Precious Achiuwa

Achiuwa is exactly the kind of player I find easy to root for: an undersized-game, oversized-energy big man who crossed an ocean to chase the sport. From Port Harcourt to a five-star recruit ranking and AAC Player of the Year at Memphis, his path is pure grit. At 203 cm and born in 1999, he still has plenty of runway, and his relentless, motor-driven style fits the modern NBA well. His name literally means precious, and there is something fitting about a player who plays every possession like it matters. I expect his ceiling depends entirely on how far that energy carries him.

Name (English)

Precious Achiuwa

Name (Japanese)

プレシャス・アチュワ

Reading

ぷれしゃす・あちゅわ

Born

September 19, 1999 (age 26)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

Origin

Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Height

203 cm

Occupation

basketball player

University

University of Memphis

Awards & achievements

• 2020 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/precious/
• Xhttps://x.com/PreciousAchiuwa
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious%20Achiuwa
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63112754

Tags

• Rivers State
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.