Nwadike, who immediately earned a starting spot as a freshman, joins CCSU teammate DeMario Anderson as NEC Rookie of the Week winners this season. Nwadike averaged 9.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and shot 61.1 percent from the floor in the Blue Devils’ 1-2 week. In a 79-60 road win at Long Island on Monday, he hit for a career-high 16 points on 7-8 shooting, snared nine boards and dished for three assists. He went on to pull down a career-best 10 rebounds in a 73-67 loss to Wagner on Thursday, and added 11 points and nine rebounds in an 84-77 defeat at the hands of Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday. Nwadike, who played for Bobby Hurley, Sr. at national power St. Anthony’s (NJ) in high school, has upped his season averages to 7.4 ppg and 6.6 rpg. He leads all NEC freshman in rebounding and field goal percentage (55.9 percent).