PERSONAL...Son of Emmanuel and Franca Nwelue.
AT DRURY...
CAREERMike scored 400 points and pulled down 222 career rebounds in his 59 games while making 23 starts and helping the Panthers to a pair of NCAA-II National Tournament appearances. . . Mike shot 53.2% from the floor as a Panther and had 45 assists, 44 blocks and 25 steals.
SENIORMike led the Panthers with 26 blocks good for 10th in the GLVC and shot 54.3% from the floor on 101-of-186 shooting good for 13th best in the GLVC . . . Shot 75% at Saint Joseph's on 9-of-12 from the floor while scoring a career high 21 points and posting a career high four blocks vs. the Pumas. . . Scored 19 points in the Panthers season opener vs. Southwest Baptist with a career high 12 boards on November 18th and had 18 points vs. Missouri Western on November 29th . . . Had 28 assists on the year with three assists in three games. . . Had 13 steals with two vs. Central Christian on December 2nd and two vs. Cameron on November 28th. . . Was 5-of-6 from the free throw line in the Panthers final two regular season games vs. Rockhurst on February 21st and vs. Missouri S&T on February 26th.
JUNIORScored a season high 16 points vs. Rockhurst (1/16/14) and had 14 points vs. Central Christian (12/7/13) and 12 points at Illinois-Springfield (2/8/14) . . . Pulled down a season high 10 boards at Bellarmine (1/9/14) and had eight at Rockhurst (2/22/14) finishing the season with 109 good for fifth on the team . . . Shot 51.4% on 56-of-109 shooting and played in 32 games starting two vs. UW-Parkside (2/13/14) and vs. Rockhurst . . . Nwelue season highs of two assists vs. Lake Superior State in the Midwest Regional Semifinals (3/16/14) and two at Rockhurst . . . Had a season high three blocks at Rockhurst also and posted two blocks in four games finishing with 18 on the year . . . Had a season high three steals at Bellarmine (1/9/14).
PREP...Nwelue (pronounced New-well--ooh-way), a former prep standout at Lewisville (Texas) High School, averaged 10.4 points and 7.2 rebounds as a sophomore for a Southwestern Assemblies of God team that won a school-record 33 games and lost to Georgetown, Ky., in the NAIA Division I national title game in late March . . . Nwelue had 11 double-figure rebound games for the Waxahachie, Texas school, including a single-game high of 14, and also had two games of 20 or more points, including a season-high 21 . . . Had a 21 point, 11 board and three block game in the Final Four game for Southwestern Assemblies of God and earned All-Tournament honors . . . Broke the school record for most dunks in a game with seven . . . Led Southwestern in rebounding and blocks and was second in scoring . . . Helped Southwestern to a No. 2 National ranking and a Red River Athletic Conference title . . . Southwestern led all of NAIA in rebounding (1,608) and they earned NAIA National Champions of Character Award . . . As a junior and senior at Lewisville High School he was an All-District selection and MVP of the Arlington Classic . . . Helped Lewisville to the third round of the playoffs his junior and senior seasons . . . Was a three year starter and was a three time Academic All-District selection . . . Was recruited by Stephen F. Austin, Houston Baptist, North Texas, UMKC and Midwestern State . . . (
Click here for Nwelue video) . . . "Mike brings an explosive, athletic power game to the court," Hesser said. "He's a solid defender and rebounder who will add a lot of athleticism at both ends of the floor."
MIKE'S FAVORITES...Food: Everything
Restaurant: Anywhere
Musical Artist: J. Cole and Wiz Khalifa
Movie: Life
Magazine: Sports Illustrated
TV Show: Martin
Hobbies: Hoops
Pro Athlete: Kobe Bryant
Your Dream Job: Sports Medicine Physician
MIKE NWELUE'S DRURY CAREER HIGHS...Points:Â 21Â at St. Joseph's (1/4/15)
Rebounds: 12 vs. Southwest Baptist (11/18/14)
Assists:Â 3--3 times in 2014-2015 seaon
Steals: 3 at Bellarmine (1/9/14)
Blocks: 4 at Saint Joseph's (1/4/15)
YEAR | GP-GS | FG% | FT% | REB-AVG | TP-AVG | BLK | STL | A |
| 2013-14 | 32/2 | 51.4 | 63.9 | 109-3.4 | 158-4.9 | 18 | 12 | 17 |
| 2014-15 | 27/21 | 54.3 | 65.6 | 113-4.2 | 242-9.0 | 26 | 13 | 28 |
| TOTALS | 59/23 | 53.2 | 64.7 | 222-3.8 | 400-6.8 | 44 | 25 | 45 |
