No. 21–Sigal Prishtina | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Kosovo Superleague Kosovo Cup BIBL Liga Unike |
Personal information | |
Born | Mesquite, Texas, U.S. | June 13, 1997
Nationality | American / Nigerian |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Mesquite (Mesquite, Texas) |
College | Lamar (2015–2019) |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2020 | PS Karlsruhe Lions |
2020–2021 | Atenas |
2021 | AS Police |
2021–2022 | Memphis Hustle |
2022 | SLAC |
2022 | Correcaminos UAT Victoria |
2022–2023 | Texas Legends |
2023 | Birmingham Squadron |
2023 | Béliers de Kemper |
2023 | Texas Legends |
2024 | Santa Cruz Warriors |
2024 | Westchester Knicks |
2024 | Birmingham Squadron |
2024–present | Sigal Prishtina Mercure |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jawachi "Joshua" Nzeakor (born June 13, 1997) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player for Sigal Prishtina Mercure of the Kosovo Superleague, the Kosovo Cup, the Balkan League (BIBL) and the Liga Unike. He played college basketball for the Lamar Cardinals.
Nzeakor signed with Malian club AS Police of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). [1]
A year later, Nzeakor joined the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. On January 10, 2022, he recorded 6 points and 7 rebounds in his debut during a 132–130 defeat to the Santa Cruz Warriors. [2]
In March 2022, Nzeakor signed with Guinean club SLAC ahead of the second season of the BAL. [3]
On July 28, 2022, he joined Correcaminos UAT Victoria of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). [4]
On November 3, 2022, Nzeakor was named to the opening night of the Texas Legends. [5] On January 23, 2023, Nzeakor was waived. [6]
On January 25, 2023, Nzeakor was acquired by the Birmingham Squadron. [7]
On April 12, 2023, Nzeakor signed with Béliers de Kemper of the LNB Pro B. [8]
On October 30, 2023, Nzeakor re-signed with the Birmingham Squadron, but was waived on November 9. [9] On November 27, he re-signed with the Texas Legends, [10] but was waived on December 9. [11] However, two days later, he re-signed with the Legends, [11] but was waived again on December 28. [11]
On January 2, 2024, Nzeakor joined the Santa Cruz Warriors, [12] but was waived six days later. [13]
On January 11, 2024, Nzeakor joined the Westchester Knicks, [14] but was waived five days later. [15]
On January 19, 2024, Nzeakor rejoined the Birmingham Squadron. [16]
On September 3, 2024, Nzeakor signed with Sigal Prishtina Mercure of the Kosovo Superleague, the Kosovo Cup, the Balkan League and the Liga Unike. [17]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021 | Police | 3 | 3 | 31.7 | .565 | .167 | .692 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 20.7 |
2022 | SLAC | 5 | 5 | 32.6 | .417 | .182 | .615 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 13.6 |
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