2015-16: Fifth-year senior who is primed to emerge as one of the best big men in the Big South…was enjoying a breakout junior campaign in 2014-15 until a thumb injury forced him to miss the final 17 games of the year…powerful back-to-the-basket scorer who is one of the conference’s only true centers…possesses a 7-4 wingspan…equally skilled rebounder…solid free throw shooter…can shoot out to 18 feet…was elected team captain by his teammates as a junior and will step into that role once again in 2015-16.
2014-15: Started Longwood’s first 17 games of the season, averaging 12.9 points, 8.9 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game…suffered a thumb injury at Charleston Southern on Jan. 10 that required surgery and forced him to miss the rest of the season…prior to the injury, had logged three straight double-doubles…totaled five double-doubles on the season…was ranked among the Big South’s top 10 in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and free throw percentage before going down…shot .606 (83-of-137) from the field…hit 71.6 percent (53-of-74) from the free throw line…threw down 27 dunks in just 17 games…was Longwood’s leading rebounder in 14 of his 17 games and leading scorer five times…scored in double figures 12 times…grabbed 10-plus rebounds six times…sank 10 field goals in a game twice, going 10-of-11 at George Washington (11/26) and 10-of-14 at Coastal Carolina (1/8)…scored 25 points and grabbed 13 boards in that performance at George Washington (11/26), becoming the first player to score 20-plus against the Colonials at that point in the season…also scored 23 points with 10 boards at Coastal Carolina...also posted double-doubles against UNC Greensboro (11/21), Winthrop (12/31) and Radford (1/3)…against Radford, threw down the game-tying dunk and hit the ensuing free throw to send the game into overtime.
2013-14: Transfered from Tulane University and sat out 2013-14 per NCAA transfer rule … member of the first recruiting class for head coach Jayson Gee
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2012-13: Played in 24 games at Tulane, averaging 4.2 minutes, 1.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.1 assists … shot 37.0% (10-27) from the field and 50.0% (7-14) at the free throw line … added five steals and four blocks … season-high six points vs. Chicago State (11.18) … season-high six rebounds vs. Chicago State (11.18) … tied season high with one assist vs. Nebraska Omaha (11.16) and Central Florida (1.30)
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2011-12: Started one of 22 games at Tulane, averaging 6.9 minutes, 2.4 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.1 assists … shot 54.8% (23-42) from the field, 50.0% (1-2) on three-point field goals and 41.7% (5-12) at the free throw line … added two steals and three blocks … season-high eight points vs. UAB (3.7) … season-high four rebounds vs. Memphis (2.15) … tied season high with one assist vs. MacMurray (12.10) and Memphis (2.15)
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High School: Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) All-State and All-Region as a senior at Mount Vernon Presbyterian (Ga.), averaging 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks … helped MVPHS to a record of 34-2 and the 2011 GISA Class AAA State Championship … also participated in cross country
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Personal: Son of Nneka and Chris Nwogbo … name pronounced “Luh-TAAN-ah WHOA-bo” … born in Atlanta, Georgia … has two brothers, Zimmy and Icennacho … brother, Zimmy, played basketball at Cedarville (Ohio) University
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