2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Travis Nipper
Emory Davis

5 LJ Wells

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Eau Claire, Wis.
  • Highschool Eau Claire Memorial HS

Biography

2025-26:

  • Horizon League All-Tournament Team
  • Started and appeared in 33 games as a senior
  • Posted averages of 30.3 minutes, 15.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.9 blocks
  • Shot 55.4% from the field, 38.3% from three, and 67.5% from the line
  • Averaged 22.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game on 61.5% shooting in three Horizon League Tournament games
  • Finished the season ranked 51st in the nation and second in the Horizon League in field goal percentage (55.4%)
  • Ranked top-five in the Horizon League in rebounds, rebounds per game, offensive rebounds per game, and defensive rebounds per game
  • His 240 total rebounds rank sixth among all single-seasons in NKU’s DI history
  • Scored in double figures in 28 games, posting 20-plus points six times
  • Dropped a career-high 35 points on 11-15 shooting and 11-13 shooting from the line with seven rebounds and three assists in a win over Detroit Mercy on 1/15
  • Put up 29 points, five assists, four rebounds, three steals, and two blocks in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne on 2/18
  • Recorded five double-doubles on the season, including a 24-point, 12-rebound effort in a victory at Cleveland State
  • Recorded a career-high seven steals on 11/16 vs. Cumberlands
  • Dished out a season-high six assists on 12/17 vs. Oakland
  • Finished with 21 points, ten rebounds, and a career-high four blocks in a win over Cleveland State on 12/3
  • Departs NKU ranked tenth in career points (1055), fourth in rebounds (639), 12th in assists (152), seventh in steals (114), seventh in blocks (51), and eighth in minutes (2754) among players in DI era
2024-25
  • Played in 32 games, starting 16, averaged 21.6 minutes
  • Averaged 7.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
  • Posted a pair of double-doubles, including a 19 point, 13 rebound performance against Robert Morris
  • 17 points, 13 rebounds in huge win at PFW (2/27)
  • Blocked career-high four shots vs. Norfolk State (12/15)
2023-24
  • Played in 33 games, making 27 starts, averaged 25.8 minutes
  • Shot 47.1% from the field, 40% from beyond the arc
  • Averaged 8.7 PPG, 5.5 REB, and 1.2 AST per game
  • Career-high 20 points vs. IU Indy (2/25/24)
  • 15 rebounds vs. Oakland (1/10/24)
2022-23
- Averaged 1.9 points and 2.1 rebounds during his freshman campaign
- Played in 18 games overall, with one start, while averaging 8.4 minutes per contest
- Went for a career-best 20 points against Toledo on Nov. 23
- Also pulled down a career-high seven boards against the Rockets.

PRIOR TO NKU
- Wells averaged 15.8 points behind 51 percent shooting his senior season. He also averaged 9.5 rebounds, 2.3 blocks, 2.3 assists and 2.1 steals.
- He scored 20 points to lead Eau Clair Memorial to its first Big Rivers Conference title in six years.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2022-23Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 205 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2023-24Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 205 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024-25Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 205 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025-26Senior

    Forward
    6'8" 220 lbs
    5