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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

22 Richard Nweke

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Class Junior
  • Weight 220
  • Custom2 CC
  • Hometown Anambra, Nigeria
  • High School Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.)
  • College Columbia College

Biography

2024-25: Appeared in five games off the bench… Made his collegiate debut on Nov. 23 vs. Stony Brook… Scored his first career points on Nov. 25 vs. New Hampshire… Scored eight points in 15 minutes on Dec. 7 vs. United States Merchant Marine Academy.

2023-24: Did not see any action due to injury.


HIGH SCHOOL: A June 2023 graduate of Northfield Mount Hermon School in Gill, Massachusetts… Played a post-graduate year at Northfield Mount Hermon School for head coach Mike Shelton… Averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds his post-graduate year… Posted a season-high 34 points and 16 rebounds vs. St. Thomas Moore during his post-graduate year… Was an All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention in 2023… A June 2022 graduate of Dwight School in New York, New York… Played four years at Dwight School and was team captain senior year… Was a three-time All-PSAA First Team selection… Averaged 28 points and 14 rebounds his senior year… Recorded 38 points and 20 rebounds vs. St. Ann’s his senior year… Ranked in the Top Ten of the class of 2022 basketball recruits in New York… Was named Athlete of the Season his senior year… Totaled over 1,500 points during his high school career… Played AAU basketball with Papa Cardinals, West Coast Elite, D1 NYC, NY Lightning, and Riverside Hawks…MVP at Pangos All-American East Coast Camp in 2019.

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2023-24First Year

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2024-25Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2025-26Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    22