1. Arinze Christopher Onuaku was born on July 13,1987 and is an American former professional basketball player.
20 Facts About Arinze Onuaku
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Arinze Onuaku was named to the Big East Conference All-Academic Team and earned SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll recognition for the second straight year following the fall and spring semesters.
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Arinze Onuaku was named to the Big East Conference All-Academic Team for the third straight year, and was on the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the fall semester.
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Arinze Onuaku earned 2009 Pre-season All-Big East Honorable Mention honors.
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On November 2,2012, Arinze Onuaku was selected by the Reno Bighorns in the fourth round of the 2012 NBA Development League draft.
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In July 2013, Arinze Onuaku joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2013 NBA Summer League and on August 22,2013, he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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On February 22,2014, Arinze Onuaku signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Arinze Onuaku was assigned back down to the Charge the same day.
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In May 2014, Arinze Onuaku joined the Chongqing Flying Dragons for the 2014 NBL season.
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In July 2014, Arinze Onuaku joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League and the New Orleans Pelicans for the Las Vegas Summer League.
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Arinze Onuaku made his debut for the Timberwolves later that day, recording 6 points and 5 rebounds in a loss to the Sacramento Kings.
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In July 2015, Arinze Onuaku joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League and the Brooklyn Nets for the Las Vegas Summer League.
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On January 22,2016, Arinze Onuaku was released by Maccabi, after he declined a one-month contract extension offered by the team.
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On February 6,2016, Arinze Onuaku signed with the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association as the team's import for the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup.
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Arinze Onuaku went on to win the PBA Best Import of the Conference Award.
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In July 2016, Arinze Onuaku joined the Orlando Magic white team for the 2016 Orlando Summer League.
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On June 8,2017, Arinze Onuaku signed with Hunan Yongsheng of China for the 2017 NBL season.
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In March 2018, Arinze Onuaku signed again with the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association as their import for the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup.
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Arinze Onuaku played for Boeheim's Army in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament.
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Arinze Onuaku is the son of Christopher and Anastasia Arinze Onuaku, and has three siblings: Ify, Chinanu and Michael.