No. 7 – Birmingham Squadron | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Mesquite, Texas, U.S. | June 13, 1997
Nationality | American / Nigerian |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Mesquite (Mesquite, Texas) |
College | Lamar (2015–2019) |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2020 | PS Karlsruhe Lions |
2020–2021 | Atenas |
2021 | AS Police |
2021–2022 | Memphis Hustle |
2022 | SLAC |
2022 | Correcaminos UAT Victoria |
2022–2023 | Texas Legends |
2023 | Birmingham Squadron |
2023 | Béliers de Kemper |
2023 | Texas Legends |
2024 | Santa Cruz Warriors |
2024 | Westchester Knicks |
2024–present | Birmingham Squadron |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jawachi "Joshua" Nzeakor (born June 13, 1997) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Lamar Cardinals.
Nzeakor signed with Malian club AS Police of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). [1]
A year later, Nzeakor joined the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. On January 10, 2022, he recorded 6 points and 7 rebounds in his debut during a 132–130 defeat to the Santa Cruz Warriors. [2]
In March 2022, Nzeakor signed with Guinean club SLAC ahead of the second season of the BAL. [3]
On July 28, 2022, he joined Correcaminos UAT Victoria of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). [4]
On November 3, 2022, Nzeakor was named to the opening night of the Texas Legends. [5] On January 23, 2023, Nzeakor was waived. [6]
On January 25, 2023, Nzeakor was acquired by the Birmingham Squadron. [7]
On April 12, 2023, Nzeakor signed with Béliers de Kemper of the LNB Pro B. [8]
On October 30, 2023, Nzeakor re-signed with the Birmingham Squadron, but was waived on November 9. [9] On November 27, he re-signed with the Texas Legends, [10] but was waived on December 9. [11] However, two days later, he re-signed with the Legends, [11] but was waived again on December 28. [11]
On January 2, 2024, Nzeakor joined the Santa Cruz Warriors, [12] but was waived six days later. [13]
On January 11, 2024, Nzeakor joined the Westchester Knicks, [14] but was waived five days later. [15]
On January 19, 2024, Nzeakor rejoined the Birmingham Squadron. [16]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021 | Police | 3 | 3 | 31.7 | .565 | .167 | .692 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 20.7 |
2022 | SLAC | 5 | 5 | 32.6 | .417 | .182 | .615 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 13.6 |