St. John's University Athletics
2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Nyiwe, Esahia
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Jersey Number 22
Esahia Nyiwe
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Forward
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Omaha Northwest
- Prev School:
- Clarendon College
Bio
2022-23
Appeared in 27 contests, making one start … averaged 1.4 points on a 55.2 percent mark from the floor to go with 1.5 rebounds per game … scored two points in his season debut against Merrimack (Nov. 7) … tallied six points on 3-of-4 shooting while adding four boards against LIU (Nov. 29) … swatted away a career-high four shots against Seton Hall (Feb. 1) … Made lone start against UConn (Feb. 25).
2021-22
Appeared in 30 games, six of which were starts… averaged 2.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 11.2 minutes per contest… shot 53.6 percent from the floor, including a 4-for-9 (44.4%) effort from beyond the arc… scored a season-high 10 points in two of his final three games… averaged 5.8 points and 4.8 rebounds over his final six games, shooting 64.0 percent from the field during that stretch… scored four points and blocked a pair of shots in his Division I debut against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9)… tallied seven points, eight boards and three blocks against Fordham (Dec. 5)… grabbed six boards in only nine minutes of action at Georgetown (Feb. 3)… logged seven points and five rebounds against Creighton (Feb. 23)… netted 10 points in the regular season finale at Marquette (March 5)… scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting and grabbed a season-high nine boards in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament against DePaul (March 9)… had four points and four boards against Villanova (March 10).
Before St. John’s
Enrolled at Texas Tech in the summer of 2020 before transferring to St. John’s… did not suit up for the Red Raiders… starred for Clarendon College during the 2019-20 season, averaging 8.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game for a squad that earned a no. 3 seed in the NJCAA Division I Tournament… shot 67.2 percent from the floor and averaged 2.3 blocks per game… tallied 64 blocks in total, good enough for 18th in all of NJCAA Division I… spent his freshman year at Iowa Western Community College in 2018-19… averaged 2.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in just 8.0 minutes per appearance… attended Omaha Northwest High School.
Personal
Esahia Titus Nyiwe… born in Ethiopia… son of Fowsia Daye… has four siblings: Barnaba, Edda, Nayiaan and Theila… chose St. John’s for its playing style and the relationships he built with the coaching staff… lists his mother as the person he admires most and Kevin Durant as his favorite athlete.
Appeared in 27 contests, making one start … averaged 1.4 points on a 55.2 percent mark from the floor to go with 1.5 rebounds per game … scored two points in his season debut against Merrimack (Nov. 7) … tallied six points on 3-of-4 shooting while adding four boards against LIU (Nov. 29) … swatted away a career-high four shots against Seton Hall (Feb. 1) … Made lone start against UConn (Feb. 25).
2021-22
Appeared in 30 games, six of which were starts… averaged 2.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 11.2 minutes per contest… shot 53.6 percent from the floor, including a 4-for-9 (44.4%) effort from beyond the arc… scored a season-high 10 points in two of his final three games… averaged 5.8 points and 4.8 rebounds over his final six games, shooting 64.0 percent from the field during that stretch… scored four points and blocked a pair of shots in his Division I debut against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9)… tallied seven points, eight boards and three blocks against Fordham (Dec. 5)… grabbed six boards in only nine minutes of action at Georgetown (Feb. 3)… logged seven points and five rebounds against Creighton (Feb. 23)… netted 10 points in the regular season finale at Marquette (March 5)… scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting and grabbed a season-high nine boards in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament against DePaul (March 9)… had four points and four boards against Villanova (March 10).
Before St. John’s
Enrolled at Texas Tech in the summer of 2020 before transferring to St. John’s… did not suit up for the Red Raiders… starred for Clarendon College during the 2019-20 season, averaging 8.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game for a squad that earned a no. 3 seed in the NJCAA Division I Tournament… shot 67.2 percent from the floor and averaged 2.3 blocks per game… tallied 64 blocks in total, good enough for 18th in all of NJCAA Division I… spent his freshman year at Iowa Western Community College in 2018-19… averaged 2.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in just 8.0 minutes per appearance… attended Omaha Northwest High School.
Personal
Esahia Titus Nyiwe… born in Ethiopia… son of Fowsia Daye… has four siblings: Barnaba, Edda, Nayiaan and Theila… chose St. John’s for its playing style and the relationships he built with the coaching staff… lists his mother as the person he admires most and Kevin Durant as his favorite athlete.