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Udoka Azubuike

Udoka Azubuike

24-Year-Old CenterC
Phoenix Suns  NBA  Two-Way
Phoenix Suns
2022 Stats
PTS
3.5
REB
3.3
AST
0.3
STL
0.2
BLK
0.4
2023 Projections
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
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#71
ADP
Height 6'10"
Weight 280
DOB 9/17/1999
College Kansas
Drafted 1st Rd, #27 in 2020
$Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Suns in August of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Udoka Timothy Azubuike (pronounced you-DOE-kuh az-uh-BOO-kee) was born September 17, 1999 in Lagos, Nigeria. Lagos is the most populous city in Africa and a major seaport. He is the son of Fabian and Florence Azubuike. HIs father, a policeman, died tragically of an undiagnosed disease when Udoka was 10 years old. When he was 13, Udoka moved to the United States, escaping a Nigerian government in turmoil. Azubuike lived with a host family in Jacksonville, Florida while his mother, a middle school teacher, had to stay behind in Lagos. After a few months in Florida, Azubuike's host parents, Harry and Donna Coxsome, became his legal guardians. As a freshman in his first high school game for Potter's House Christian Academy, Azubuike faced future NBA star Joel Embiid, who was a senior. Embiid later helped recruit Azubuike to the University of Kansas, where the scholarly Azubuike spent four years. At Kansas, Azubuike was a three-time Academic All-Big-12 honoree and was named Big 12 Player of the Year after his senior season. Azubuike has also been a volunteer coach at the Special Olympics. He graduated with a degree in liberal arts and sciences. Fans can follow the big 7-footer on Twitter @TimUdoka. Azubuike attended the University of Kansas for four years, from 2016 to 2020. His four year career field goal percentage of 74.9 percent was, at the time, the highest in NCAA history. As a freshman, the 7-footer appeared in 11 games with six starts and averaged 12.9 minutes per game before a wrist injury shortened his season. As a sophomore, Azubuike started every regular season game for the Jayhawks, before hurting his left knee in the Big 12 Tournament. He returned to action in the NCAA Tournament and helped Kansas reach the Final Four. Through 36 games as a sophomore, the burly Nigerian posted 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 77 percent from the field, which led the nation. An ankle and then wrist injury forced Azubuike to miss all but nine games if his 2018-19 junior season. The wrist injury and subsequent surgery prevented the big center from participating at the NBA Combine and he decided to return to Kansas for his senior season. In 2019-20, Azubuike averaged a double-double of 13.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game while again leading the nation in field goal percentage (74.8 percent). Azubuike and Devon Dotson led the Jayhawks to a 28-3 record before the 2019-20 NCAA season was cut short by COVID-19.

Joins Suns on two-way deal
CPhoenix Suns
July 31, 2023
Azubuike and the Suns agreed Monday on a two-way contract, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Azubuike fills the second of the Suns' three two-way slots, joining guard Saben Lee. The 2020 first-round pick appeared in 36 games with the Jazz last season, averaging 3.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in 10.0 minutes per game while shooting 81.9 percent shooting from the field and 35percent shooting from the charity stripe. The Jazz declined his fourth-year option last October, and the fact that Azubuike wasn't able to garner anything more than a two-way deal speaks to how lowly he was valued around the league as an unrestricted free agent this summer. He'll be buried on the depth chart at center in Phoenix and may end up seeing significant time in the G League in 2023-24.
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How does Udoka Azubuike compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
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  • Total Rebound %
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  • Assist %
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  • Steal %
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  • Block %
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True Shooting %
77.4%
 
Effective Field Goal %
81.9%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
0.0%
 
Free Throw Rate
27.8%
 
Offensive Rebound %
9.5%
 
Defensive Rebound %
26.1%
 
Total Rebound %
17.9%
 
Assist %
4.3%
 
Steal %
0.7%
 
Block %
3.8%
 
Turnover %
16.3%
 
Usage %
11.5%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
9.2
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.9
 
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Prototypical Summer League
CFree Agent
July 19, 2023
Azubuike averaged 7.4 points and 6.6 rebounds while shooting 81.8 percent from the field in 16.4 minutes per game across the Celtics' five Summer League contests.
ANALYSIS
Azubuike's mammoth, 6-foot-10 frame is an inherent paint-clogging asset, but the 24-year-old lacks any inkling of offensive craft. He complemented his production with three steals and three blocks in total but attempted just four free throws. After spending his first three seasons with Utah, Azubuike remains on the hunt for his next opportunity.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
Azubuike was a depth center option for the Jazz last season behind Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors. He'll be in the same situation this season, though Favors has been replaced by Hassan Whiteside. So, Azubuike may only see minutes when one of the two players ahead of him are injured. That makes him able to be ignored in almost every fantasy league.
At seven feet tall with a 7-foot-7 wingspan and weighing 270 pounds, Azubuike is a bruising, old-school center. He moves well for his size, too, and can wear down opponents on both ends of the court. Rebounding and shot-blocking should be his NBA strengths early in his career. However, conditioning issues are a concern, and Azubuike leaves much to be desired at the charity stripe, making just 42 percent of his freebies in college. As a rookie, he's expected to be Rudy Gobert's backup, so his fantasy upside is relatively low.
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Gets starting nod
CUtah Jazz
April 4, 2023
Azubuike is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Lakers, Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.
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Falls outside rotation
CUtah Jazz
March 28, 2023
Azubuike (coach's decision) went unused off the bench in Monday's 117-103 loss to the Suns.
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Nearly double-doubles
CUtah Jazz
March 24, 2023
Azubuike logged nine points (4-7 FG, 1-4 FT), nine rebounds, two blocks and one steal across 21 minutes during Friday's 144-116 loss to the Bucks.
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Supplants Jones as backup center
CUtah Jazz
March 21, 2023
Azubuike finished Monday's 128-120 win over the Kings with 13 points (6-6 FG, 1-2 FT), eight rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 18 minutes off the bench.
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Logs one rebound in loss
CUtah Jazz
February 16, 2023
Azubuike contributed one rebound over four minutes during Wednesday's 117-111 loss to the Grizzlies.
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