Davis Nwankwo Season 2005-06

Wallpaper General Summary:
Advised to give up athletic playing career at Vanderbilt following diagnosis of enlarged heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Suffered cardiac arrest during a practice session on March 6, 2006, but was revived by Vanderbilt athletic trainer Mike Meyer, who administered one shock from an automated external defibrillator (AED) and two rescue breaths.

2005-06 (R-Freshman):
Played in 23 games without a start, averaging 8.2 minutes… Grabbed five rebounds against IUPUI (12/22)… Scored his first collegiate basket against UNC Greensboro (11/22)… Scored his first SEC basket at Tennessee (2/1).

Georgetown Preparatory School:
Named three-time First Team All-Interstate Athletic Conference and two-time First-Team All-County… Averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds and four blocked shots as senior while helping the Hoyas to a 20-6 record and their first IAC championship in 15 seasons… Georgetown compiled a 76-25 record during his high school playing career… Four-year starter and letterman in basketball… Named to Academic Honor Roll each year… High school teammates with Georgetown’s Roy Hibbert.

Personal:
Davis Wizugbo Nwanwko… Born June 15, 1986 in Boston, Mass… Son of Ifey and Adam Nwankwo… Has a sister, Vanessa (17)… Father is a teacher; mother is an accountant… Undecided in his major… Advice to youngsters: ‘Appreciate what you have because you never know when it will be gone’… Chose Vanderbilt over Arizona, Stanford, Miami (Fla.), Virginia, Gonzaga, Georgia Tech and Maryland.