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Career Notes: Concluded his Marquette career by playing in 111 games, 102 in a starting capacity ... Recorded 43 double-figure scoring games and five career double-doubles during the course of his career ... Finished No. 23 on MU's career rebounding chart with 578 boards ... Finished No. 1 at Marquette in career rebounds in C-USA contests with 352 ... Posted 924 career points ... Played for the Swedish National Team in the 2001 World University Games and averaged 10.2 points and 5.0 rebounds over seven games. 2001-02 Notes Started all 33 games and averaged 28.2 minutes per effort, third highest on the club ... Was No. 5 on the club in scoring (7.8 ppg) and No. 4 in rebounding (4.3 rpg) ... Ended the Cincinnati game (Mar. 9) as the squad's leading rebounder with a season-best eight caroms, the second time this year he paced the team in that category ... Played a season-long 37 minutes vs. Houston (Mar. 8) and chalked up 11 points (10th double-figure game of campaign) ... Tied as the team's No. 2 rebounder vs. East Carolina (Feb. 26) with six boards ... Four-of-eight from the field en route to nine points vs. Charlotte (Feb. 19) ... Sank five-of-seven from the floor and finished as the team's No. 2 scorer with 15 points vs. Louisville (Feb. 16), his second-highest total of the year ... Eight points, six rebounds, and a season-high tying three assists in 33 minutes vs. East Carolina (Feb. 6) ... Shot 50% or better from the floor in 12 of the last 16 games (20 total) of the year ... Seven points and tied his then season high with seven boards vs. Saint Louis (Jan. 26) ... Seventh double-figure scoring effort of the year was a 14-point night vs. TCU (Jan. 23) ... Then a season-high seven rebounds and dished out a career-best five assists against Louisville (Jan. 9) ... Led the team in scoring for the second time this season with a 14-point effort at Charlotte (Jan. 5) ... Hit four-of-six from the field against the 49ers and a season-high six-of-eight from the charity stripe ... Played 32 minutes vs. Wake Forest (Dec. 29) and chalked up seven points, four boards and three assists ... Hit a career-high tying seven-of-10 from the field and finished with a season-high 17 points vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Sank five field goals against Fordham (Dec. 8) and finished with 10 points ... 11 pts. vs. Dayton ... No. 2 on the team with 73 offensive boards...12 points vs. Loyola and had five offensive boards (six total for the game) vs. Loyola. 2000-2001 Notes: Started 28 of the team's 29 games ... Ranked No. 3 on the club in scoring (10.2 ppg) and was No. 2 in rebounding (5.2 rpg) ... Led the team in offensive rebounds (66) and his 2.28 offensive boards per game ranked him 15th among C-USA players ... Averaged 11.8 points and 5.1 rebounds in conference games ... No. 3 on the team in minutes (29.3 mpg) ... Scored in double figures in 15 games including 10 of the squad's last 16 ... Hit a career-high tying seven-of-14 from the field and totaled a career-best 19 points (tied for team's scoring lead) at Louisville (Feb. 8) ... Tied that point total, and also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, at Cincinnati (Feb. 18) in helping the team to a 66-63 overtime win ... His second double-double of the year was 15- point, team-best 14 rebounds vs. Charlotte (Jan. 20) with his rebound total representing the high mark by a Marquette player during the season ... Led or shared for team's lead in rebounding on eight occasions including an 11-board effort (11 pts.) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (Dec. 9) ... Sank all nine of his free throw opportunities and finished with 13 points in a 68-64 win vs. UMASS ... Shot 50 percent or better from the floor in 13 games ... 101 free throws were second on the team ... Held down the No. 9 position among C-USA players in free throw percentage (.783) in overall action and stood 12th in league outings (.805) ... Hit five-of-seven from the floor en route to 14 points in a 72-68 win over South Florida (Jan. 17) ... Team's second-leading scorer with 13 points in a 72-67 win over Tulane in the opening round of the C-USA Tournament ... Led the team with 11 points and tied for the squad's high with six rebounds, five on the offensive end, vs. Wisconsin (Dec. 23) ... Chipped in 14 points against Cal State Northridge (Dec. 2) in the championship game of the Blue & Gold Coca-Cola Classic. 1999-2000 Notes: A starter in 22 of the 24 games he played in ... No. 4 on the club on team in scoring (8.5 ppg) and No. 1 in rebounding (6.7 rpg) ... Ranked 11th in C-USA in rebounding ... No. 1 on the club in offensive rebounds with 82 and his 3.42 offensive boards per game ranked him No. 2 in C-USA ... 11 games of four or more offensive rebounds ... 10 contests of double-figure scoring ... Shot 49.7 percent from the floor on the year, tops among players with 100 or more attempts ... Eleven points vs. Tulane (Mar. 4) and he led all players with nine boards ... Posted his second double-double of the year and third of his career with an 11-point, career-high tying 12-rebound outing vs. UAB (Mar. 1) ... Game-high nine rebounds vs. Memphis (Feb. 26) ... First double-double of the year came at Louisville (Feb. 13) with 15 points (tying second-highest total of the year) along with a then career-best 12 rebounds ... Seven of his 12 caroms were on the offensive end, a career best ... Shot 50 percent or better from the floor in a total of 14 contests ... Shot 62 percent (18-of-29) from the floor in a four-game stretch (Jan. 29-Feb. 13) ... Played a season-long 37 minutes against Houston (Feb. 5) and finished with a team-high eight rebounds ... Totaled 15 points (second-highest total of the season) and a game-best nine rebounds, six on the offensive end, against Southern Miss (Feb. 2) ... Picked up 11 of his 13 points in the first half vs. Louisville (Jan. 15) ... Started the first five games of the season then missed five outings due to a stress fracture in his left foot ... Prior to the injury, he had started 20 straight games ... Returned to action against Xavier (Jan. 2) and had seven points, three rebounds and one block ... Scored 10 of his 11 points in the second half including back-to-back buckets in a 38-second span that gave MU a 64-55 lead with 1:00 left against DePaul (Jan. 12) ... Hit five-of-six from the floor and tallied 13 points (second high on the squad) against Cincinnati (Jan. 8) ... Scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Saint Louis (Jan. 5) ... Tied career highs with two three-pointers in that game ... Nine caroms vs. Appalachian State (Dec. 4) ... Scored 11 points and had eight rebounds, including six offensive, versus Western Michigan (Dec. 3) ... Had career highs of 19 points and five assists against Wofford (Nov. 27) ... Also grabbed seven rebounds and shot 70% (7-10) from the field in that game ... Had nine points and seven rebounds at Minnesota (Nov. 23) ... Solid all-around game with six points, nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals in season-opening win over Chicago State (Nov. 20).
1998-99 Notes - Played in 25 games and started 19 times ... A back injury limited his playing time in the early portion of the season ... Started the last 15 games of the season ... Had eight double-figure scoring games, including season-high 17 versus Louisville (Jan. 13) ... Marquette's top rebounder on team-high seven occasions ... 52.8% (65 of 123) of his rebounds came off the offensive glass ... Posted his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Houston (Feb. 27) ... His rebounding average (4.9) was sixth highest by a Marquette freshman ... 15 blocked shots tied for the fifth highest mark by a Marquette freshman ... Averaged 8.9 points and 5.9 rebounds in C-USA games.
Sweden Notes - Was the only player under the age of 19 who was a member of the 1997-98 Swedish national team ... Also played for the Swedish junior national team ... Played on the Sallen Basket team that competed in the A1 league in Sweden ... Was the 1996-97 Rookie of the Year in the Swedish Basketball League ... His high school team won the Swedish title in 1996-97 and 1997-98.
Personal Notes - Eldest of Jonathan and Ann-Katrin Nnamaka's four children ... Born on Sept. 14, 1978 ... Majors in international affairs. . Oluoma Nnamaka's Career Highs
Minutes: 38 vs. Louisville (3ot) - Feb. 24, 2001
vs. Saint Louis (ot) - Jan. 30, 1999
vs. Louisville - Jan. 13, 1999
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