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2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Arinze Onuaku
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 261
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lanham, MD
- High School:
- Episcopal
Senior Year: Started 31 of 32 games for the Orange … Onuaku was named a 2009-2010 Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention ... He tallied 15 points versus NORTH CAROLINA in the 2K Sports Classic title game, including 13 points in the second half ... Onuaku recorded 14 points against MAINE ... Became the 52nd player in Syracuse history to score 1,000 points with four against FLORIDA ... He scored 14 points on 7-for-10 shooting in a win over ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) ... In the victory over MEMPHIS, Onuaku played a season-high 34 minutes and recorded a season-best eight rebounds ... Onuaku was 5-for-5 from the field tallying 12 points against SOUTH FLORIDA ... In just 18 minutes, Onuaku was an efficient 6-for-7 from the field finishing with 12 points in the victory over MARQUETTE ... Onuaku dominated in a win over PROVIDENCE scoring 20 points while going 10-for-12 from the field ... In his final game at the Carrier Dome, Onuaku shot 10-for-13 from the field, finishing with 21 points and eight rebounds as the Orange took down ST. JOHN'S ... Onuaku scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the season- finale versus LOUISVILLE ... Onuaku missed all three NCAA Tournament games with a quad injury suffered against GEORGETOWN in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals ... He was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the fall semester ... Onuaku set the SU single-season record with a .668 field goal percentage (min. 100 attempts) on 153-for-229 shooting ... Onuaku finished his career first on the SU all-time list with a .648 career field goal percentage (min. 500 attempts) on 540-for-833 shooting ... He is also eleventh on the SU all-time list with 148 career blocks.
Junior Year: Onuaku led the BIG EAST Conference in field goal percentage (.667) … His accuracy established a Syracuse season record … He enters his final campaign ranked first on the SU career list in the category … Onuaku opened the season with 16 double-digit scoring efforts in the first 19 contests … He finished with double figures in 25 of 38 games … He had back-to-back double-doubles against FLORIDA (13 points, 12 rebounds) and KANSAS (19 points, 12 rebounds) in the CBE Classic … The 19 points represented a career-best total … With 10 rebounds versus VIRGINIA, Onuaku finished a three-game span of double-digit board efforts … Starting with a December 1 win against COLGATE, Onuaku had a stretch of 17 straight made field goals… The streak continued through the Cornell game and ended against LONG BEACH STATE … He did not miss a field goal in non conference games against OAKLAND (five-for-five), CORNELL (five-for-five) and LONG BEACH STATE (seven-for-seven) … He was especially productive in the game with LONG BEACH STATE, tallying 17 points in 16 minutes … Onuaku added six rebounds … He posted his first BIG EAST Conference double-double of the campaign when the Orange defeated USF (13 points, 10 rebounds) … Onuaku followed that up with 14 points and 12 rebounds in a victory against DePAUL … He equaled his career-best scoring effort with 19 points, including eight-of-nine shooting from the floor, at RUTGERS … Two games later, Onuaku was at it again with 19 points versus NOTRE DAME… He also had eight boards and four blocks against the IRISH … Onuaku logged a season-high 40 minutes and had 15 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks, when the Orange beat GEORGETOWN in the Carrier Dome … Onuaku was strong in the BIG EAST Tournament opener for the Orange, contributing 15 points and six rebounds versus SETON HALL … Over the course of the first two NCAA Tournament games for Syracuse, Onuaku made 12-of-15 from the field … He had 12 points against STEPHEN F. AUSTIN and ARIZONA STATE, both SU triumphs … Onuaku was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall semester.
Redshirt Sophomore Year: He ranked second in the BIG EAST Conference and ninth in the nation in field-goal percentage (.628)… He posted what was then the fourth-best single-season field-goal percentage in SU history… During one stretch he made 17 shots in a row … Onuaku made 30-of-33 from the floor during the course of four games against RHODE ISLAND, EAST TENNESSEE STATE, COLGATE and CORNELL … He produced the best scoring average by an SU center (12.7 ppg.) since current NBA performer Etan Thomas averaged 13.6 points per outing during the 1999-00 campaign … Onuaku had 10 double-doubles, including six in BIG EAST Conference play … He scored in double figures in 24-of-35 games He served notice early with 12 points and six rebounds in the opener against SIENA … It was his first career start … Onuaku’s first double-double of the season was a 20-point, 10-board effort against MASSACHUSETTS … He followed that up with 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds versus TULANE… He had a stretch of seven games with double-digit points, starting with EAST TENNESSEE STATE and finishing with USF … Onuaku averaged 14.4 points during the span … One of his top showings during the run was a 23--point, 13-board effort in a win against ST. JOHN’S… Onuaku had three straight double-digit rebound games -- VILLANOVA (10), GEORGETOWN (13) and PROVIDENCE (14) … He averaged 13.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game in the three NIT contests … He was named to the BIG EAST Conference All-Academic Team for the third consecutive year… He was on the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
Sophomore Year: Onuaku had left knee surgery and missed the entire year … He was awarded a medical redshirt … For the second straight year he was named to the BIG EAST Conference All-Academic Team … Onuaku also earned a spot on the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll following the fall and spring semesters.
Freshman Year: He had eight boards in just eight minutes of action against ILLINOIS-CHICAGO… He tied his previous career highs with six points and eight rebounds versus the BEARCATS … He saw action in 13-of-16 BIG EAST Conference regular-season outings … Onuaku’s team-high eight rebounds against TEXAS TECH made him the first SU freshman to lead the team in rebounding since Demetris Nichols in 2004 … He was named to the BIG EAST Conference All-Academic Team and earned SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll recognition in each of his first two semesters.
High School: Onuaku earned the Episcopal High School William Caskie Watts MVP Award in 2005… He helped his squad to a 12-11 record … He was coached by Tim Jaeger … Onuaku scored a season-high 39 points in a 66-53 victory against Landon … He also contributed 14 rebounds and four blocks in the triumph … When Episcopal opened the season with a 48-38 win against Bishop Ireton, he contributed 27 points, 10 rebounds and four steals … He had 21 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks versus Georgetown Prep in a 48-46 victory… Onuaku started a string of four straight double-doubles with his effort against Landon … Two nights later against St. Albans, he had 16 points and 11 rebounds as his club won, 55-42 … Onuaku then tallied 28 points and 11 rebounds to help Episcopal past Georgetown Prep, 78-69 … A return engagement with Landon led to a 67-59 triumph in two overtimes … Onuaku had 22 points, 20 rebounds and four blocks … He was rated the 13th best center in the Class of 2005 by TheInsidersHoops.com and was a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.
Personal: Arinze Christopher Onuaku was born in July 1987… He is the son of Christopher and Anastasia Onuaku … He is majoring in sports management.
