Arinze Onuaku

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Arinze Onuaku
College Syracuse
Sport Basketball
Position Center
Jersey # 21
Class Sophomore
Career 2005 – present
Height ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight 255 lb (116 kg)
Nationality USA
Born July 13, 1987 (1987-07-13) (age 20)
Lanham, Maryland
High school Episcopal High School

Arinze Onuaku (born July 13, 1987) is a 6-9, 225 lb. center from Lanham, Maryland on the Syracuse Orange basketball team.

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[edit] High School

Onauku was Episcopal High School's William Caskie Watts MVP Award in his senior season. Onauku was ranked the 13th best center of his year by Scout.com.[1]

[edit] College

Onauku averaged 2.0 points and 2.8 rebounds his freshman year, appearing in 29 games as the team's primary backup to starter Darryl Watkins. The center was named as a Big East Academic All-Star.

As a sophomore, Onauku did not appear in a game after having surgery on his left knee in October of 2006.[2]

On October 19, 2007 Onuaku broke a backboard dunking at Manley Field House during Syracuse's Midnight Madness event.[3]

[edit] Personal

  • Arinze has three siblings: Ify, Chuk, and Michael.[4]

[edit] External links

1. SUathletics.com Arinze Onuaku Profile