2008-09 [Senior]: Became the 21st player in program history to record at least 500 career rebounds and climbed to a tie for 15th-place all-time after finishing his career with 570 … In his final game inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum, recorded a season-high 10 rebounds … Began the season as a starter before moving to the bench and thriving … Averaged 5.0 points and 4.2 rebounds in 18.7 minutes per game as a reserve … Overall, appeared in all 30 contests and picked up the start in 10 … On the season, averaged 4.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game … Went over the 100 rebound mark on the season for the third time in his career and finished with 140 caroms, second most on the team … Converted on 42.6 percent of his shots from the floor and 75 percent of his attempts from the charity stripe … Topped double-digit points four times, with all four coming against league foes and in a reserve role … Averaged 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in back-to-back games at Florida Atlantic (1/22) and against Florida International (1/24), for the best two-game offensive outburst in his career … His 16 points against FAU were the most in a single game for his career … Also added 11 steals, 10 assists, and five blocks in his final ULM campaign.
2007-08 [Junior]: Paced the Warhawks on the glass with a team-high 188 rebounds, including 65 on the offensive end and 123 on the defensive end ... One of two players with 50 or more field goal attempts to convert on better than 50 percent of them after shooting .532 ... Averaged a career-high 5.2 points per game, the sixth-highest total on the team ... Led the Warhawks in rebounding 13 times while scoring 10 or more points twice ... Tallied two double-doubles on the year ... Scored 10 points and added 14 rebounds against Rice (12/1) and scored 14 points and added 11 rebounds against Louisiana College (12/19) ... Had 10 or more rebounds a team-high five times including a season-high 14 against Rice (12/1) ... Was one of only three players to appear in all 31 games for the Warhawks ... Picked up the start in 29 of them ... Added nine blocks and 15 steals ... Ranked eighth overall in the Sun Belt Conference in rebounds per game (6.1), seventh in offensive rebounds (2.1) and sixth in defensive rebounds (3.97).
2006-07 [Sophomore]: Enjoyed a breakout year for the Warhawks on the glass, averaging a team best 6.9 rebounds ... Played in all 32 games for ULM, picking up the start in 26 ... Finished the year with two double-figure scoring games and eight double-digit rebound games ... Pulled in a career-high 13 boards against UC-Riverside ... Career-high 11 points came against Denver off 5-of-5 shooting ... Also recorded a double-double against New Orleans after grabbing 12 rebounds and scoring 10 points ... Had at least one rebound in 31 games ... Finished with three or more boards in 28-of 32 games for ULM ... Led the team in shooting percentage after connecting on 59-of-95 shots (.621) ... Also led the team in rebounds (221) and blocked shots (18) ... Added 17 assists and 14 steals.
2005-06 [Freshman]: Saw action in 16 games as a reserve ... Posted a then career-high four points and five rebounds against Louisiana College ... Finished the season 2-for-8 (.250) from the floor ... Added 21 rebounds, averaging 1.3 per contest.
High School: Played at Coastal Christian Prep School in Virginia Beach, Va., for coach Walter Webb ... In lone season with Coastal Christian, averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per contest, while playing one of the toughest schedules among Prep Schools in the country ... Attended Elkins High School in Houston, Texas, prior to CCP, averaging 16 points and 10 rebounds per game.
Personal: Full name is Afam Mitchell Nweke ... Born Oct. 10, 1986 in Houston, Texas ... Son of Vince and Ugo Nweke ... Has three younger brothers.
