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Niki Arinze
Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.
High School:
Martin Luther King
Height / Weight:
6-5 / 230
Position:
Forward

Talented player who made an immediate impact as a freshman in 1997-98 but missed all but five games last year with a shoulder injury & qualified for redshirt status, however, so still has three full seasons of eligibility remaining & dislocated his left shoulder in preseason practice and missed the first two 98-99 outings, then started four of five dates before re-injuring the shoulder at VMI on November 30th & underwent arthroscopic surgery in December on his left shoulder, then had a preventive procedure performed in February on his right shoulder & healed nicely and participated in offseason workouts during the spring without problems & played in all 30 contests and started 24 times as a freshman & named ACC "Rookie of the Week" after a brilliant performance in homecourt win over Maryland & scored season high 16 pts and grabbed 10 rebs that night while recording 3 steals and a blocked shot & also had a "double-double" in victory over Missouri with 10 pts and 15 rebs & led team in rebounding seven times, including 12 in road win over Davidson, and was the 2nd-leading rebounder (6.1 rpg) on the 97-98 squad & his 76 offensive rebounds were the most by any Deacon and ranked 6th in the ACC (2.5 per game) & has worked extremely hard in the weightroom, gaining more than 30 pounds since enrolling at Wake Forest in fall of '97.

CAREER STATISTICS 

         G/GS   MPG    FG-FGA PCT   3PT-A  PCT    FT-FTA  PCT   REB/AVG  AS-S  BS  PTS/AVG
1997-98  30/24  24.1   69-162 42.6  1-6    16.7   72-112  64.3  182/6.1  23-24 17  211/7.0
1998-99  5/4    18.2   5-20   25.0  0-1    0.0    6-12    50.0  12/2.4   6-6   6   16/3.2
Total    35/28         74-182 40.7  1-7    14.3   78-124  62.9  194/5.5  29-30 23  227/6.5