USC sophomore forward Chimezie Metu has had a number of unique experiences in his short 19 years of life. After being born in Harbor City, CA, he moved with his father, brother and sister to Lagos, Nigeria, where he spent six years before returning to L.A.While Metu hasn't met many people who have experienced just that, he has found a community of Nigerian Americans at USC who are fiercely proud of their roots and have similar goals and interests.
Metu and a handful of other Trojans with Nigerian Heritage (Uchenna Nwosu, Oluwole Betiku Jr., Josh and Daniel Imatorbhebhe, Ashleigh Plumptre and more) are drawn to each other in part because of their similar upbringings, with strict parents pushing them towards greatness.
"I feel like it's natural to gravitate towards each other," Nwosu said. "We grew up in the same type of households -- strict parents and stuff like that. So I feel like I make an automatic connection when I meet those type of people and we can relate easier."
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