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Chinanu Michael Onuaku (born November 1, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.

Chinanu Onuaku

No. 32 – Dinamo Sassari
Position	Power forward / Center
League	LBA
Personal information
Born	(1996-11-01) November 1, 1996 (age 25) Lanham, Maryland
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
College	Louisville (2014–2016)
NBA draft	2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2018	Houston Rockets
2016–2018	→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2018–2019	Greensboro Swarm
2019–2020	Wonju DB Promy
2020–2021	Zadar
2021–2022	Bnei Herzliya
2022–present	Dinamo Sassari
Career highlights and awards
Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP (2022) Israeli Basketball State Cup winner (2022) Israeli Basketball State Cup MVP (2022) Croatian League champion (2021) All-Croatian League First Team (2021) All-Croatian League All-Defensive Team (2021) Croatian Cup winner (2021) Croatian Cup MVP (2021) All-Korean League First Team (2020) Korean League All-Imports Team (2020)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States FIBA U19 World Championship 2015 Greece Team

High school career

Onuaku attended Riverdale Baptist School where he averaged 12.4 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 5.5 blocks as a senior, leading Riverdale to a 30–9 record and the Capital Beltway conference title.[1]

When Onuaku graduated, he was considered the 74th best prospect by Rivals.com,[2] 75th by ESPN[3] and was rated as the seventh-best center in the nation by Scout.com.[4]

College career

Onuaku played two seasons of college basketball for the University of Louisville between 2014 and 2016. In his sophomore season, he averaged 9.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks,[5] earning All-ACC Defensive Team and All-ACC honorable mention honors and posting 11 double-doubles.[6]

In May 2016, Onuaku announced he would enter the NBA draft.[6]

Professional career

Houston Rockets (2016–2018)

On June 23, 2016, Onuaku was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 37th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft[7] and later joined them for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[8] On July 20, 2016, he signed with the Rockets.[5] He made his NBA debut on December 26, 2016, coming on in the fourth quarter and recording six points and three rebounds in a 131–115 win over the Phoenix Suns. He hit a pair of free throws in the game with his underhanded free-throw action.[9] During his rookie season, Onuaku had multiple assignments with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Rockets' D-League affiliate.[10] On May 1, 2017, he was suspended two games without pay for pushing a game official. The incident occurred during an altercation in the final seconds of the Vipers' 122–96 loss to Raptors 905 in Game 3 of the 2017 NBA D-League Finals on April 27.[11]

On August 2, 2018, Onuaku was traded from the Rockets to the Dallas Mavericks for the rights to forward Maarty Leunen.[12] He was waived four days later.[13]

On September 4, 2018, Onuaku signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.[14] On October 13, 2018, he was waived by the Trail Blazers.[15]

Greensboro Swarm (2018–2019)

On October 20, 2018, Onuaku was selected with the second overall pick in the 2018 NBA G League draft by the Greensboro Swarm.[16]

Wonju DB Promy (2019–2020)

Onuaku spent the 2019-20 season in South Korea with Wonju DB Promy. He averaged 14.4 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.[17]

Zadar (2020–2021)

On October 14, 2020, Onuaku signed with Zadar in the Croatian League.[17]

Bnei Herzliya (2021–2022)

On July 21, 2021, he has signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[18]
On February 17, 2022, Onuaku won the Israeli Basketball State Cup after Bnei Herzliya Basket edged out Hapoel Tel Aviv 87-82. Onuaku was crowned as the game's MVP with 30 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks and 50 PIR

Dinamo Sassari (2022–present)

On July 20, 2022, he has signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[19]

NBA career 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
2016–17	Houston	5	1	10.4	.714	-	1.000	2.0	.6	.6	.2	2.8
2017–18	Houston	1	0	22.0	.400	-	-	4.0	1.0	.0	.0	4.0
Career		6	1	12.3	.583	-	1.000	2.3	.7	.5	.2	3.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018	Houston	1	0	3.0	-	-	-	1.0	1.0	1.0	.0	.0
Career		1	0	3.0	-	-	-	1.0	1.0	1.0	.0	.0

Personal life

Onuaku is the son of Nwaneka and Christopher Onuaku, and has three older siblings: Ify, Arinze and Chuk. Onuaku's brother, Arinze, is also a professional basketball player.[1] In 2020, Onuaku began dating Mone Hicks. Their daughter Chloe Onuaku was born in March 2022.

References

External links

• Louisville Cardinals bio

На других языках

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[es] Chinanu Onuaku

Chinanu Michael Onuaku (Lanham, Maryland, 1 de noviembre de 1996) es un baloncestista estadounidense de ascendencia nigeriana que actualmente se encuentra jugando en el Dinamo Sassari de la Lega Basket Serie A. Con 2,08 metros de estatura, juega en las posiciones de ala-Pívot o pívot. Es hermano menor del también jugador profesional Arinze Onuaku.[2]

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