Pepperdine University Athletics

Kene Chukwuka Career Stats

PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Contributed 6.6 points and 5.1 rebounds in 23.6 minutes in his lone season as a grad transfer ... Played in 19 games and started 15 ... Scored in double-figures seven times, including the first four games of the season ... Posted two double-doubles ... Had a season-high 14 points vs. Portland (1/16) ... Had 13 points and a season-high 11 rebounds vs. Saint Katherine (12/3) ... Had 10 points and 10 rebounds at Portland (2/6) ... Other season highs were four assists (twice), two blocks vs. UC Irvine (11/25), three steals vs. Saint Katherine (12/3), three three-pointers (twice) and 35 minutes played at San Diego State (12/6) ... Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “gold” honors ... A Pepperdine-Scholar Athlete.
 
PITT: Graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2020 with a degree in sociology ... Was part of the Panthers’ basketball program for three years ... Sat out the 2019-20 season while recovering from hip surgery ... Played in 63 games and made 30 starts the previous two years ... Averaged 3.9 points and 3.5 rebounds as a 2018-19 junior ... Started 17 of 32 games ... Shot 53.4% from the field ... Averaged 2.5 points and 2.7 rebounds as a 2017-18 sophomore ... Started 13 of 31 games ... Scored a career-high 13 points against Troy (11/12/18) ... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against Boston College in the ACC Tournament (3/12/19) ... Made the ACC All-Academic team in 2019 and was on the ACC Honor Roll in 2019 and 2020.
 
NEW MEXICO JC: Spent the 2016-17 school year at New Mexico Junior College, located in Hobbs, N.M. ... Averaged 3.0 points and 3.7 rebounds in a little more than 10 minutes per contest ... Started two of his 26 games.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Soderslatts Gymnasiet, located in Trelleborg, Sweden, in 2015.
 
CLUB: Averaged 9.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game for BG Fryshuset Stockholm in 2015-16 ... Averaged more than 30 points per game for the Trelleborg Pirates as a senior.
 
PERSONAL: Pursuing a master’s degree in real estate ... Born in Stockholm, Sweden ... Son of Okezie Chukwuka and Marianne Jarnhall Chukwuka ... Has one brother, Chidi ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because “I believe in Coach Romar and the program.”
 
FAVORITES: Lists his sports hero as Kobe Bryant ... Favorites include Giannis Antetokounmpo (pro basketball player), Milwaukee Bucks (pro basketball team), Scarface (movie), Game of Thrones (TV show), ogbono soup (food) and MMA (sport other than basketball) ... Favorite things about basketball are “the competition and the lessons you learn.”