Chris Udofia

Chris Udofia
No. 24 Santa Cruz Warriors
Position Small forward
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1992-07-18) July 18, 1992
Irving, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Jesuit Dallas (Dallas, Texas)
College Denver (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Elitzur Yavne (Israel)
2015–present Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League)
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)

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

High school career

Udofia went to Jesuit Dallas High School where he led them to a 27-6 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]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Udofia joined the Houston Rockets for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[3] On August 23, 2014, Udofia signed with Elitzur Yavne of the Israeli Liga Leumit[2][4] where he averaged 10.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.68 blocks in 27.8 minutes after playing in 28 games.[5]

On October 19, 2015, Udofia signed with the Golden State Warriors.[5] However, he was waived just four days later.[6] On November 2, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of Golden State.[7]

Personal life

The son of Theresa and the late Don, Udofia has two brothers, Don and Joseph and majored on Integrated Sciences with a focus in Biology with a minor in Psychology.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chris Udofia Bio". DenverPioneers.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "CHRIS UDOFIA SIGNS TO PLAY PROFESSIONALLY IN ISRAEL". DenverPioneers.com. August 27, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  3. "Men’s hoopster Chris Udofia selected by Houston Rockets summer team". Magazine.du.edu. July 2, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  4. "Elitzur Yavne signs rookie Chris Udofia". Sportando.com. August 23, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Warriors Sign Xavier Henry & Chris Udofia". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  6. "Warriors Waive Chris Babb, Jarell Eddie, Xavier Henry & Chris Udofia". NBA.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  7. "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2015 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

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