University of Nevada Las Vegas

2022-23 BIO (PDF)

CAREER
Muoka is in his second year as a Runnin' Rebel ... Transferred from Lamar prior to the 2021-22 season ... Originally from Hong Kong ... Appeared in 57 career games, making 32 starts at Lamar ... Possesses a 7-foot-3-inch wingspan.

JUNIOR (2021-22) - UNLV
Led the Runnin' Rebels in blocked shots and ranked ninth in the Mountain West at 0.9 per game ... Appeared in 32 games, making one start ... Averaged 2.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game ... Shot 69.6% from the field (39 of 56) ... Had two double-figure scoring games.

SOPHOMORE (2020-21) - LAMAR
Earned the Southland Conference's Defensive Player of the Year award ... Averaged 6.9 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game during league play ... Shot 51% overall from the floor and ranked sixth in the nation in blocked shots per game with 2.96 ... Blocked a career-high nine shots against Stephen F. Austin ... Overcame injuries to play in 25 games earning 17 starts … Averaged 5.4 points per game … Second on the team and ranked eighth in the Southland Conference averaging 6.8 rebounds per game … He was the nation’s top-ranked sophomore in blocks … Also recorded 15 assists and 14 steals … Was 61 of 119 (.513) from the field ... Had three double-figure scoring games … Pulled down double-figure rebounds eight times … Recorded three double-doubles … His first double-double was a 10-point, 12-rebound effort at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi … Just missed a triple double with his 13-point, 11-rebound, nine-block effort in a victory over Stephen F. Austin … Followed that up with 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in the rematch with A&M-Corpus Christi … Grabbed a career-high 13 boards in three different games.

FRESHMAN (2019-20) - LAMAR
Played in 32 games earning 15 starts … Averaged 3.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game … Led the team and finished third in the Southland Conference averaging 1.8 blocks per game … Also recorded 11 assists and seven steals on the year … Scored in double-figures once and had three double-figure rebound efforts … Shot 45 of 93 (.484) from the field ... Scored a season-high 10 points, blocked four shots and pulled down two rebounds against Arlington Baptist … Scored four points, pulled down five rebounds, blocked a then-career-high seven shots and dished out a season-high two assists in the victory over Rice … Scored four points and pulled down a then-career-high 11 rebounds and blocked two shots at TCU … Followed that up with five points and a career-high 13 rebounds in the very next game against Southeastern Louisiana … Recorded a steal in seven different games.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of West Island School in Hong Kong ... Attended the Athlete Institute (prep school) in Ontario, Canada, before attending college ... Coached by Ahad Abid ... Averaged 10.9 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game … An Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) Defensive Player of the Year nominee … Led the league in rebounds and blocked shots.

PERSONAL
David Kenechukwu Muoka was born Dec. 14, 2000, in Hong Kong ... The son of Jonathan Muoka and Allison Bate (Muoka) ... Has a brother, Duncan (16) ... Majoring in economics.