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Chima Abakwue

• Previous School: Grace Prep Academy
• Hometown: Cedar Hill, Texas
• Height: 5-11
• Weight: 180
• Birthdate: December 345
• Major: Physical Education
• Intended Profession: Coaching
• Hobbies: cleaning, reading, and sleeping

News Release(s)

• 3/31/2004 - Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Abakwue Named NAIA All-American, Kee Named Scholar Athlete
• 3/11/2004 - Four Â鶹ÊÓƵ Bulldogs Received Honors from the TranSouth
• 3/3/2004 - Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Abakwue Named TranSouth Player of the Week
• 2/23/2004 - Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Abakwue and Clark Sweep TranSouth Conference Honors
• 1/12/2004 - Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Abakwue Named the TranSouth Conference Player of the Week
• 11/29/2003 - Abakwue Leads Â鶹ÊÓƵ Over William Carey
• 11/17/2003 - Abakwue Becomes Â鶹ÊÓƵ's All-Time Three-Point Leader
• 1/22/2003 - Abakwue Scores 1,000th Career Point for Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• 12/13/2002 - Abakwue Leads Â鶹ÊÓƵ to 124-49 win over Logan
• 10/25/2002 - Ministry Opportunities Arise through Basketball
• 10/4/2002 - Street & Smith Ranks Bulldogs No. 5 in Preseason
• 2/28/2002 - Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Men Sweep TranSouth Postseason Honors

Member of the Following Team(s)

• All-American (Third Team)
• Number: 3
• Class: Senior
• Position: G
• Chima in now in his fourth season with the Bulldogs...he plays at the 2 spot...has great quickness, can handle the ball, and a good scorer...has been a three year starter for the Bulldogs...reached the 1,000-point mark as a junior and is close to breaking every Â鶹ÊÓƵ three point record...he already holds the Â鶹ÊÓƵ record for three-point attempts in a career (679)...led the TranSouth Conference in three-pointers made as a freshman and sophomore with 86 and 88 respectively...selected to the TranSouth All-Conference second team as a sophomore and also named to the TranSouth Conference All-Freshman Team in 2001.
  Coach's Comments...Chima has been our best three-point shooter for three years now. He is a player that must be guarded which is a huge help to our inside game.
  Before Â鶹ÊÓƵ...in high school, Chima was the Dallas area leading scorer and the private school player of the year&averaged 26 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals per game&was All-District and All-State his senior year.

• Number: 3
• Class: Junior
• Position: G
• Chima in now in his third season with the Bulldogs… plays at the 2 spot…has great quickness, can handle the ball, and a good scorer…led the TranSouth Conference in three-pointers made in each of the last two seasons with 86 and 88 respectively…shot 42% last season…selected to the TranSouth all-conference second team as a sophomore and also named to the TranSouth Conference All-Freshman Team in 2001…in high school, Chima was the Dallas area leading scorer and the private school player of the year…averaged 26 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals per game…was All-District and All-State his senior year.

• Number: 3
• Class: Sophomore
• Position: G
• Chima is back for his second season with the Bulldogs…led the TranSouth Conference in three-pointers made last season with 86 while shooting 36% from behind the arc…named to the TranSouth Conference All-Freshman Team…will play at the 2 spot this season…has great quickness, can handle the ball, and a good scorer…in high school, Chima was the Dallas area leading scorer and the private school player of the year…averaged 26 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals per game…was All-District and All-State his senior year.

Photo Gallery

02/50/04 - Senior guard Chima Abakwue (3) brings the ball up the floor against Berry College. (ID: 1877) - Jonathan Blair |	02/36/04 - Senior guard Chima Abakwue (3) looks to pass in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's 68-65 overtime win versus Martin Methodist. (ID: 1840) - Courtney Ross |	02/36/04 - Senior guard Chima Abakwue (3) brings the ball down the floor in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's 68-65 OT win over Martin Methodist. Matt Trammell (35) follows close behind. (ID: 1843) - Courtney Ross |	02/36/04 - Senior guard Chima Abakwue (3) controls the ball for Â鶹ÊÓƵ. (ID: 1844) - Courtney Ross |
01/29/04 - Senior guard Chima Abakwue (3) prepares to take a shot in the game versus Lyon College as bench follows the action. (ID: 1819) - Jonathan Blair |	01/12/04 - Senior Chima Abakwue (3) battles with a Lambuth player for a rebound. (ID: 1797) - Kristen Nicole Sayres |	01/12/04 - Senior Chima Abakwue (3) goes up for a layup against a leaping Lambuth player. (ID: 1798) - Kristen Nicole Sayres |	11/318/03 - Chima Abakwue (3), a senior guard for the Bulldogs, looks to pass the ball on a fast break. Abakwue owns the Â鶹ÊÓƵ record for three pointers made in a career and three pointers made in a game. (ID: 1710) - Courtney Ross |
11/305/03 - Senior guard Chima Abakwue (3) drives in for a layup in Â鶹ÊÓƵ opening win over Williams Baptist. (ID: 1651) - Courtney Ross |	02/46/03 - Junior Chima Abakwue (3) drives past Hannibal La-Grange's defense in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's 66-51 homecoming win. (ID: 806) - Justin Veneman |

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