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2016-17 Men's Basketball

5 Samson Nnaji

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 229
  • Class Senior
  • Major International Business
  • Hometown Gusau, Nigeria
  • Highschool Tampa Bay Christian School

Biography

FMU: Returning letterman.....Appeared in 24 games with three starts in 2015-16....Fourth-leading rebounder on the team (4.0 rpg)....Season-high 14 points at USC Aiken (2-20-16)....Twice reached double digits in rebounding....Big body in the paint....Transfer from Indian River State College....IRSC: Played two seasons...Averaged 8.6 points and 7.1 rebounds as a sophomore....Shot 52.8% from the floor....As a freshman, averaged 4.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game....Connected on 51.6% of his field goal attempts.

PERSONAL: Born Samson Ejiofor Nnaji in Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria....A product of Tampa Bay Christian School....Also attended Faith Baptist Christian School....Nickname is Sammy.

PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: A successful business man....Favorite Superhero when growing up: Spiderman....Favorite Athlete: King LeBron James....Favorite Sports Team: Cleveland Cavaliers....Favorite Movie: Friday....Favorite TV Shows: Supernatural and Prison Break....Favorite Food: Pounded yams, egusi soup and cow/goat meat....Favorite Vacation Spots: Bahamas, Italy and Paris....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Soccer....Favorite Social Media Site: Twitter....Twitter Handle: sammyROLLSTRONG ....Instagram Account: Nigerian_hooper ....Your Motivation Music: Dreams & Nightmare....Favorite Thing About FMU: Good, loving and caring people....Favorite Off-Field Activity: Watch battle rap and comic skips....Goals for Upcoming Season: Win a championship....Hobbies: Sleeping, listening to music, and meeting fun and interesting people.

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2015-16Junior

    F
    6'6" 220 lbs
    21
  • 5

    2016-17Senior

    F
    6'6" 229 lbs
    5