2009-10: Redshirted
2008-09: Was named to the 2008-09 North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association University Division All-State Second Team ... Was a NCAA Division I All-Independent First Team selection and was a two-time Heritage Sports Radio Network National Player of the Week ... Earned NCCU Student-Athlete of the Month honors for January and was an Air Force Academy All-Tournament Team selection ... Led the team in scoring and rebounds with 18.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest ... Played in 22 games, starting in all 22 for the Eagles before a season-ending injury sidelined her ... Averaged 33.8 minutes per game ... Shot 49.4 percent from the field and 56.6 percent from the foul line, while averaging 1.2 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks a game ... Scored a season-high 34 points at Norfolk State (Jan. 15), while grabbing a season-high 15 boards against South Carolina State (Jan. 2) ... Scored in double-figures in 20-of-22 games, including 11 20-plus performances ... Notched four double-doubles on the season ... Shot over 80 percent from the field in two outings, including a perfect 7-for-7 from the foul line against Western Michigan (Dec. 30).
2007-08: Appeared in 17 games, including 16 as a starter, averaging 26.8 minutes per contest ... Suffered a season-ending injury against Duke (Jan 3) ... Second on the team in scoring (246 points), rebounding (148) and blocked shots (10) ... Voted as the Lady Eagle Classic Most Valuable Player (Dec. 7-8) ... Scored in double-figures in 12 games ... Amassed the Lady Eagle Classic single-game record and a career-high 35 points against Fayetteville State (Dec. 8), becoming the eighth Lady Eagle in school history to score 35 points or more ... Tallied 20 or more points in five games ... Grabbed double-figure rebounds in seven games ... Recorded seven double-doubles ... Tied a career-high with five steals versus Elizabeth City State (Dec. 7) ... Swatted a season-best three shots twice: at Coppin State (Nov. 20) and versus Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 23).
2006-07: Appeared in 27 games, including 21 as a starter, averaging 25.3 minutes per contest ... Voted All-CIAA, CIAA Rookie of the Year and CIAA All-Rookie Team ... Five-time CIAA Rookie of the Week honoree ... Selected to the CIAA All-Tournament Team ... Named to the USC Upstate Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team ... Recorded nine double-doubles ... Grabbed 12 or more rebounds nine times ... Scored a season-high 26 points with 14 rebounds at nationally-ranked Elizabeth City State (Dec. 5) ... Amassed 19 points, a season-high 17 rebounds, three steals, two blocks and an assist at Livingstone (Feb. 10) ... Tallied 19 points and 16 boards versus Saint Paul’s (Nov. 28) ... Collected 10 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks, an assist and a steal during the CIAA Championship Game victory over Elizabeth City State (March 3) ... Recorded 13 points, 12 rebounds, two steals and an assist during a win in the first round of the NCAA playoffs versus Newberry (March 9) ... Missed five games due to a foot injury.
High School: Lettered four seasons (2002-06) at Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland ... Played three seasons (2002-05) for head coach Mike Bozeman, and her final campaign (2005-06) for head coach Robert Surratt ... Averaged 11 points, 13.5 rebounds and 4.2 blocked shots per contest during her senior year ... Named a Girls’ Honorable Mention All-Metro DC by the Washington Post in 2006 ... Selected Prince George’s County All-Gazette First Team as a senior ... Shared Team MVP honors as a Team Captain in 2006 ... Team posted an overall record of 108-19 during her four-year scholastic career ... Team captured the conference (Washington Catholic Athletic Conference) and DC City title in 2004, finishing with a 27-1 record and a No. 3 ranking in USA Today’s final national poll ... Served as a Student Ambassador ... Is an Honor Roll student.
Personal: Jori Chioma Nwachukwu ... Was born on May 6, 1988, in Clinton, Md. ... Daughter of Francis and Sarita Nwachukwu ... Enjoys poetry, music and relaxing whenever she gets a chance ... Plans to become a sports and entertainment marketing agent ... Majoring in Marketing.
