Arinze Onuaku
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Arinze Onuaku | |
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College | Syracuse |
Sport | Basketball |
Position | Center |
Jersey # | 21 |
Class | Sophomore |
Career | 2005 – present |
Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
Nationality | USA |
Born | July 13, 1987 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
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