship game of the Columbia Classic ... played in 27 games, starting 14 ... ranked third on the team with 15 blocks ... finished with three blocks vs. Princeton ... had a career-high seven rebounds vs. Morehead State ... averaged 2.5 rpg. 

At St. Augustine Prep: Earned three varsity letters in basketball...two-time first team All-Cape Atlantic League...South Jersey All-Star...two-time South Jersey Player of the Week (both in January)...first player in school history to record a triple-double (points, rebounds, blocks)...holds the St. Augustine single-game blocked shot record with 13...averaged 14 ppg, 14 rpg and 4 bpg under head coach Paul Rodio...led team to a 27-3 record as senior, defeating Seton Hall Prep to win the state championship.

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2005-06Sophomore

    C
    6'9" 235 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2006-07Junior

    Center
    6'9" 235 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2007-08Senior

    Center
    6'8" 235 lbs
    55