Onyebuchi Ezeakudo

Career

Appeared in 56 games, making 13 starts ... averaged 1.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game
Totaled 80 points, 49 assists, 63 rebounds and 28 steals
Shot 38.9 percent (21-of-54) from three-point range

2021-22

Started 12 of 32 games played ... set career highs in minutes, points, rebounds, assists, steals and three-point field goals
Averaged 2.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game ... shot 37.5 percent (18-of-48) from three-point range
Had four points, one assist and one steal against No. 4 Duke (3/1)
Scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range, against Virginia Tech (2/5)
Knocked down a pair of threes and finished with eight points, three rebounds, four assists and two steals at Wake Forest (2/2)
Scored a career-high 11 points in a win over Syracuse (1/25) ... went 4-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 from three-point range
Made both three-point attempts in a six-point effort against Colgate (12/9)
Recorded eight points and three rebounds at Virginia ... made a three-point field goal in the closing minute of play to give Pitt a four-point lead
Had five points and three assists against Minnesota (11/30)
Scored four points and dished out three assists at West Virginia (11/12)

2020-21

Appeared in nine games, starting in one … averaged five minutes a game
Went 4-of-5 from the field, including 3-of-3 from the three-point line … added three rebounds, four assists and three steals
Made his first career start at Clemson (3/6) … knocked down a three and added two assists and a steal in 11 minutes of play against the Tigers
Finished with two points, one assist and one steal in a win over Wake Forest (3/2)
Had three points in 12 minutes against Notre Dame (12/5), recording two rebounds, one steal, and one assist
Knocked down a three-pointer and added an assist against Northern Illinois (12/5)

2019-20

Appeared in 13 games ... averaged 0.2 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game
Missed the final 10 games of the season after suffering an ankle injury at Notre Dame (2/5) ... had one steal against the Fighting Irish
Posted a career-high two rebounds and two assists in a win over Miami (2/2) ... also played a career-high eight minutes
Grabbed a rebound versus North Carolina (1/18)
Recorded a rebound in a win over Kansas State (11/25)
Scored first career points against Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/21) ... finished with two points, one assist and two steals in six minutes of action
Had a rebound and a steal versus Monmouth (11/18)
Grabbed one rebound in three minutes of play against West Virginia (11/15)

2018-19

Joined the team in December as a walk-on
Appeared in two games
Played three minutes against New Orleans (12/20)
Recorded his lone rebound of the season in two minutes against Virginia (3/2)
High School
Was a two-year varsity starter at Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Earned Indiana Basketball Coaches Association all-state honors as a senior ... helped lead Homestead to a sectional championship and first place tie in the Summit Athletic Conference
Also received IBCA Academic All-State accolades
Named first team all-conference and all-area by The News-Sentinel in 2018
Scored a career-best 28 points to go along with three assists and two steals in a win over Blackhawk Christian ... received WPTA21 Player of the Week honors
Selected to play in Nancy Rehm Border Wars Classic - Indiana vs. Ohio

Personal

Born August 4, 2000
Son of Patricia and Osita Ezeakudo
Has an older sister, Nkiru and younger brother, Ifeami
Had scholarship opportunities to play collegiately after high school before electing to attend the University of Pittsburgh to pursue a degree in Bioengineering