Nkem-Nkechukwu Ojougboh is Nigerian former collegiate basketball

Basketball

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 player for the Northeastern University Huskies men's basketball team. He played for the NBA D-League team Utah Flash

Utah Flash

The Utah Flash was a team of the NBA Development League that began playing in 2007 and folded in 2011. They played their home games at the UCCU Center on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah...

 in the 2010/11 NBA D-League season. Ojougboh was named to the 2007 CAA

CAA

-Arts:*China Academy of Art, the highest university of art in China which founded in 1928*College Art Association, a professional association in the United States for scholars of art, art history, and art criticism...

 All-Academic Fist Team. Ojougboh is the son of Cairo Ojougboh and Grace Ojougboh. Out of high school, Ojougboh committed to the University of Texas at San Antonio

University of Texas at San Antonio

The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in...

, after also being recruited by Boise State

Boise State University

Boise State University is a public university located in Boise, Idaho. Originally founded in 1932 as a junior college by the Episcopal Church, the university became an independent institution in 1934, and has been awarding baccalaureate and master degrees since 1965...

 and Washington State

Washington State University

Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...

. He transferred to Northeastern after UTSA.

High school career

Nkem a four-year letterman at Scottsdale Christian Academy

Scottsdale Christian Academy

Scottsdale Christian Academy. The education levels range from preschool to 12th grade. Scottsdale Christian Academy is a non-denominational Christian school , and is accredited by the North Central Accreditation Association as a College Preparatory.Over 95% of Scottsdale Christian Academy graduates...

 in Scottsdale

Scottsdale, Arizona

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, Arizona

Arizona

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, won state titles in 2004 and 2005 and finished as runner up for two years prior. He averaged 10 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3 blocks per game as a senior earning him All-Arizona first team and was a McDonald's All-American nominee. Ojougboh was named MVP of the Arizona High School All-Star game.

Freshman

As a freshman at the University of Texas at San Antonio

University of Texas at San Antonio

The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in...

, Ojougboh averaged 6.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1 block per game. He averaged almost 22 minutes per game, while shooting 48.1% from the field and 61.5% from the free-throw line in 28 games. Ojougboh played every game as a freshman with signature performances coming in a 21-point, 4-rebound game against Stephen F. Austin and an 8-point, 8-rebound game against St. Bonaventure. The Texas San Antonio Roadrunners finished 11-17, not going to the NCAA tournament.

Sophomore

After red shirting the 2006-07 due to NCAA rules for transfers, Ojougboh is averaging 9.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1 block per game. He is shooting 43 % from the field, 50% from the three-point line and 68.9% from the stripe, and helped the Northeastern Huskies to a 14-17 record, losing in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament to George Mason University

George Mason University

George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...

. He started all 31 games at center and averaged 31 minutes per game. In his Northeastern debut, he picked up a double double, scoring 10 points and netting a career-high 13 rebounds at Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

. He achieved his second double double by scoring 11 points and pulling down 11 rebounds at Boston University. Ojougboh finished the 2007-2008 season with 4 double doubles and grabbing double digit rebounds in 7 games as a Husky.

Collegiate career statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Freshman	UTSA	28	6	22.0	48.1	0.0	61.5	3.5	0.7	0.4	0.9	6.8
Sophomore	Northeastern	31	31	31.0	43.0	50.0	68.9	6.4	1.2	0.7	0.9	9.9