Chris Udofia

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Chris Udofia
Free agent
Position Small forward
Personal information
Born (1992-07-18) July 18, 1992 (age 31)
Irving, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Jesuit Dallas (Dallas, Texas)
College Denver (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Elitzur Yavne
2015–2016 Santa Cruz Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Summit (2014)
  • Summit Defensive Player of the Year (2014)
  • First-team All-WAC (2013)
  • WAC Defensive Player of the Year (2013)
  • First-team All-Sun Belt (2012)
  • Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year (2012)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Chris Udofia (born July 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for the University of Denver.

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High school career

Udofia attended Jesuit Dallas High School where he led them to a 0–8173713 record and District 8-5A championship as a senior earning several awards, among them, the First Team All-Region as a senior and First Team All-District as both a junior and senior. [1]

College career

Udofia attended the University of Denver where he averaged 12.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.06 blocks, 1.14 steals and 29.5 minutes in 124 games, finishing his career first in program history in blocked shots (256) and games played (124); fifth in points (1,501) and field goals made (551); seventh in assists (349), steals (141) and free throws made (334). He also was a three-time first-team all-conference selection in three different leagues. [1] [2] [3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Udofia joined the Houston Rockets for the 2014 NBA Summer League. [4] On August 23, 2014, Udofia signed with Elitzur Yavne of the Israeli Liga Leumit [2] [5] where he averaged 10.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.68 blocks in 27.8 minutes after playing in 28 games. [6]

On October 19, 2015, Udofia signed with the Golden State Warriors. [7] [6] However, he was waived just four days later. [8] On November 2, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of Golden State. [9]

Personal life

Udofia is the son of Theresa and Don Udofia. His father died in 2015 from cancer. [10] He has two brothers, Don and Joseph and majored on Integrated Sciences with a focus in Biology with a minor in Psychology. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chris Udofia Bio". University of Denver Athletics. University of Denver. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015– via DenverPioneers.com.
  2. 1 2 "CHRIS UDOFIA SIGNS TO PLAY PROFESSIONALLY IN ISRAEL". DenverPioneers.com. August 27, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Irv Moss (7 November 2013). "Denver Pioneers awaiting full dose of Chris Udofia in men's basketball". Denver Post . Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Men's hoopster Chris Udofia selected by Houston Rockets summer team". Magazine.du.edu. July 2, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Elitzur Yavne signs rookie Chris Udofia". Sportando.com. August 23, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Warriors Sign Xavier Henry & Chris Udofia". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ Irv Moss (19 October 2015). "Denver standout Chris Udofia getting a shot with Warriors". Denver Post . Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Warriors Waive Chris Babb, Jarell Eddie, Xavier Henry & Chris Udofia". NBA.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2015 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 2, 2015. Archived from the original on November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Pioneers' Udofia Played Through During Dad's Terminal Cancer". CBS 4 Denver . 4 March 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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