Athlete Information > Chima Abakwue

Chima Abakwue

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

News Release(s)

• 3/31/2004 - Union’s Abakwue Named NAIA All-American, Kee Named Scholar Athlete
• 3/11/2004 - Four Union Bulldogs Received Honors from the TranSouth
• 3/3/2004 - Union’s Abakwue Named TranSouth Player of the Week
• 2/23/2004 - Union's Abakwue and Clark Sweep TranSouth Conference Honors
• 1/12/2004 - Union's Abakwue Named the TranSouth Conference Player of the Week
• 11/29/2003 - Abakwue Leads Union Over William Carey
• 11/17/2003 - Abakwue Becomes Union's All-Time Three-Point Leader
• 1/22/2003 - Abakwue Scores 1,000th Career Point for Union
• 12/13/2002 - Abakwue Leads Union 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 - Union’s Men Sweep TranSouth Postseason Honors

Member of the Following Team(s)

2003-2004 Men's Basketball

• 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 Union three point record...he already holds the Union 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 Union...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.

2002-2003 Men's Basketball

• 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.

2001-2002 Men's Basketball

• 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

02/19/04 - Senior guard Chima Abakwue (3) brings the ball up the floor against Berry College. (ID: 1877) - Jonathan Blair Large | X-Large	02/5/04 - Senior guard Chima Abakwue (3) looks to pass in Union's 68-65 overtime win versus Martin Methodist. (ID: 1840) - Courtney Ross Large | X-Large	02/5/04 - Senior guard Chima Abakwue (3) brings the ball down the floor in Union's 68-65 OT win over Martin Methodist. Matt Trammell (35) follows close behind. (ID: 1843) - Courtney Ross Large | X-Large	02/5/04 - Senior guard Chima Abakwue (3) controls the ball for Union. (ID: 1844) - Courtney Ross Large | X-Large
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 Large | X-Large	01/12/04 - Senior Chima Abakwue (3) battles with a Lambuth player for a rebound. (ID: 1797) - Kristen Nicole Sayres Large | X-Large	01/12/04 - Senior Chima Abakwue (3) goes up for a layup against a leaping Lambuth player. (ID: 1798) - Kristen Nicole Sayres Large | X-Large	11/14/03 - Chima Abakwue (3), a senior guard for the Bulldogs, looks to pass the ball on a fast break. Abakwue owns the Union record for three pointers made in a career and three pointers made in a game. (ID: 1710) - Courtney Ross Large | X-Large
11/1/03 - Senior guard Chima Abakwue (3) drives in for a layup in Union opening win over Williams Baptist. (ID: 1651) - Courtney Ross Large | X-Large	02/15/03 - Junior Chima Abakwue (3) drives past Hannibal La-Grange's defense in Union's 66-51 homecoming win. (ID: 806) - Justin Veneman Large | X-Large

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