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Wayne State University Athletics

2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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3 Jotham Nweke

3 Jotham Nweke

  • Position:
    F
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    208
  • Letters:
    0
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Oak Park, Mich.
  • High School:
    Detroit Loyola (Macomb C.C.)

Summary

Biography

2025-26:  Named to the GLIAC All-Defensive Team ... played in all 27 games, including 26 starts ... scored in double figures 11 times, with three double-doubles ... led the team in scoring in the first two contests against Michigan-Dearborn (11/14) and Ashland (11/16) ... had a game-best 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting against the Wolverines in WSU debut, while also totaling two steals and two assists ... registered 17 points against the Eagles on 7-of-16 shooting from the field, along with two assists ... tied a career-best with four blocked shots in the Ashland contest ... nearly had a double-double at Findlay (11/25) with eight points and eight rebounds, along with three steals and a blocked shot ... recorded six rebounds, three steals, one block and an assist against Ferris State (12/6) ... scored 20 points (7-of-14 FG) vs. Lewis (12/13) and had the team's only blocked shot ... snagged eight rebounds (tied for team-best) vs. Redeemer (12/20) ... garnered two steals, and an assist against the Royals ... collected two steals, an assist, and a blocked shot at Saginaw Valley State (1/2) ... converted on seven-of-nine attempts at the charity stripe in scoring 15 points at Lake Superior State (1/4), along with a blocked shot ... ripped down a team-best seven boards in the victory over LSSU ... contributed two assists at Grand Valley State (1/8) ... crashed the glass at Davenport (1/10) to collect a career-best 14 rebounds (12 defensive and two offensive) ... added 13 points, three steals and a block vs. DU to record the squad's first double-double of the campaign ... accumulated two assists, and a blocked shot vs. Parkside (1/15) ... blocked a game-best four shots vs. Roosevelt (1/17), which also tied a career-high ... earned 15 points, a team-best six rebounds, and two steals at Michigan Tech (1/22) ... managed a career-best five steals vs. Purdue Northwest (1/29) ... led the squad in the road victory over FSU (1/31) with a team-best and a season-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor, plus had two assists ... finished one point shy of a double-double vs. DU (2/5), with nine points and a team-best 10 rebounds ... completed second double-double of the campaign in the win vs. GVSU (2/7) via 15 points and 12 boards ... dished out a season-best three assists vs. Northern Michigan (2/12) ... grabbed eight rebounds vs. MTU (2/14) ... concluded the victory at RU (2/19) with 11 points ... cranked out third double-double of the season at UWP (2/21), with 13 points and 10 rebounds to go with a pair of steals ... posted two steals in a season-best 37 minutes vs. LSSU (2/26) ... contributed two assists vs. SVSU (2/28) ... finished the season with a team-best two blocked shots, a game-high nine rebounds, and two assists in the GLIAC Quarterfinals contest at GVSU (3/4) ... notched 13 points, eight rebounds (tied-team-high), and two assists in the exhibition vs. Talladega (10/30) ... Game-By-Game Stats.

Season/Career-Highs
Pts. – 21 at Ferris State, 1/31
FGM – 8 at Ferris State, 1/31
3FG – 4 vs. Michigan-Dearborn, 11/14
FTM – 7 at Lake Superior State, 1/4 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
Reb. – 14 at Davenport, 1/10 (CAREER HIGH)
Ast. – 3 vs. Northern Michigan, 2/12
Stl. – 5 vs. Purdue Northwest, 1/29 (CAREER HIGH)
Blk. – 4 (2x) Most Recently vs. Roosevelt, 1/17
Min. – 37 vs. Lake Superior State, 2/26
Double Figures – 11 Times; 20+ point games – Two
Double-Doubles – Three

2024-25:  Started 34 of 35 games played for Macomb Community College ... earned Second Team All-MCCAA honors ... named to the MCCAA All-Defensive Team ... averaged 13.2 points per contest ... totaled 250 rebounds (7.1 per outing) ... shot 41 percent (43-of-106) from three-point range and 46 percent (175-of-383) from the floor ... connected on 69-of-95 free throws (73 percent) ... averaged over 28 minutes per contest ... scored in double figures 25 times, including a season-best 26 points vs. Howard Community College on March 21 (on a season-high 10 field goals made) ... tallied at least 20 points in seven contests ... finished the year with 65 assists, 37 blocks and 27 steals ... connected on a season-best five triples vs. Mott C.C. on Feb. 13 ... grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds at Jackson College on Feb. 1 ... dished out a season-best seven assist vs. Owens C.C. at Dec. 18 ... notched four steals at Kalamazoo Valley C.C. on March 1 ... blocked a season-best four shot vs. Montgomery College on Nov. 23 ... earned Academic All-MCCAA recognition ... helped the Monarchs to a 61-10 record over his two seasons, and a fifth-place finish at the 2025 NJCAA Tournament.

2023-24:  Played in 36 games for the Macomb Community College Monarchs, starting 11 contests ... selected to both the All-MCCAA Eastern Conference Honorable Mention team and the Eastern Conference All-Freshman Team ... averaged 8.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest ... totaled 31 assists, 31 blocks and 20 steals ... shot 55 percent (118-of-215) from the field ... scored in double figures 13 times, with a season-high 18 points on Dec. 2 vs. Jamestown C.C. ... also had season-best totals of seven blocks and three steals against JCC ... grabbed a season-high seven rebounds twice (Jan. 27 vs. Oakland C.C. and Feb. 10 vs. Henry Ford C.C.) ... dished out a season-best four assists on Feb. 10 against HFCC.

High School:  A 2023 graduate of Detroit Loyola High School ... was a two-year letterwinner for coach Dennis Morey ... earned All-Catholic League honors ... named Honorable Mention All-State as a senior by both the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press ... received Detroit Free Press All-Area accolades in both 2022 and 2023 ... attended Loyola for three years and Berkley for one year.

Personal:  Full name -- Jotham Nweke ... born on June 17, 2025, in Oak Park, Mich. ... son of Josiah and Monica Nweke ... has a younger brother, Royal, and two sisters, Charis and Blessing ... name is pronounced JOE-thum NO-weck-ee ... is majoring in Finance ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2025.
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