American-Nigerian basketball player
Jawachi "Joshua" Nzeakor (born June 13, 1997) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player for Sigal Prishtina Mercure of the Kosovo Superleague , the Kosovo Cup , the Balkan League (BIBL) and the Liga Unike . He played college basketball for the Lamar Cardinals .
Professional career
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] [ 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] Texas Legends ,[ 10] [ 11] [ 11] [ 11]
On January 2, 2024, Nzeakor joined the Santa Cruz Warriors ,[ 12] [ 13]
On January 11, 2024, Nzeakor joined the Westchester Knicks ,[ 14] [ 15]
On January 19, 2024, Nzeakor rejoined the Birmingham Squadron .[ 16]
On September 3, 2024, Nzeakor signed with Sigal Prishtina Mercure of the Kosovo Superleague , the Kosovo Cup , the Balkan League and the Liga Unike .[ 17]
BAL career statistics
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
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
References
^ Faye, Matt (27 April 2021). "LU alum Josh Nzeakor to play in NBA's new Basketball Africa League" . Beaumont Enterprise . Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022 . ^ "FORMER AS POLICE JOSH NZEAKOR KNOCKING ON THE NBA's DOOR" . Basketball Africa League - BAL . 16 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022 .^ "Basketball Africa League Unveils Sahara Conference Rosters Ahead of Expanded 2022 Season" . African Business . 6 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022 .^ Sustaita, Milton Carlos Jimenez (2022-07-28). "Llegan Jordan Stevens y Josh Nzeakor a Correbasket" . Los Kama's Deportes (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-02 . ^ "Legends Announce 2022-23 Opening Night Roster" . oursportscentral.com . November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022 .^ "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions" . gleague.nba.com . January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023 .^ "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions" . gleague.nba.com . January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023 .^ "JOSH NZEAKOR, PIGISTE D'IVAN VRANEŠ" . BeliersDeKemper.bzh (in French). April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023 .^ "2023-2024 Birmingham Squadron Transactions History" . RealGM.com . Retrieved November 9, 2023 .^ Wynn, Britney (November 27, 2023). "LEGENDS SIGN JOSH NZEAKOR" . NBA.com . Retrieved December 14, 2023 . ^ a b c "2023-2024 Texas Legends Transaction History" . RealGM.com . Retrieved January 7, 2024 .^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Forward Josh Nzeakor" . NBA.com . January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024 .^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Amida Brimah From Grand Rapids Gold" . NBA.com . January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024 .^ Westchester Knicks [@wcknicks] (January 11, 2024). "Westchester Knicks acquire Josh Nzeakor as part of a roster hardship exception via available player pool" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 12, 2024 – via Twitter . ^ "2023-2024 Westchester Knicks Transaction History" . RealGM.com . Retrieved January 20, 2024 .^ "2023-2024 Birmingham Squadron Transaction History" . RealGM.com . Retrieved January 21, 2024 .^ kbsigalprishtina (September 3, 2024). "Welcome Josh Nzeakor ✍️🤍💙" . Instagram.com . Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
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