Udoka Azubuike, born on September 18, 1999), his hometown is located in Lagos, Nigeria. He once represented the University of Kansas in the NCAA league and served as a center.
Location: C-F (No. 20)
Height: 2.13 meters / 7 feet 0
Weight: 127 kg/280 lbs
Birthday: 1999-09-17
Team: Utah Jazz
School: Kansas
Draft: 27th pick in the first round of 2020
Salary this season: $1.98 million
In 2016, Udoka Azubuike officially joined the University of Kansas to play. In his sophomore season, Udoka missed the top 12 due to injury. Back in the NCAA Tournament, losing to eventual champion Villanova in the Final Four. He averaged 13.0 points, 7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game; Udoka announced his participation in the NBA draft in 2018. A month later, he announced that he would withdraw from the draft and return to Kansas to continue playing in the college league; With 23 points and a career-high 19 rebounds, Udoka was named a Top 12 Player of the Year at the end of the regular season. Averaged 13.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. Udoka’s career field goal percentage of 74.9 is the highest in NCAA history. In 2020, he was selected to the CBS Sports All-American First Team, All-American Second Team, Big 12 Division Best First Team and Best Defensive Team. He also won the Maui Invitational MVP and was selected to the Maui Invitational Best Team. In the 2020 NBA draft, he was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 27th overall pick in the first round and officially became a professional basketball player.
Even though Azubuike is an older rookie, he still squeezed into the first round. He shot 70% or more from the field for three years in college and dominated the interior in college. But he didn’t do that in the NBA. . The advantage of the university has become a weakness. He has rough skills and no three-point ability. Although he has the highest shooting percentage in NCAA history, it is still difficult for the team to value him.