No. 11 – Chicago Bulls | |
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Position | Guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | January 14, 1993 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | University (Los Angeles, California) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
2017 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2017 | →Los Angeles D-Fenders |
2017–present | Chicago Bulls |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
David U. Nwaba (born January 14, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Santa Monica College and Cal Poly.
Nwaba attended University High School in Los Angeles, where he was a two-time All-Western League Most Valuable Player honoree and all-league first team selection. As a senior in 2010–11, he averaged 22.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.
While initially joining Hawaii Pacific, Nwaba redshirted the 2011-12 season and transferred to Santa Monica College in 2012. In 2012–13, he was named Western State Conference South Division Player of the Year and to the All-California Community College Athletic Association state first team after averaging 20.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
In 2013, Nwaba transferred again, this time to Cal Poly. As a sophomore in 2013–14, he appeared in all 34 games with 30 starts and finished eighth among Big West Conference players and 59th among NCAA Division I players with a team-leading 52.6 (140-for-266) percent field goal mark. He also finished second in the lineup with 11.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and 21 blocks. He was named to Big West All-Tournament Team after averaging 14.0 points and shooting 72.7 (16-for-22) percent from the floor in three contests. On December 14, 2013, he scored a career-high 22 points on 11-for-13 shooting against Cal State Dominguez Hills.
As a junior in 2014–15, Nwaba finished second in Cal Poly's lineup and 15th among Big West Conference players with 11.4 points per game. He also averaged 4.7 rebounds and had 31 steals at 1.3 per game. He recorded 16 double-digit scoring games, including a season-high 21 points against Gonzaga on December 20, 2014.