SPURS SELECT LONNIE WALKER IV AND CHIMEZIE METU IN 2018 NBA DRAFT
Matt Schad, Sr. Digital Developer
Posted: Jun 21, 2018
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SAN ANTONIO (June 21, 2018) – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have selected Lonnie Walker IV with the 18th overall pick in the first round and Chimezie Metu with the 49th overall selection in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft.



Walker, 6-5/205, played last season at Miami University, leading the Hurricanes in scoring by averaging 11.5 points to go along with 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 27.8 minutes in his 32 appearances. The Reading, Pa. native was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team in his lone season at Miami. Walker also became the first freshman in school history to earn all-league honors, receiving Honorable Mention All-ACC, while helping the Hurricanes finish 22-10.



Metu, 6-11/225, spent last year at the University of Southern California earning All-Pac-12 First Team honors. The Lawndale, Calif. native averaged 15.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.74 blocks in 31.0 minutes in 34 appearances last year during his junior season for the Trojans. Metu played in a total of 104 games and averaged 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.62 blocks in his three seasons at USC, finishing his career third in school history with 168 blocks.



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CHIMEZIE METU : PROFILE

Chimezie Metu
San Antonio Spurs
Position Power forward / Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born March 22, 1997 (age 21)
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Lawndale (Lawndale, California)
College USC (2015–2018)
NBA draft 2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
Pac-12 Most Improved Player (2017)
First-team All-Pac-12 (2018)
Second-team All-Pac-12 (2017)
Chimezie Metu (born March 22, 1997) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.

High school career
Metu attended Lawndale High School in Lawndale, California. A four-star recruit, he committed to the USC Trojans on May 12, 2014.

College career
As a freshman, Metu played in 34 games, starting 2. He averaged 6.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. He also had 54 blocks, which was the 2nd most blocks by a USC freshman since Taj Gibson. He also played 10 minutes in USC's loss to Providence in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

Metu started in all 36 games as a sophomore, averaging 14.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. He lead the team to the 2nd round of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. He was named 2017 Pac-12 Most Improved Player, 2nd Team All-Pac-12 and All-Academic Honorable Mention.

Metu played in 34 games as a junior, starting 33. He averaged 15.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. On February 23, 2018, he was named in a federal document that linked him to an alleged $2,000 payment from a sports agency, but was cleared by USC.[1] On March 5, 2018, he was named 1st Team All-Pac-12 along with teammate Jordan McLaughlin.[2] Being set to graduate in three years and after sitting out the 2018 National Invitation Tournament to avoid injury, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft.[3]

Personal
Born in Los Angeles, he spent the first years of his life in California before moving to Nigeria with his father at the age of six. He then lived in Nigeria the following six years. In Nigeria, he played soccer.