Chris Udofia

Chris Udofia

Personal information
Born	(1992-07-18) July 18, 1992 (age 32) Irving, Texas, U.S.
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	2014–2016
Position	Small forward
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 at Basketball Reference

Chris Udofia (born July 18, 1992) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League in 2015–16. He played college basketball for the University of Denver. Since retiring from basketball, Udofia has worked in various corporate jobs in the Dallas, Texas area.

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]

References

1. "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. "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. "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.

External links

• Denver bio
• RealGM profile
• USBasket profile
• Sports-Reference profile