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Denver Nuggets | #22 | Forward-Center

Zeke

Nnaji

PPG

1.3

RPG

0.5

APG

0.2

PIE

2.7

HEIGHT

6'9" (2.06m)

WEIGHT

240lb (109kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Arizona

AGE

23 years

BIRTHDATE

January 9, 2001

DRAFT

2020 R1 Pick 22

EXPERIENCE

4 Years

6'9" | 240lb | 23 years

DRAFT

2020 R1 Pick 22

BIRTHDATE

January 9, 2001

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Arizona

EXPERIENCE

4 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Appeared in 58 games in his third year, averaging 3.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 9.9 minutes ... Tallied a season-high 14 points (5-8 FG, 4-4 FT) in 20 minutes vs. DAL on 12/18 ... Recorded a career-high four blocks to go along with eight points (4-5 FG) in 17 minutes vs. WAS on 2/22 ... Posted a career-high seven offensive rebounds in 12 minutes at LAC on 11/27 ... Blocked 3+ shots five times.

NBA: NBA Champion (2023) ... Appeared in 194 games (seven starts) and owns career averages of 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 12.4 minutes

Career: Has appeared in 15 games, over four playoff runs, averaging 1.7 points in 3.3 minutes 

BEFORE NBA

2019-20 (Freshman): Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year … Became the fifth Arizona player under head coach Sean Miller and the 10th Arizona player overall to be named the Pac-12’s top freshman … Also named First Team All-Pac-12 and part of the Pac-12 All-Freshman team … Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year according to the Associated Press … Led the Pac-12 with 14 double-doubles, ranking second in school history among freshmen (Ayton – 24) … Ranked ninth in the Pac-12 in scoring (16.1) and fifth in rebounding (8.6) … In Pac-12 play, he was the top rebounder (9.2) and finished seventh in scoring (16.1) … Led the team in blocked shots (28) … Started all 32 games and scored in double figures in 29 games, including 10 games of 20+ points … Shot 57.0 percent from the floor, ranking fourth in the Pac-12 and sixth in school history among freshmen … Made 152 free throws out of 200 attempts to lead the team in both categories and finish third among all freshmen in Arizona history … In his first collegiate game, he scored 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor against Northern Arizona (11/6), becoming the first UA freshman since Hassan Adams in 2002 to score 20 or more points in his first college game … Posted first double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds while shooting a perfect 8-of-8 from the floor and 10-of-12 at the free throw line … Made it three straight double-doubles with 17 points and 11 rebounds against Arizona State (1/4) … His fourth consecutive double-double game at Oregon, where he registered 11 points and 14 rebounds … Had back-to-back 20-point efforts with 21 points at Oregon State (1/12) and 24 points against Utah (1/16).

PERSONAL LIFE

Born in Hopkins, MN on 1/9/01 ... Son of Alphan and Janel Nnaji … Has a younger sister, Maya … Has played piano since the first grade and composes his own music … His uncle, Obiora Nnaji, played center at the University of Florida.