Born in
Nkwere, Nigeria, Nwosu attended
Liberty University in
Lynchburg, Virginia. Nwosu has played in 14 different countries during his 14-year career. He won the Russian league title in 1996 with
CSKA Moscow, and the French league crown in 2001 with Pau-Orthez. Nwosu led the
Red Bull Thunder to the PBA Commissioner's Cup title in 2002. In 2005, he started with Asesoft Ploiesti in Romania (averaging 12.8 points and 9.8 rebounds in FIBA Europe Cup), before signing with Syrian club
Al Jalaa Aleppo in February 2006. He later played in the Dominican Republic. He was part of the
1998 FIBA World Championship Nigerian national team that played at the
FIBA World Championship. But due to bad medication bought at a market in Lagos, he was suspended for doping and could not finish the tournament. == NBA career statistics ==