Sophomore | Forward | 6-11 | 225 | Owerri , Imo State , Nigeria | Putnam Science Acad .

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2022-23

Played in 16 games off the bench … Averaged 2.5 points , 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shot per game … Chipped in with seven points , 10 boards and a team-high three rejections in a win over North Florida … Posted six points and three blocks in the win over South Carolina State … Had a game-high 10 rebounds and added nine points and three blocks in win over Duquesne … Blocked a game-high four shots to go along with six points and four rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench against Howard .

HIGH SCHOOL

Reclassified to the 2022 class … Ranked as a top-25 prospect in the 2023 class by all of the major scouting services … Spent his senior season at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut , the same program that former Wildcat Hamidou Diallo hailed from … Joined Putnam in January and the squad was a perfect 20-0 with Onyenso on the roster , including winning a national championship … Averaged 11.4 points , 9.0 rebounds and 5.7 blocks per game … Also shot 64.4 % from the floor and had five games with at least 10 blocked shots … Had a 24-point , 11-rebound and 11-block triple-double … Playing at the NBA Academy Games in the summer of 2022 , he scored in double figures in each of the six games he appeared … Averaged 13.2 points , 9.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game , while also connecting on 64.4 % of his field-goal attempts … Registered 32 total boards ( 5.3 per game ) on the offensive end … Prior to enrolling at Putnam , he attended NBA Academy Africa for

Freshman | Forward | 7-2 | 234 | Vodice , Croatia

Career Statistics

more than two years … During his time with the academy , he participated in a number of highprofile international competitions in Europe , Mexico and the United States , including the Tarkanian Classic and NBA Academy exhibition games … He helped NBA Academy Africa win the European Youth Basketball League Tournament in Hungary … In February of 2020 , he became one of the youngest players ever to make the senior men ’ s Nigerian National Team … Made his debut with the team at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers in November of 2021 … Scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting and had four rebounds and two blocks in 16 minutes in a 96-69 win over Uganda .

PERSONAL

Born Sept . 25 in Owerri , Imo State , Nigeria … Parents are Martins and Lilian Chinyere … Has four siblings , Ikenna , Chiwendu , Chidinma and Queen … His mom is his life ’ s greatest influence … Enjoys listening to music and playing video games away from the court … His pregame playlist consists of Lil Durk and Lil Baby … Superpower he most wishes he had is the ability to teleport … Giannis Antetokounmpo is his favorite basketball player and Anthony Davis is his favorite former UK player … Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as helping his high school win a national championship … Chose Kentucky over the University of Oklahoma , Oklahoma State and Kansas .

HIGH SCHOOL

Averaged 11.4 points , 5.3 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game in the FIBA U20 European Championship for his home country of Croatia … Also shot 34 % from 3-point range and averaged nearly 20 minutes a game … In the past two seasons , he suited up for SC Derby in Montenegro … Averaged 5.2 points , 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in the Adriatic League … During the playoffs , he produced his best outing with 22 points , 13 rebounds and three blocks against European League side Partizan .