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Ochai Young Agbaji (born April 20, 2000)[2] is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a senior at the University of Kansas, Agbaji was named a consensus first-team All-American and voted the Big 12 Player of the Year in 2022. He led the Jayhawks to a national championship and was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player (MOP).

Ochai Agbaji

Agbaji in 2022
No. 30 – Utah Jazz
Position	Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(2000-04-20) April 20, 2000 (age 22) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5[1] in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Oak Park (Kansas City, Missouri)
College	Kansas (2018–2022)
NBA draft	2022 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–present	Utah Jazz
2022	→Salt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (2022) NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2022) Consensus first-team All-American (2022) Big 12 Player of the Year (2022) First-team All-Big 12 (2022)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Agbaji was drafted as the 14th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, he was traded to the Jazz in September before playing a game in Cleveland.

Early life

Agbaji was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but grew up in Kansas City, Missouri.[2] He grew up playing soccer, upon his father's encouragement, playing club soccer as well as Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball from a young age. Agbaji stopped playing soccer as a sophomore at Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Missouri to focus on basketball. He grew nine inches between his freshman and junior years.[3] In his basketball career at Oak Park, Agbaji did not receive offers from any Power Five college programs until his senior season. As a senior, he averaged 27.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game for Oak Park and was named Kansas City Star All-Metro player of the year.[4] Agbaji was considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals.[5] On February 8, 2018, he committed to play college basketball for Kansas over offers from Texas A&M and Wisconsin.[6]

College career

Agbaji started his freshman season at the University of Kansas as a redshirt and was a member of the scout team.[7] In early January 2019, his redshirt was lifted because Kansas needed depth after Udoka Azubuike suffered a season-ending injury and Silvio De Sousa faced eligibility issues.[8] On January 29, Agbaji made his first career start, scoring 24 points, bringing in seven rebounds, and stealing the ball twice in a loss to Texas. In his next game, he recorded his first double-double in a win over Texas Tech. Agbaji was named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week for the two performances.[9] Agbaji averaged 8.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 22 games including 16 starts as a freshman.[10]

On November 5, 2019, Agbaji made his sophomore season debut scoring 15 points in a loss to fourth-ranked Duke at the Champions Classic.[11] During the aforementioned sophomore season, Agbaji was named Honorable Mention All-Big 12.[12] As a sophomore, Agbaji averaged 10 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and finished second on the team with 46 three-pointers.[13] He averaged 14.1 points per game as a junior, shooting 42 percent from the field. On April 8, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[14]

Agbaji made his senior season debut on November 9, 2021, recording 29 points in an 87–74 win against Michigan State at the Champions Classic.[15] On January 24, 2022, he scored a career-high 37 points in a 94–91 double overtime win over Texas Tech.[16] At the close of the season, Agbaji was voted the Big 12 Player of the Year and was named a consensus first-team All-American.[17][18] Kansas won the 2022 NCAA tournament, and he scored 12 points in the championship game and was named the tournament MOP.[17] On April 24, Agbaji declared for the 2022 NBA draft.[19]

Professional career

Utah Jazz (2022–present)

Agbaji was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.[20][21]

On September 1, 2022, Agbaji was traded to the Utah Jazz along with Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, three first round picks, and two pick swaps in exchange for Donovan Mitchell.[22]

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

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Kansas	22	16	25.9	.449	.307	.694	4.6	.9	.5	.5	8.5
2019–20	Kansas	31	31	33.3	.428	.338	.673	4.2	2.0	1.2	.3	10.0
2020–21	Kansas	30	30	33.7	.420	.377	.689	3.7	1.9	1.1	.5	14.1
2021–22	Kansas	39	39	35.1	.475	.409	.743	5.1	1.6	.9	.6	18.8
Career		122	116	31.9	.443	.357	.699	4.4	1.6	.9	.4	12.8

Personal life

Agbaji's father, Olofu, moved from Nigeria to the U.S. when he was 17.[23] Agbaji's mother, Erica, and his father both played basketball at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. His older sister, Orie, played volleyball for Texas.[24]

References

External links

• Kansas Jayhawks bio

На других языках

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[de] Ochai Agbaji

Ochai Young Agbaji (* 20. April 2000 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) ist ein US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler.

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- [en] Ochai Agbaji

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[es] Ochai Agbaji

Ochai Young Agbaji (Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 20 de abril de 2000) es un jugador de baloncesto estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla de los Utah Jazz de la NBA. Mide 1,96 metros y juega en la posición de escolta.

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