Boys’ basketball: University’s Nwaba gaining attention

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When was the last time the best basketball player from the Western League wasn’t at Westchester or Fairfax?

That could be the case this coming season because 6-foot-4 senior-to-be David Nwaba plays for Los Angeles University and is a returning All-City player after averaging 20.7 points.

Coach Steve Ackerman is trying to raise Nwaba’s profile because he hasn’t been a major participant in the spring or summer travel circuit, but he helped University come within a point of beating Westchester last month in a spring game, and he is considered a top rebounder and inside player who’s improving his outside shot.

-- Eric Sondheimer