Introduction
Benjamin Chukwukelo Uzoh (born March 18, 1988) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Okapi Aalstar of the Basketball League Belgium Division I.
College career
Uzoh played for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane over his four-year college basketball career.
| Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.9 PPG | 15.6 PPG | 14.0 PPG | 15.3 PPG |
| 5.0 RPG | 5.4 RPG | 4.9 RPG | 4.7 RPG |
| 1.5 APG | 2.3 APG | 4.7 RPG | 4.7 APG |
Uzoh is the only player in school history to be ranked top 10 among points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. He's a three time All-Conference USA recipient including his selection to the first team his senior year. He started in 140 games out 141 game in his college career.
Professional career
In the summer of 2010, Uzoh earned Portsmouth Invitational Tournament All Third Team.
After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft, Uzoh signed a partially guaranteed contract with the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. On January 5, 2011, Uzoh was given a guaranteed contract to play out the rest of the year in New Jersey. He was briefly assigned to the Springfield Armor of the NBA D-League, during the month of March 2011.
In October 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian League, but was released after playing just two games.
On March 27, 2012, he signed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. On April 16, 2012, the Raptors announced they had signed Ben Uzoh for the remainder of the 2011-2012 season. He recorded a triple-double on April 26, against the Nets, the first by a Raptor in eleven years.
Uzoh joined the Denver Nuggets for their training camp in October 2012, but did not make the team's final roster. He was then acquired by the D-League team the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. However, on November 5, 2012, Uzoh was traded to the Armor for Tim Ohlbrecht.
On October 31, 2013, Uzoh was acquired by the Tulsa 66ers in a trade involving the Iowa Energy and the Springfield Armor. On January 22, 2014, he was traded to the Canton Charge. On March 21, 2014, he was waived by the Charge due to a season-ending injury.
On March 12, 2017, Uzoh signed with Belgian club Okapi Aalstar.
National team career
Uzoh has played for the Nigerian national basketball team at the 2013, 2015 AfroBasket, and the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Afrobasket 2013 | AfroBasket 2015 | Rio Olympics 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| 10.6 PPG | 5.6 RPG | 5.0 APG |
| 8.1 PPG | 3.1 RPG | 3.0 APG |
| 7.4 PPG | 1.4 RPG | 2.6 APG |
NBA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | New Jersey | 42 | 0 | 10.4 | .424 | .375 | .589 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 2011–12 | Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | .400 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2011–12 | Toronto | 16 | 8 | 22.3 | .351 | .000 | .579 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| Career | 60 | 8 | 13.5 | .395 | .333 | .587 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.0 |