17 Facts About Nnanna Egwu

Nnanna Egwu played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Nnanna Egwu and his twin sister, Nnenna, were born in Nigeria on October 22,1992.

On November 10,2010, Nnanna Egwu signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Illinois.

Nnanna Egwu chose Illinois over scholarship offers from Northwestern, Oregon State, Purdue and Wisconsin.

Nnanna Egwu was named the Chicago Catholic League-North Division Co-Athlete of the Year.

Nnanna Egwu scored a season-high 11 points on November 27,2011, against Loyola Chicago.

Nnanna Egwu was fourth in the Big Ten Conference in blocked shots, averaging 1.4 per game, and was one of three recipients of team's Most Improved Player award.

Nnanna Egwu scored a career-high 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting against Ohio State on January 5,2013.

Nnanna Egwu led the Illini and ranked second in the Big Ten in blocked shots, averaging 2.1 per game as his 73 total blocks ranked second on UI all-time single-season list.

Nnanna Egwu signed with the Magic on September 24,2015, but was waived on October 23,2015, after appearing in five preseason games.

In July 2016, Nnanna Egwu re-joined the Orlando Magic for the Orlando Summer League, and then played for the NBA D-League Select Team at the Las Vegas Summer League.

On March 3,2017, Nnanna Egwu was named in the Super City Rangers squad for the Northern Blitz tournament.

Nnanna Egwu appeared in all 19 games for the Rangers in 2017, averaging 12.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.5 blocks per game.

On March 13,2018, Nnanna Egwu was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA G League.

On September 25,2018, Nnanna Egwu signed with the Brisbane Bullets as an injury replacement for Matt Hodgson and Will Magnay.

Nnanna Egwu parted ways with the Rangers on June 29,2019.

Nnanna Egwu joined House of 'Paign, a team composed primarily of Illinois alumni in The Basketball Tournament 2020.