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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Trey Reed / Midwestern State University
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Trey Reed / Midwestern State University
Trey Reed / Midwestern State University
Trey Reed / Midwestern State University
Trey Reed / Midwestern State University

12 Amaechi Chukwu

  • Position Forward
  • Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 215
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Denton, Texas
  • Prev School Guyer HS
  • Major Marketing

Biography

At Midwestern State

Academic Awards

Dean's Honor Roll (1): 2022 (F)
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2): 2021 (F), 2022 (F)
 

Redshirt Sophomore (2023-24)

started 16 of the 22 games in which he appeared… second on the team and tied for 21st in the conference with 5.4 rebounds per game… led the team with 60 offensive rebounds... averaged 6.5 points per game… posted a double-double with 12 points (season high) and 10 rebounds in a 72-62 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville (2/22)… grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds in a 62-57 loss to UT Permian Basin (1/20)… finished the season with nine blocks and 18 steals… was third on the team with .829 free-throw percentage (29 of 35)… played a season-high 38 minutes in a 92-87 triple-overtime loss at Angelo State (2/17)… averaged 25.3 minutes per game…

Sophomore (2022-23)

limited to one game due to season ending injury... scored two points and blocked a shot in five minutes at Dallas Baptist (11/30)...

Redshirt Freshman (2021-22)

competed in 30 games making 10 starts at forward... team's fourth leading scorer at 7.3 points per game and was third on the squad in rebounding grabbing 4.7 boards in 19.7 minutes per game... ranked 11th in the Lone Star Conference and 236th in NCAA Division II pulling down 1.93 offensive rebounds per game... shot 53.9 percent (90-for-167) from the field 45.5 percent (5-of-11) from the arc and 66.0 percent (33-for-50) from the charity stripe... scored 10-or-more points in eight games... scored in double figures in five out of six games from Jan. 13-Feb. 2... averaged 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds during the seven-game stretch shooting 72.7 percent (32-of-44) from the field... registered two double-doubles going for 12 points and 10 rebounds at UT Permian Basin (1/15) and 11 points and a season-best 11 rebounds against Dallas Baptist (2/8)... scored season-high 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 79-55 win over Cameron (1/29)... scored 16 points and pulled down five rebounds at Texas A&M-Kingsville (2/17)... had 16 points and seven rebounds connecting on 6-of-7 shots at Angelo State (1/13)... snared season-best four offensive rebounds on seven occasions...

Freshman (2020-21)

competed in three games as a reserve forward... suffered season ending injury in the third game of the season against Texas A&M International (12/18)... scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in collegiate debut -- a win at Cameron (12/11)... booked six points and had three rebounds in second game at Cameron (12/12)...

At Guyer High School

two-year starter for coach Grant Long at Guyer High School in Denton, Texas... earned first-team All-District 5-6A honors as a senior in 2019-20 averaging 13.8 points and 6.5 rebounds a game leading the Wildcats to a 27-5 overall mark sweeping through league play with a 14-0 mark... played a key role for Guyer High as a junior as the Wildcats claimed a No. 1 ranking early in the season before finishing the campaign with a 32-5 record winning the district title on the way to to a Region I-6A finalist appearance... competed on the club level for coach Brian Nwelue of Basketball Means More in Dallas...

Personal

son of Edmund Chukwu and Octavia Simmons...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2020-21Freshman

    Forward
    6'5" 210 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2021-22Redshirt Freshman

    Forward
    6'5" 215 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2022-23Sophomore

    Forward
    6'5" 215 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2023-24Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'5" 215 lbs
    12