Udoka Azubuike

🏀 HIGHLIGHTS

  • The ONLY player in the NCAA to average a double-double and three or more blocks in conference play this season.
  • Currently ranks No. 1 on the NCAA’s all-time field goal percentage list, boasting a career clip of 74.6%.
  • Since the calendar turned to 2020, his 3.1 blocks per game rank No. 4 in the nation (second among players in a major conference).
  • In his collegiate career, Kansas is 31-1 (15-0 this season) when he scores 15 or more points. KU is also 21-1 all-time when he posts a double-double.
  • On Feb. 22 at Baylor, became the first player since 1996-97 to tally 20+ points,  15+ rebounds and 3+ blocks against an Associated press No. 1 Team.

🏆 AWARDS & WATCH LISTS

  • Big 12 Player of the Year
  • All-Big 12 First Team
  • Big 12 All-Defensive Team
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Finalist (1 of 5)
  • Naismith Trophy Semifinalist (1 of 10)
  • Wooden Award National Ballot (1 of 15)
  • Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List (1 of 12)
  • Senior CLASS Award Finalist (1 of 10)
  • NABC Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 20)

In The News

🏀 Azubuike Headlines 2020 All-Big 12 Honors for Kansas

Highlighted by Big 12 Player of the Year Udoka Azubuike, Kansas was well represented on the men’s basketball 2019-20 All-Big 12 Team selected by the conference coaches, the league announced Sunday.

🏀 Azubuike and Dotson on Wooden Award National Ballot

Kansas senior Udoka Azubuike and sophomore Devon Dotson are among the 15 named to the 2020 Men’s National Ballot for the John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s, the Los Angeles Downtown Athletic Club announced Saturday

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🏀 Azubuike and Dotson Named Semifinalists for Naismith Trophy

Kansas senior Udoka Azubuike and sophomore Devon Dotson are two of 11 semifinalists for the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy for Men’s Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Thursday.

🏀 Azubuike Named Kareem Abdul-Jabaar Center of the Year Award Finalist

Kansas senior Udoka Azubuike has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabaar Center of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday.

"He is a force inside that no other team can match. With his strength, and now with his mobility, he is the best low-post big guy in the country. There aren’t many in that class."

Jay Bilas, ESPN
🏀 Azubuike Shines on Senior Night, KU Tops TCU to Clinch Big 12 Title

A career-high 31 points from senior Udoka Azubuike in his final game at Allen Fieldhouse propelled the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks to a 75-66 win over the TCU Horned Frogs and a share of the 2020 Big 12 regular-season championship.

⚡️ Azubuike Eclipses 1,000 Points

With a pair of made free throws at the 10:19 mark in the first half, senior Udoka Azubuike scored his 1,000th-career point.

Kansas Jayhawks
🏀 Udoka Azubuike Earns National, Big 12 Player of the Week Honors

Kansas senior Udoka Azubuike had a monster game in KU’s 64-61 win at No. 1 Baylor Feb. 22 and is reaping benefits for his efforts earning multiple weekly accolades Monday.

🏀 Azubuike Named a 2019-20 Senior CLASS Award Finalist

Kansas center Udoka Azubuike has been named one of 10 men’s basketball finalists for the 2019-20 Senior CLASS Award®.

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