Udoka Azubuike
C · Phoenix Suns
Seasons 2020-21–2023-24 · 4 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1999
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Player info
| Nickname | Doke |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #20 (also #27) |
| Team | Phoenix Suns |
| Height | 6-11 |
| Weight | 270 lb |
| Born | 1999-09-17 |
| College | Kansas |
| Drafted | 2020 · Round 1, Pick 27 · Utah Jazz |
| Seasons | 2020-21–2023-24 (4) |
Career averages
3.0 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 0.2 APG · 84 games · .758 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | UTA | 21 | 15 | 3.8 | .444 | — | .800 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 10.3 | .597 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 22 | 17 | 11.5 | .755 | — | .545 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 17.6 | .743 |
| 2022-23 | UTA | 23 | 36 | 10.0 | .819 | — | .350 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 16.1 | .774 |
| 2023-24 | PHX | 24 | 16 | 7.1 | .696 | — | .231 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 12.3 | .609 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | UTA | 15 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 17 | 6 | 195 | 37 | 49 | .755 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 80 |
| 2022-23 | UTA | 36 | 4 | 359 | 59 | 72 | .819 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 119 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 125 |
| 2023-24 | PHX | 16 | 0 | 113 | 16 | 23 | .696 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 35 |
| Career | 84 | — | — | 116 | 153 | .758 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 54 | 235 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 256 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | UTA | 15 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 5.7 | .444 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 10.1 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 17 | 11.5 | 6.8 | 9.0 | .755 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 13.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 14.8 |
| 2022-23 | UTA | 36 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 7.2 | .819 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 11.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 2023-24 | PHX | 16 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 7.3 | .696 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 11.2 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | UTA | 15 | 57 | 10.3 | .597 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .119 | -5.5 | +1.7 | -3.8 | +0.0 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 17 | 195 | 17.6 | .743 | 14.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .157 | -1.8 | +0.4 | -1.4 | +0.0 |
| 2022-23 | UTA | 36 | 359 | 16.1 | .774 | 11.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .134 | -1.2 | +0.5 | -0.6 | +0.1 |
| 2023-24 | PHX | 16 | 113 | 12.3 | .609 | 12.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .100 | -3.0 | -0.1 | -3.2 | +0.0 |
| Career | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | +0.1 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 92 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 58–34 |
| Away | 86 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 39–47 |
| In wins | 97 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 97–0 |
| In losses | 81 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0–81 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3–1 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1–1 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1–3 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3–0 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2–2 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2–1 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4–5 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 12 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 9–3 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5–1 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5–4 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 7 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 5–2 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2–2 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4–3 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3–5 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3–4 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1–3 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2–3 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3–4 |
| NOP New Orleans Pelicans | 8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 6–2 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 3–3 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 10 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5–5 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3–1 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1–3 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2–5 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4–4 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 5–4 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 7 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 3–4 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3–2 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3–0 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2023-24
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 70% | .813 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 26% | .500 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 4% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 0% | — |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 2.7 ft · 52% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2020-21 | $1,977,000 |
| 2021-22 | $2,075,880 |
| 2022-23 | $2,174,880 |
| 2023-24 | $576,415 |
| Career earnings | $6,804,175 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Udoka Azubuike play for?
Udoka Azubuike plays C for the Phoenix Suns.
What are Udoka Azubuike's career stats?
Udoka Azubuike has averaged 3.0 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 0.2 APG over 4 seasons (2020-21–2023-24).
How much does Udoka Azubuike make?
Udoka Azubuike's salary is $576,415 for the 2023-24 season, with career earnings of about $6.8M.
How tall is Udoka Azubuike?
Udoka Azubuike is 6-11 (270 lb).
When was Udoka Azubuike drafted?
Udoka Azubuike was drafted in 2020, round 1, pick 27, by the Utah Jazz.