2014-15 Men's Basketball
David Nwaba
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, CA
- High School:
- University HS
2014-15 (Junior)
Finished second in Cal Poly’s lineup and 15th among Big West Conference players with 11.4 points per game … third among Mustangs with 4.7 rebounds per game … led Cal Poly and finished eighth among Big West players with 31 steals and 1.3 per game … recorded 16 double-digit scoring games, including a season high 21 points versus No. 8 Gonzaga (Dec. 20) … added 19 points at Saint Mary’s (Nov. 29) and at San Francisco (Dec. 15), 18 versus Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 22), 17 versus Northeastern (Dec. 17), and 15 at Fresno State (Dec. 13) … grabbed season high seven rebounds versus San Francisco State, at IPFW?(Dec. 30) and at UC?Davis?(Jan. 31) … started during 20 of 24 appearances and averaged 26.8 minutes per game.
2013-14 (Sophomore)
One of six players to appear in all 34 games with 30 starts … 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 … also finished second in lineup with 11.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and 21 blocks … 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 … scored career-high 22 points on 11-for-13 shooting versus Cal State Dominguez Hills (Dec. 14) … recorded first Cal Poly double-double with 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at UC Irvine (March 1) … totaled 21 points versus Santa Clara (Dec. 7) … scored 17 versus Hawai’i (Jan. 9), at UC Riverside (Jan. 25), versus Cal State Northridge in Big West Tournament championship game (March 15) and versus Texas Southern in NCAA Tournament First Four win (March 19) … added 16 points versus Cal State Northridge (Jan. 16) and scored 12 in Cal Poly debut at No. 5 Arizona (Nov. 8) … reached double-digit scoring figures in 22 of 34 games … grabbed eight rebounds against Bethesda (Nov. 23) and matched it versus Cal State Dominguez Hills (Dec. 14) ... averaged 23.8 minutes per game.
2012-13 (Freshman; Santa Monica Junior College)
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.
2011-12 (Redshirt; Hawai’i-Pacific)
Redshirted during initial collegiate season.
University HS (Los Angeles)
Two-time All-Western League Most Valuable Player honoree and all-league first team selection … averaged 22.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game during 2010-11 senior season … also earned letters in football and volleyball.
Personal
Son of Theodore and Blessing Nwaba … has one sister, Barbara, a professional heptathlete who won the 2015 U.S. Track and Field Championships title and competed at UC Santa Barbara … majoring in liberal arts with career ambitions of becoming an accountant … David U. Nwaba was born on Jan. 14, 1993.
