Uchenna Amene

Position:
G
Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Northville, Mich.
High School:
Detroit Catholic Central H.S.
Previous School:
DME Academy (Fla.)

2024-25 AT DME ACADEMY

Played one postgraduate season at DME Academy in Daytona, Fla. … Earned school’s Player of the Week honor after scoring 34 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds vs. Keiser …

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2024 graduate of Detroit Catholic Central, where he played two seasons for head coach Tory Jackson … As a senior at DCC, earned All-State, All-Region, and All-Conference recognition … Three-time All-State honoree … Two-time MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team member (2022 and 2024) … First Team All-State honoree by Associated Press (2022) … First Team All-State honoree by the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press (2022) … Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Division IV BCAM “Best” Team … Named Second Team All-State by Bank Hoops as a junior … Two-time All-Catholic High School League First Team honoree … Player of the Year candidate … Voted SBLive’s top guard in high school basketball in 2024 … Played in the Mitten Classic All-Star Game in 2024 … Scored over 1,000 points in his two seasons at DCC … Scored 49 points in his first game DCC … Guided the Shamrocks to the 2024 MHSAA District championship … Hit game-winning shot to defeat Birmingham Brother Rice in January 2024 … Transferred to Detroit Catholic Central for his junior (2022-23) and senior (2023-24) seasons … Averaged 20 points per game as a junior … Played his first two high school seasons at Division 4 powerhouse Southfield Christian H.S. … Averaged 22.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.9 steals, and 3.6 assists per game as a sophomore for the Eagles … Named the school’s Athlete of the Month after averaging 21 points per game over an eight-game span which included a 30-point game vs. Clarenceville and four other 20-point games … Led the Eagles to a 20-5 overall record and 10-3 league record as a sophomore in 2020-21 …Played for the Reach Legends of Michigan … Played in the EYBL in 2022, where he averaged 12.2 points, 3.6 assists, and 3.2 rebounds per game … Also played football at DCC.

PERSONAL

Born Uchenna Amene on July 4, 2006 … Recruited out high school by a variety of schools including MAC schools Ball State, Brown, UTEP and prep schools.