| Davis Nwankwo |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
College Park, Md.
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| High School:
Georgetown Prep
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| Height / Weight:
6-10 / 245
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| Position:
F
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| Birthdate:
06/15/1986
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General Summary:
Advised to give up athletic playing career at Vanderbilt following diagnosis of enlarged heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Suffered cardiac arrest during a practice session on March 6, 2006, but was revived by Vanderbilt athletic trainer Mike Meyer, who administered one shock from an automated external defibrillator (AED) and two rescue breaths.
2005-06 (R-Freshman):
Played in 23 games without a start, averaging 8.2 minutes... Grabbed five rebounds against IUPUI (12/22)... Scored his first collegiate basket against UNC Greensboro (11/22)... Scored his first SEC basket at Tennessee (2/1).
Georgetown Preparatory School:
Named three-time First Team All-Interstate Athletic Conference and two-time First-Team All-County... Averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds and four blocked shots as senior while helping the Hoyas to a 20-6 record and their first IAC championship in 15 seasons... Georgetown compiled a 76-25 record during his high school playing career... Four-year starter and letterman in basketball... Named to Academic Honor Roll each year... High school teammates with Georgetown's Roy Hibbert.
Personal:
Davis Wizugbo Nwanwko... Born June 15, 1986 in Boston, Mass... Son of Ifey and Adam Nwankwo... Has a sister, Vanessa (17)... Father is a teacher; mother is an accountant... Undecided in his major... Advice to youngsters: "Appreciate what you have because you never know when it will be gone"... Chose Vanderbilt over Arizona, Stanford, Miami (Fla.), Virginia, Gonzaga, Georgia Tech and Maryland.
