Coming off a sophomore season that saw him emerge as a valuable component of Newark Collegiate Academy’s rotation a year ago, Chizitere Meremikwu Chizitere Meremikwu 5'9" | CG Newark Collegiate | 2028 State NJ looks to be in line to shoulder expanded volume as the team’s primary ball handler this year and offered several encouraging glimpses— increased growth handling ball pressure and improved decision making with the ball in his hands coupled with a heightened level of comfort imitating offensive sets. Meremikwu also impressed in the ways he was able to leverage his quickness off the bounce to attack driving angles in different actions offensively for crafty finishes in traffic.

Meremikwu was one of the smallest players in his league but that didn’t define him. He was regularly finding ways to get into the mix on either end of the floor. His close proximity to the ground allowed him to come up with steals. Meremikwu found different ways to score the basketball and showed that he can score from deep. He got others involved with his passing. Looking to see what he does this upcoming season during his sophomore campaign.