METU Chimezie

General
NBA DRAFT
He was selected in the second round, 49th overall pick, in the 2018 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. (nba.com, 04 Sep 2018; nba.com, 28 Jun 2018)

BORN IN THE STATES
He was born in Lawndale, CA, United States of America, and moved back to Nigeria with his father at age six. He travelled to the United States of America each summer to visit his mother before he moved back permanently while he was in the sixth grade at school. "Living in the area I did in Nigeria, [I saw] a lot of poverty and people struggling. It kind of pushed me. I didn't want to be in that situation. I know they [the San Antonio Spurs] signed me up as an American, but I'm 100% Nigerian. Most of my memories of my childhood are back in Nigeria honestly. Obviously, those are the years you learn about yourself, you learn about family. It was really good to go back there and see where I was from. Now when I go back, I'm not lost. I know where things are, I know where people are. And it's a really good feeling." (global.nba.com, 29 Aug 2019; newsbasket-beafrika.com, 19 Oct 2018; chron.com, 22 Jun 2018; ozy.com, 20 Sep 2016; foxsports.com, 09 Jan 2014)