2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Kachi Nzeh
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Upper Darby, Pa.
- High School:
- George School
2023-24: Made his first four collegiate starts in the last seven games ... Scored a career-high 13 points, hitting 5-5 from the field and 3-4 from the free-throw line, to go with a career-high tying six rebounds in a career-high 28 minutes at Georgetown on March 2 ... Made his first collegiate start in the DePaul win on Feb. 28 ... Grabbed a career-high six rebounds to go with five points in 15 minutes at Marquette on Feb. 25 ... Scored eight points to go with two rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal in 20 minutes at Seton Hall on Feb. 14 ... Saw action in 19 games ... Had three points and four rebounds in nine minutes at UConn on Jan. 28 ... Averaged a team-high 10.5 rpg. to go with 8.5 ppg. for the two exhibition games in The Bahamas in August.
2022-23: Three-star recruit who is among the rising talents listed by numerous recruiting services ... Averaged 17.6 points and 10.7 rebounds for the George School... Philadelphia Sports Digest Non-PIAA Player of the Year ... Philadelphia Sports Digest Non-PIAA First Team ... Erupted for 38 points against The Phelps School in the PAISAA Tournament semifinals to go along with 15 boards ... Posted 21 points in the PAISAA title game; led his team to its first-ever appearance in the title game ... Team finished 23-7 overall and 7-1 and champions of the Friends School League for the first time in program history ... Posted a double-double with 18 points and 18 rebounds in the Friends School League title game win over the Academy of the New Church ... Finished his career with 1,102 points, including one season at Upper Darby ... George School went 40-14 during his time on campus, including an impressive 25-1 at home ... Basketball coach (George School): Ben Luber.
PRIOR TO SENIOR YEAR: 2022 First Team All-State and 2022 First Team All-Friends School League ... Averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks per game as a junior while leading his George School team to a 15-5 record ... Was running track and playing a little basketball as a sophomore at Upper Darby High when he made a choice to concentrate solely on basketball; made the junior nationals in track in Iowa ... Basketball coach: Bob Miller.
PERSONAL: Full name is Onyekachi Uchechukwu Nzeh ... Nicknamed Kachi ... A business major ... Father is Anozie Nzeh and mother is Uloma Nzeh ... Both parents ran track in Nigeria ... Has three siblings: Chigozie, Amarachi and Udechi ... Born January 15, 2004 in Upper Darby, Pa.
XAVIER CAREER HIGHS | ||
Points | 13 | Georgetown (March 2, 2024) |
Field Goals Made | 5 | Georgetown (March 2, 2024) |
Field Goals Attempted | 6 | Seton Hall (February 14, 2024) |
3-Pt Field Goals Made | ||
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted | ||
Free Throws Made | 3 | Georgetown (March 2, 2024) |
Free Throws Attempted | 4 | Georgetown (March 2, 2024) and UConn (January 28, 2024) |
Rebounds | 6 | Georgetown (March 2, 2024) and Marquette (February 25, 2024) |
Assists | 2 | Butler (March 6, 2024), DePaul (February 28, 2024), and Seton Hall (February 14, 2024) |
Blocks | 2 | Butler (March 6, 2024) and Seton Hall (February 14, 2024) |
Steals | 2 | Georgetown (March 2, 2024) |