Arinze Onuaku
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Onuaku with Maccabi
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 13, 1987 Lanham, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
DuVal (Lanham, Maryland) Episcopal (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| College | Syracuse (2005–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2011 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2012–2013 | Canton Charge |
| 2013 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2013–2014 | Canton Charge |
| 2014 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2014 | →Canton Charge |
| 2014 | Canton Charge |
| 2014 | Chongqing Flying Dragons |
| 2014–2015 | Canton Charge |
| 2015 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2015–2016 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2016 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2016–2017 | Orlando Magic |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Arinze Christopher Onuaku (born July 13, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Syracuse University.
Onuaku attended DuVal High School in Lanham, Maryland before transferring in 2003, following his sophomore year, to Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. As a senior in 2004–05, he earned the Episcopal High School William Caskie Watts MVP Award after helping his squad to a 12-11 record.
In his freshman season at Syracuse, Onuaku was named to the Big East Conference All-Academic Team and earned SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll recognition in each of his first two semesters. In 29 games, he averaged 2.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
In October 2006, Onuaku underwent surgery on his left knee and subsequently redshirted the 2006–07 season. He was, however, named to the Big East Conference All-Academic Team and earned SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll recognition for the second straight year following the fall and spring semesters.
In his redshirted sophomore season, Onuaku ranked second in the Big East Conference and ninth in the nation in field-goal percentage with 62.8%. He was named to the Big East Conference All-Academic Team for the third straight year, and was on the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester. In 35 games, he averaged 12.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.
In his junior season, Onuaku was again named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester. In 38 games, he averaged 10.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.
In his senior season, Onuaku became the 52nd player in Syracuse history to score 1,000 points with four against Florida on December 10, 2009. For the fourth straight year, he was named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester. He also earned 2009 Pre-season All-Big East Honorable Mention honors. In March 2010, he suffered a season-ending leg injury during the Big East Tournament quarter-finals against Georgetown. In 32 games (31 starts), he averaged 10.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 22.8 minutes per game.
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