Lamar University Athletics

A 2019 Second-Team All-Southland Conference selection … A former SLC Player of the Week selection … Played in 129 games earning 117 starts during his career … Became the 21^st player in program history to record 1,000 career points (which he hit during his senior campaign) … Finished his career ninth all-time at LU with 1,359 career points (10.5 ppg) and eighth all-time in career rebounds with 825 (6.4 rpg) … Also averaged 0.6 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.5 blocks per game during his career … Shot 525-of-937 (.560) from the field and was 309-of-529 (.584) from the free throw line … Recorded 18 double-doubles.
 
2018-19 (Senior): A second-team All-Southland Conference selection … Played in and started 32 games … Was second on the team and finished the year eighth in the league in scoring averaging 15.0 points per game … Also led the team and ended the year third in the Southland pulling down 7.8 rebounds per game … Hit double-figures 25 times, including seven 20-point efforts … Had nine double-figure rebound efforts … Recorded eight double-doubles … Scored a career-high 24 points and pulled down six rebounds against Houston Baptist … Increased his career high to 26 point at Cal State Bakersfield … Also grabbed seven rebounds against the Roadrunners … Scored 12 points and pulled down 12 rebounds at Houston … Had a 19-point, 13-rebound effort against Texas Southern … Scored 24 points and pulled down eight rebounds at Houston Baptist … Scored six points and pulled down 13 rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi … Followed that up with a 14-point, 11-rebound outing against New Orleans … Scored 22 points and pulled down seven rebounds against Incarnate Word … Followed up the outing against UIW with a 15-point, 10-rebound performance at Sam Houston State … Tied his career high with 26 points and six rebounds at Nicholls … Scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in the regular-season finale against McNeese … Scored 25 points and pulled down 15 rebounds in the SLC tournament opening-round victory over Houston Baptist … Closed out his collegiate career with a 12-point, 11-rebound performance against New Orleans in the second round of the conference tournament.


2017-18 (Junior): Honorable Mention All-Southland Conference … Named SLC Player of the Week on Jan. 2^nd … Played in and started all 33 games … Averaged 12.5 points per game and ranked fifth in the Southland pulling down 7.5 rebounds per game … Also recorded 28 steals, dished out 22 assists and blocked 18 shots … Shot 155-of-302 (.513) from the field … Shot 102-of-168 (.607) from the free throw line … Scored in double figures 23 times and pulled down at least 10 rebounds in a game seven times … Ranks among the Southland’s top five in double-doubles … Scored a career-high 23 points at Sam Houston State … Tied his career high with 23 points against Central Arkansas in the Southland Conference tournament … Scored 12 points, pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds and blocked a season-high three shots against Houston Baptist … Netted 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds against Cal State Bakersfield … Had a 15-point, 12-rebound effort in the victory at UTEP … Scored 17 points, pulled down 11 rebounds, dished out four assists, recorded two steals and blocked a shot at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi … Recorded an 18-point, 12-rebound effort at Incarnate Word … Scored 16 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and blocked three shots against Sam Houston State … Had a 13-point, 10-rebound effort in the victory over rival McNeese … Scored 16 points and pulled down 11 boards in the first victory over Stephen F. Austin … Had 19 points and nine rebounds in the victory at Houston Baptist … All 19 points came in the second half against the Huskies … Closed out his junior campaign with 13 points and nine rebounds at UTSA in the opening round of the CIT.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Played in 34 games earning 32 starts … Averaged 8.2 points, 4.9 rebounds per game and 0.7 blocks per game … Also dished out 20 assists and recorded 15 steals … Shot nearly 60 percent from the field (112-of-192/.583) and 55-of-101 (.545) from the free throw line … Had 14 double-figure scoring performances and three double-figure rebound games … Recorded three double-doubles on the season … Led the team in scoring four times and rebounding four times … Netted a career-high 20 points in the season opener … Improved his career-high with a 22-point effort in the Southland opener at Central Arkansas … Also pulled down 10 rebounds against the Bears … Had back-to-back double-doubles beginning with a 11-point, 10-rebound performance at Sam Houston State, and followed that up with 12 points and 11 rebounds at Nicholls … Just missed his third consecutive double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the next game … Scored 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds in a victory against Northwestern State … The game against the Demons marked a run of three consecutive games that saw Nzeakor score at least 12 points and pull down seven rebounds … Netted 14 points at Houston Baptist … Scored 12 points at Stephen F. Austin … Scored 17 points, grabbed six rebounds, recorded two steals and blocked a shot against Huston-Tillotson … Just missed a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds in an overtime setback against New Orleans … Blocked a career-high five shots against Southeastern Louisiana.

2015-16 (Freshman): Played in all 30 games earning 20 starts … Averaged 6.3 points per game and led the team pulling down 5.4 rebounds per game … Also recorded 17 assists, 15 steals and 11 blocks during his rookie campaign … Was 72-of-142 (.507) from the field, and 45-of-77 (.584) from the free throw line … Scored in double figures eight times and had four double-figure rebounding efforts with one double-double … The double-double came in the win over Northwestern State when he scored a career-high 18 points and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds against the Demons … Nzeakor was 7-of-8 (.875) from the field against the Demons, and also blocked a shot and dished out an assist … First double-figure night of his career was a 16-point, seven-rebound effort against UC Riverside … Scored 13 points, grabbed nine boards and blocked a shot against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi … Scored 14 points, pulled five rebounds, recorded two steals and a block against Abilene Christian … Scored 12 points and pulled down eight rebounds at Southeastern Louisiana … Also scored 12 points against Sam Houston State … Pulled down 10 rebounds against New Orleans, and followed that up with 11 rebounds at Central Arkansas … Scored six points and dished out 13 rebounds versus Incarnate Word.

High School: Guided his prep squad to district titles as a sophomore and junior … Team posted a 37-18 (.673) record during that stretch … A two-time first-team all-district selection … Averaged nearly nine points and five rebounds as a junior … Watched those numbers jump to 18 points and eight rebounds per game as a senior … Recorded career-highs of 31 points and 17 rebounds in a game during his final season … Invited to play in the M24 All-Star game where he scored 23 points, pulled down 14 rebounds and dished out four assists.
 
Personal: Son of Gus and Joy Nzeakor … Born June 13, 1997.