PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Is in his second NBA season, both with the Spurs ... selected by the Silver and Blackin the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft (49th overall) ... saw action in 29games during his rookie season, averaging 1.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in 5.0 minutes ... appeared in 26 games for San Antonio’s G-League affiliate, the Austin Spurs, averaging 14.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.54 blocks per game .. played with San Antonio in the 2018 NBA Summer League, averaging 11.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 21.4 minutes in five appearances.

BEFORE NBA

Chimezie Metu moved to Nigeria at the age of six ... selected as a member of the Nigerian National Team for the 2019 FIBA World Cup ... helped Nigeria qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics by averaging 9.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.20 blocks in 18.5 minutes over five games... played at the 2014 NIKE GlobalChallenge for Nigeria and was an All-Tournament selection ... spentthree seasons at the University of Southern California ... in 104 career games, averaged 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.62 blocks, finishing his career third in school historywith 168 blocks ...was named the Pac-12 Most Improved Player and earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honors as a sophomore.