University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV CAREER
Nwamu enters his first season in the Runnin' Rebel program in 2015-16 ... Graduate transfer from Mercer is eligible to play this season ... Has a career 3-point percentage of 39.0 ... Has played in 96 college games, scoring an average of 9.1 points per contest ... Has scored in double figures 40 times, including 20 or more points in 12 games.

JUNIOR (2014-15) - MERCER
Led the Bears in scoring with an average of 15.1 points per game ... Was selected to the 10-member All-Southern Conference team ... Started all 35 of his team's contests as the team went 19-16 overall, finishing third in the league at 12-6 ... Shot 42.8 percent from the field, 37.2 percent from 3-point range and 76.1 percent from the free-throw line ... Also averaged 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in an average of 33.2 minutes played per outing ... Was fifth in the league in scoring and ninth in free-throw percentage ... Scored in double figures in 26 games, including 20 or more points 10 times ... Scored a career-high 30 points at Tennessee ...Dished out a career-high eight assists vs. Wofford ... Made at least one 3-pointer in 32 of his 35 games.

SOPHOMORE (2013-14) - MERCER
Played in 35 of the team's 36 games, while averaging 18.7 minutes per game ... Averaged 8.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game ... Ranked 15th among Atlantic Sun players with a free-throw percentage of 74.8 ... Scored in double figures in 14 games, including 20 or more twice ... Named A-Sun Newcomer of the Week on Nov. 18 ... Scored a then-career-high 24 points in a win at Ole Miss ... Landed the No. 6 spot on SportsCenter's Top-10 with a windmill dunk against Kennesaw State on Jan. 10 ... Scored 11 points in Mercer's upset of Duke in the 2014 NCAA Tournament ... Scored 12 points with four rebounds in a NCAA Tournament Third-Round loss to Tennessee.

FRESHMAN - REDSHIRT (2012-13) - MERCER
Sat out the 2012-13 season as a redshirt at Mercer after transferring from Cleveland State.

FRESHMAN (2011-12) - CLEVELAND STATE
Saw action in 27 games for the Vikings ... Averaged 6.1 minutes and 2.1 points per game … Shot 43.8 percent from 3-point range on the year … Helped the team capture an NIT berth.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2011 graduate of Westchester Country Day School in High Point, N.C. ... Was named the North Carolina 2A State Player of the Year as a senior, leading the Wildcats to a 30-9 record ... Was also named a Ball-is-Life High School All-American ... Attended Asheboro High School as a freshman before transferring to Westchester Country Day for his final three years … Helped lead Westchester Country Day, under coach Pat Kahny, to the No. 27 ranking in the nation his senior season … Scored 20 points in the team's state championship final victory … Earned all-state prestige as a senior … Was a four-time all-conference selection … Finished his career at Westchester Country Day with an overall record of 85-17 … Was also voted the Spalding Hoophall Classic Dunk Champion … Was a four-year letterwinner in high school ... Competed for the D-One AAU program … An honor roll student … Also participated in chamber singers and mock trial ... Ran cross country as a freshman.

PERSONAL
Ikechukwu Sean Nwamu was born on June 3, 1993 in Los Angeles ... Working toward his master's degree in special education ... Son of Anita and Harold Nwamu ... Has three sisters, Uju, Oby and Isi, and a brother, Biosa ... His parents were born in Nigeria ... His cousin, Udo, played football at Cincinnati and his cousin Kanayo plays basketball at Longwood.