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Oluoma Nnamaka #43
Position: Forward
Height: 6'7
Weight: 213
Born: September 14, 1978
Hometown: Uppsala, Sweden
High School: Newton H.S.(Newton, KS)/Sallen Basket
Agency: The Neustadt Group
High School Career
Oluoma was the only player under the age of 19 who was a member of the 1997-98 Swedish national team. He also played for the Swedish junior national team. He played for Fyrishov during the 1996-97 season and Sallen Basket the following year. Sallen Basket competed in the A1 league in Sweden. He was the 1996-97 Rookie of the Year in the Swedish Basketball League. His high school team won the Swedish title in 1996-97 and 1997-98. Nnamaka attended Newton High School in Newton, Kan. during the 1995-96 school year and averaged 19.6 points and 11 rebounds that season.
Marquette Career
| season | GP-GS | Min | Avg | FG-A | FG% | 3FG-A | 3P% | FT-A | FT% | OR | DR | Reb | Avg | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 25-19 | 597 | 23.9 | 57-134 | .425 | 7-24 | .292 | 47- 80 | .588 | 66 | 58 | 123 | 4.9 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 38 | 58 | 168 | 6.7 |
| 1999-00 | 24-22 | 718 | 29.9 | 71-143 | .497 | 12-34 | .353 | 50- 79 | .633 | 82 | 79 | 161 | 6.7 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 62 | 204 | 8.5 |
| 2000-01 | 29-28 | 850 | 29.3 | 92-212 | .434 | 11-40 | .275 | 101-129 | .783 | 66 | 86 | 152 | 5.2 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 51 | 72 | 296 | 10.2 |
| 2001-02 | 33-33 | 930 | 28.2 | 89-181 | .492 | 9-29 | .310 | 69- 97 | .711 | 73 | 69 | 142 | 4.3 | 44 | 30 | 16 | 35 | 85 | 256 | 7.8 |
| Totals | 111-102 | 3095 | 27.9 | 309-670 | .461 | 39-127 | .307 | 267-385 | .694 | 286 | 292 | 578 | 5.2 | 133 | 85 | 46 | 162 | 277 | 924 | 8.3 |
2001-02
Oluoma was named team co-captain.
1999-2000
Oluoma led the team in rebounding (6.7 rpg).
1998-99
- Played in 25 games and started 19 times … A back injury limited his playing time in the early portion of the season … Started the last 15 games of the season … Had eight double-figure scoring games, including season-high 17 versus Louisville (Jan. 13) … Marquette's top rebounder on team-high seven occasions … 52.8% (65 of 123) of his rebounds came off the offensive glass … Posted his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Houston (Feb. 27) … His rebounding average (4.9) is sixth highest by a Marquette freshman … 15 blocked shots are tied for the fifth highest mark by a Marquette freshman … Averaged 8.9 points and 5.9 rebounds in C-USA games.
All-Time Marquette Rankings
- 27th, Rebounds (578)
All-Time Junior Season Rankings
- 8th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (78.3%)
All-Time Freshman Season Rankings
- 10th (tied), Free Throws Attempted (80)
- 5th, Rebounding Average (4.9)
- 6th (tied), Blocks (15)
Professional Career
2006-10 Carife Ferrara (Italy)
Personal Notes
Eldest of Jonathan and Ann-Katrin Nnamaka's four children…Sister, Chioma, plays professionally for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream and played collegiately at Georgia Tech
Professional Career
- 2002-03 Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany)
- 2003-04 Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany)
- 2004-05 Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany)
- 2005-06 Upea Capo d'Orlando (Italia)
- 2006-07 Carife Ferrara (Italia - Serie A)
National Team
- Was a member of Sweden's national team during the 2003 Eurobasket championships. They finished in last place (16th).
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