Ram Ramblings: Ziggy having an impressive freshman season

Michel-Ofik Nzege
Courtesy Winston-Salem State University Athletics
 

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina  --  I wondered over to Winston-Salem State practice today at the Gaines Center and was able to catch up with freshman Michel-Ofik Nzege. We talked at length for a feature story that will be in Thursday’s Journal.

Nzege, who is most likely the first Swiss-born player to play for the Rams, has been holding his own this season. He’s made the transition from high school, where he played at Mount Zion Christian Academy in Durham last season, look easy.

What I love about Nzege’s game is he plays hard – all the time. There’s never much wasted movement from him when he’s on the court. He can hit the 3-pointer, the mid-range jumper and he also has an uncanny nose for the basket.

One reason he isn’t playing at a Division I school is he fell two credits short of qualifying through the NCAA clearinghouse. Instead of going to junior college he elected to sign with WSSU where he could play right away at the Division II level.

“A lot of big schools came after me but unfortunately ...

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