NCAA Basketball: 10 most versatile playmakers of 2019-20 season
4. Udoka Azubuike | Kansas | C | Senior |
Udoka Azubuike of Kansas has the great ability to take over and control games better than just about anyone in NCAA Basketball. At 7’0, 270, Azubuike is hard to contain in the frontcourt due to his quickness for his size, and his great strength.
When he is given the ball in the post, Kansas typically ends up getting the easy points. Azubuike averages 12.4 ppg and has the best field goal percentage in NCAA Basketball: 76.0%.
Another aspect of his game that gives Kansas the upper hand in most contests is his ferocious rebounding ability. He averages 9.4 rpg and is very good at earning his squad some second-chance opportunities by grabbing difficult rebounds that not many other players around the country are capable of getting.
On defense, Azubuike is just as tough down low as he is on offense. His stat of 2.5 blocks per game is one of the highest in the country and opposing teams do not tend to earn too many second-chance opportunities when he is on the floor grabbing rebounds.
Udoka Azubuike is one of the best players in NCAA Basketball because his multidimensionality allows him to be not only one of the best offensive players in the game but one of the best defenders as well.