Udine signs Christian Mekowulu

Christian Mekowulu

Old Wild West Udine (Serie A) signed 30-year-old Nigerian international forward Christian Mekowulu (206cm-110kg-1995, college: Texas A&M) for the upcoming 2025-26 season. He was the second-best scorer at Eberlein Drive (The Basketball Tournament) in the U.S. Last season, he played at Happinets in the Japanese B1 League, where in 60 games he had 10.0ppg and 4.7rpg. He has been regularly called to the Nigerian Senior National Team since 2022.
Mekowulu is a very experienced player. He has played in five different countries on three different continents (Europe, Asia, and North America). Mekowulu has played professionally in Japan, Lithuania (Wolves), Spain (Zaragoza), Italy (Sassari, Orzinuovi, and Treviso), and The Basketball Tournament (Armored Athlete and Friday Beers). He played in the final of The Basketball Tournament in 2025.
Among many awards, he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie A Honorable Mention in 2021.
Mekowulu is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered the top international summer league on the market.
He graduated from Texas A&M University in 2019 and it will be his seventh season as a professional player. Mekowulu played also for Tennessee State University for 4 years.


Old Wild West Udine roster for 2025-26:

Guards:
Mirza Alibegovic
Andrea Calzavara
DJ Brewton

Forwards:
Matteo Da_Ros
Eimantas Bendzius
Iris Ikangi
Shakur Juiston

Center:
Skylar Spencer


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