University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

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Career Stats

2013-14:
Appeared in 31 games – starting 27 – as a senior … averaged 4.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.5 blocked shots and 1.1 steals per game … led the team with 47 blocked shots ... ranked fifth in the Horizon League in blocked shots and eighth in rebounds ... made his first collegiate start at South Alabama (11/8) and walked away with nine rebounds and one steal ... scored eight points grabbed nine rebounds to go along with a career-high five blocked shots and four steals against U-M Dearborn (11/11) ... finished with six points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots against FAU (11/22) ... had five points, eight rebounds, four blocks and two assists against Toledo (11/23) ... finished with four points and nine boards against Stony Brook (11/24) ... scored a career-high 11 points to go with nine rebounds at N.C. State (12/14) ... had five points and nine rebounds at Akron (12/18) ... finished with two points, two blocks and 11 rebounds against Wright State (1/4) ... grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds against UIC (1/29) ... finished with five pointsand 10 rebounds against Cleveland State (1/31) ... grabbed 11 rebounds against Youngstown State (2/9) ... finished with eight points, five steals, four rebounds and two blocked shots at Oakland (2/14) ...  earned the Dave DeBusschere Most Improved Award and the William Ebben Academic and Athletic Excellence Award at the end of the year banquet … was a member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

2012-13:
Appeared in all 33 games – off the bench – as a newcomer … averaged 0.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game … finished with 20 blocked shots ... scored one point with two rebounds and two blocks in his first game as a Titan against Northern Michigan (11/9) ... had two points, two rebounds, one assists and one block at Pitt (12/1) ... grabbed a season-high eight rebounds with one block against Rochester (12/8) ... also had two points with four rebounds and a block at Youngstown State (1/10) ... scored four points with two rebounds and two blocked shots against Valparaiso (1/17) ... had two points, four rebounds, two steals and one block in 15 minutes against UIC (1/19) ... grabbed six rebounds in seven minutes at Wichita State (2/23) ... scored three points with two rebounds and one block against Arizona State in the NIT (3/20) ... earned the Frank R. Gerbig, Sr. Sportsmanship Award at the end of the year banquet … was a member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO DETROIT:
Comes to Detroit after playing two years at Oakland Community College ... was named the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore ... also earned Second Team honors after averaging 8.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per game ... scored 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against Schoolcraft ... also had 20 points and 13 rebounds against Macomb and 20 points with 13 rebounds versus Wayne County ... he pulled down 10+ rebounds 13 times on the year, while scoring in double digits on 11 occasions ... he helped lead OCC to a runner-up finish at the NJCAA District 9 Championship Tournament and a No. 8 ranking in the nation as the Raiders were 26-5 on the season and 16-2 in the MCCAA Eastern Conference ... he averaged 6.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks as a freshman, while also shooting 56% in 25 games ... he was also a MCCAA Academic All-Conference selection and a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic All-American during the 2010-11 campaign.

PERSONAL:
Full name is Ugochukwu Njoku ... son of Uzoma and Christiana Njoku of Lagos, Nigeria ... has four siblings Ikechukwu, Emeka, Chinyere and Chinedu ... major is Software Engineering.