Ben Uzoh

Ben Uzoh
Personal information
Born March 18, 1988
Houston, Texas
Nationality American / Nigerian
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Warren (San Antonio, Texas)
College Tulsa (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Pro career 2010–present
Position Point guard
Career history
2010–2011 New Jersey Nets
2011 →Springfield Armor (D-League)
2011 Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia)
2012 Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League)
2012 Cleveland Cavaliers
2012 Toronto Raptors
2012–2013 Springfield Armor (D-League)
2013–2014 Tulsa 66ers (D-League)
2014 Canton Charge (D-League)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Benjamin Chukwukelo Uzoh (born March 18, 1988) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player.

College career

Uzoh played for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane over his four-year college basketball career.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft, Uzoh signed a partially guaranteed contract with the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. On January 5, 2011, Uzoh was given a guaranteed contract to play out the rest of the year in New Jersey. He was briefly assigned to the Springfield Armor of the NBA D-League, during the month of March 2011.[1]

In October 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian League,[2] but was released after playing just two games.[3]

On March 27, 2012, he signed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association.[4] On April 16, 2012, the Raptors announced they had signed Ben Uzoh for the remainder of the 2011-2012 season. He recorded a triple-double on April 26, against the Nets, the first by a Raptor in eleven years.[5]

Uzoh joined the Denver Nuggets for their training camp in October 2012,[6] but did not make the team's final roster.[7] He was then acquired by the D-League team the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[8] However, on November 5, 2012, Uzoh was traded to the Armor for Tim Ohlbrecht.[9]

On October 31, 2013, Uzoh was acquired by the Tulsa 66ers in a trade involving the Iowa Energy and the Springfield Armor.[10] On January 22, 2014, he was traded to the Canton Charge.[11] On March 21, 2014, he was waived by the Charge due to season-ending injury.[12]

Nigerian national team

Uzoh has also been a member of the senior men's Nigerian national basketball team. He played at the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.

NBA statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 New Jersey 42 0 10.4 .424 .375 .589 1.5 1.6 0.3 0.2 3.8
2011–12 Cleveland 2 0 6.5 .400 .000 .000 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 2.0
2011–12 Toronto 16 8 22.3 .351 .000 .579 3.9 3.7 1.0 0.2 4.8
Career 60 8 13.5 .395 .333 .587 2.1 2.2 0.5 0.2 4.0

References

  1. ↑ Nets send Uzoh to D-League.
  2. ↑ Lokomotiv Kuban announces Ben Uzoh.
  3. ↑ Lokomotiv Kuban and Ben Uzoh part ways.
  4. ↑ Raptors rule Jerryd Bayless out for season; sign Ben Uzoh to 10-day contract.
  5. ↑ Uzoh has triple-double as Raptors rout Nets.
  6. ↑ Nuggets announce 2012 training camp roster.
  7. ↑ Denver Nuggets waive guards Anthony Carter, Ben Uzoh.
  8. ↑ Full List of 2012 Returning, Affiliate and Local Tryout Players Invited to NBA D-League Training Camps.
  9. ↑ Armor acquire Uzoh.
  10. ↑ 66ers Acquire No. 1 Overall Pick and Ben Uzoh
  11. ↑ Canton Acquires Uzoh From Tulsa
  12. ↑ Charge Reacquire Shane Edwards

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