2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

Maria Saldivar, NAU Athletics
Maria Saldivar, NAU Athletics
Carlos Puma
Carlos Puma

1 Arinze Chidom

  • Position Forward
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Oakland, Calif.
  • High School Bishop O'Dowd

Biography

2020-21: 
  • First Team All-Big West
  • Competed in 3x3U National Championship in Indianapolis
  • Top 10 in the Big West in blocked shots (0.75/10th) and field goal percentage (47.0/4th)
  • Season-high 20 points against Hawaii (1/8)
2019-20: 
  • 11.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game
  • Four double doubles
  • Season-high 26 points against UC Davis (3/7)
  • All-Big West Honorable Mention
2018-19 (at Washington State): 
  • Started two of eight games
2017-18 (at Washington State): 
  • Started four of 28 games played in Pullman
  • Career-high 30 minutes in first career start against Texas Southern (11/12)
  • Led WSU in rebounding for two games
2016-17 (at Washington State): 
  • Redshirted
2015-16 (at Sunrise Christian Academy): 
  • 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals per game
High School: 
  • Earned two letters at Bishop O'Down in Oakland
  • 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals per game as a senior
  • 2014-15 CIF Open Division champion
Personal:
  • Son of Obiora and Gabriella Chidom
  • Older sister, Oderah, plays basketball for Duke
  • Favorite sports team: Golden State Warriors
  • Favorite athlete: Kevin Durant  
  • Favorite TV shows: Boondocks, Game of Thrones, Samurai Champloo
  • Favorite books: Slaughterhouse 5 
  • Favorite authors: Alan Watts, Kurt Vonnegut
  • Favorite foods: carrot cake
  • Favorite artists: TDE, Pro Era, Biggie Smalls 
  • Hobbies: Reading philosophy, cooking, travel, watching Anime
  • Favorite quote: "The wound is the place where the light enters you"

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2019-20Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'9" 240 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2020-21Redshirt Senior

    Forward
    6'9" 215 lbs
    1