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Udoka Azubuike

Position Center
Height 7'0"
Weight 270 lbs.
Class Junior
Hometown Delta, Nigeria
High School Potter's House Christian Academy [Fla.]

PRONUNCIATION: you-DOE-kuh     az-uh-BOO-kee

OVERVIEW
One of two seniors on the 2019-20 roster, along with Mitch Lightfoot … Two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection who played in just nine games in 2018-19 due to injury … An All-Big 12 performer as a sophomore in which he led the nation in field goal percentage at 77.0 percent … Has a career 74.4 field goal percentage in 56 games played, including 49 starts … One of three McDonald’s All-Americans on the KU roster.

CAREER HONORS
Academic All-Big 12 First Team [2018-19]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Candidate (1 of 20)
Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
All-Big 12 Third Team [2017-18]
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team [2017-18]

2018-19 (JUNIOR)
Started all nine games played in 2018-19 averaging 13.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest … Shot 70.5 percent from the field … Had two games of 20 or more points and five outings with eight or more rebounds … In only nine games played, ranked third on the team with 14 blocked shots … Post one double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds vs. Vermont (11/12) … Scored 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting with nine rebounds vs. Eastern Michigan (12/29).

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
Led NCAA Division I in field goal percentage at 77.0, which ranks second best for a season in NCAA history … The field goal percentage broke the Kansas and Big 12 single-season records … All-Big 12 Third Team selection … Started 34 of 36 games played and was fourth on the KU team with a 13.0 ppg … Ranked seventh in the Big 12 in rebound average (7.0), sixth in blocked shots (1.7) and eighth in double-doubles (6) … Posted seven 20-point games … Shot 80 percent or better in 19 games … Had 11 contests with nine or more rebounds … Led Kansas in rebounds (7.0), blocked shots (60), double-doubles (6) and dunks (120) … Posted a career-high 26 points at in KU’s win at Nebraska (12/16) … Registered a career-high 13 rebounds at Texas (12/29) … Had two games with a career-high five blocked shots versus Kansas State (1/13) and versus Texas (2/26).

ITALY 2017
Started the first two games of KU’s 4-0 Italy tour in early August … Averaged 14.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in his two games played … Shot 13-for-16 in the two games with 12 dunks … Tied for the team lead with three blocked shots … His best game was 15 points, on 7-of-9 shooting, with five rebounds and two blocked shots against the Players Group (Aug. 3).

2016-17 (FRESHMAN)
Started in six of his 11 games played before season-ending wrist injury, which was announced on Dec. 21, 2016 … At the time of his injury he had started six-straight games and led the Jayhawks with 18 blocks … Averaged 12.9 minutes, 5.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, and a 62.9 field goal percentage as a freshman … Scored five points in seven minutes in what became his last game of the season against Davidson (Dec. 17) in Kansas City … Scored seven points with four blocks in 16 minutes against Nebraska (Dec. 10) … Blocked three shots in just 11 minutes of action against Stanford (Dec. 3) … In his first-career start, scored 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting, including seven dunks, with three blocked shots in 23 minutes against UNC Asheville (Nov. 25) … Pulled down seven rebounds with two blocked shots in 16 minutes against UAB (Nov. 21) during the CBE Classic – his first game in Kansas City … Recorded a game-high 12 rebounds with six points in 15 minutes during KU’s victory over No. 1/1 Duke (Nov. 15) in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden … Played seven minutes in his collegiate debut against Indiana (Nov. 11) at the Armed Forces Classic in Honolulu, pulling down two rebounds with one block.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned 2016 McDonald’s All-America honors following an outstanding career at Potter’s House Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida … Averaged 16.9 points and 9.7 rebounds in 2015-16 while at Potter’s House Christian … Potter’s House Christian went 21-9 in 2015-16 under head coach Stephen McLaughlin … A four-year starter for Potter’s House and averaged 17.2 points and 9.6 rebounds his junior season … Played in the McDonald’s All American Game, scoring nine points with eight rebounds in 15 minutes for the East team on March 29, 2016, in Chicago … Competed in the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic, April 15, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York … Played for the World Team at the 2016 Nike Hoops Summit where the USA team defeated the World Team 101-67 on April 9 in Portland, Oregon … No. 22 by ESPN100, No. 31 by Rivals.com, No. 34 by Scout.com and No. 35 in 247Sports.com in the final 2015-16 rankings.

ACADEMICS
Undecided on a major.

PERSONAL
Udoka Timothy Azubuike was born in Lagos, Nigeria … Son of Florence and Fibian Azuonwu Azubuike… Is the youngest of five, with two older brothers and two older sisters … Liberal Arts and Sciences major.