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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Jim Pierce

5 Emmanuel Onuama

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-8
  • Class Junior
  • Weight 219
  • Hometown Aguleri, Nigeria
  • Previous School Cardinal Newman (Fla.)
  • College Columbia College
  • Major Political Science

Biography

2019-20: Played in 13 games … Tied season-high with four points at Brown … Scored first career points against Central Connecticut State … Made collegiate debut at St. John’s and grabbed five rebounds in eight minutes.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida … Two-time first team All-Palm Beach County selection … Team captain junior and senior years … Registered 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks per game as senior … Averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks per game in 2017-18 … Top performance was a 20-point, 20-rebound nine block effort against Kings Academy during junior campaign.
 
PERSONAL: Born December 24, 1999 … Son of Elizabeth and Marcel Onuama … One of five children … Speaks four languages, Nigerian Igbo and Hausa along with French and English … Political Science major ... Enrolled at Columbia College.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2019-20First Year

    Forward
    6'8" 216 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 216 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2021-22Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 219 lbs
    5