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Toronto Raptors | #30 | Guard

Ochai Agbaji

PPG

4.0

RPG

2.3

APG

0.7

HEIGHT

6'5" (1.96m)

WEIGHT

215lb (98kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Kansas

AGE

25 years

BIRTHDATE

April 20, 2000

DRAFT

2022 R1 Pick 14

EXPERIENCE

3 Years

6'5" | 215lb | 25 years

DRAFT

2022 R1 Pick 14

BIRTHDATE

April 20, 2000

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Kansas

EXPERIENCE

3 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Averaging 6.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 20.8 minutes in 137 career NBA games with Utah and Toronto … Shooting .419 (343-819) from the field, .326 (143-439) from beyond the arc and .744 (93-125) at the free throw line … Has scored 10 or more points 36 times, including five 20-point outings … In 50 career starts, averaging 10.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 28.6 minutes … Participated with the Raptors’ entry at NBA Summer League 2024 in Las Vegas, averaged 6.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steals and 23.2 minutes in four games … Missed the final game July 21 vs. San Antonio with a right shin contusion … At 2023 Salt Lake City Summer League, averaged 19.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 29.0 minutes in three games with Utah … For his efforts, earned SLC Summer League Standout honours … Also appeared in two games with the Jazz’s entry at NBA Summer League 2023; averaged 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 31.3 minutes … In 2022, played four games for Cleveland at NBA Summer League; averaged a team-best 15.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 31.0 minutes … NBA G League: Played in nine Showcase Cup games (all starts) with Salt Lake City during the 2022-23 campaign, averaged 13.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 31.9 minutes … 2022-23: Averaged 7.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 20.5 minutes in 59 games (22 starts) as a rookie with Utah … Shot .427 (165-386) from the floor, .355 (81-228) from three-point distance and .812 (56-69) at the foul line … Scored 10+ points 20 times and 20 or more in four games … Averaged 13.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 29.8 minutes as a starter … Post All-Star, averaged 13.5 points and 29.6 minutes in 22 games … Handed out a career-best eight assists in the regular season finale Apr. 9 at the LA Lakers … Tallied 10+ points in a career-long six straight contests (Mar. 29 – Apr. 8); averaged 17.3 points during this stretch … Scored a career-high 28 points (10-25 FG, 3-11 3PT, 5-5 FT) Apr. 8 vs. Denver … Tallied 12 points and a season-best seven rebounds Mar. 31 at Boston … Recorded five points and one rebound in 19 minutes in first career start Feb. 10 at Toronto … Scored first points in the NBA at Denver on Oct. 28 … Made NBA debut Oct. 19 vs. Denver … NBA G League: Played in nine games (all starts) with Salt Lake City during the Showcase Cup, averaged 13.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists and 31.9 minutes … Scored in double figures six times, including 20 points Nov. 21 against Santa Cruz.

BEFORE NBA

Averaged 13.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 32.6 minutes in 122 career games (116 starts) during four seasons (2018-22) at Kansas … Shot .448 (590-1318) from the field, .373 (250-671) from beyond the arc and .714 (222-311) at the foul line … One of the most decorated players in Jayhawks history … Ended Kansas career ranked 15th in points (1,652), fourth in three-point field goals (250), fourth in three-points attempts (670) and ninth in minutes played (3,978) … Set the school record for consecutive games with a three-point field goal at 53 … Was a three-time All-Big 12 and Academic All-Big 12 selection … As a senior (2021-22), helped the Jayhawks capture the NCAA National Championship and earned Final Four Most Outstanding Player honours … Averaged 13.7 points during the NCAA Tournament … Was the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and unanimous Player of the Year … Also named to the All-Big 12 First Team, Academic All-Big 12 Second Team and was a consensus All-America First Team … Led the Big 12 in scoring (18.8 ppg) … Scored 20+ points in 19 games, including a career-high 37 points in a double overtime victory Jan. 24 against Texas Tech … Was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention as both a junior (2020-21) and sophomore (2019-20) … Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team as a junior and Second Team as a sophomore.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Ochai Young Agbaji … Parents are Olofu and Erica Ogbaji … Has one sister, Orie, who played volleyball at Texas … His parents played college basketball at Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Olofu lettered at UWM in 1991-92, while Erica was a four-year letter-winner from 1991-94 … Played soccer up until his junior year in high school … Graduated from Kansas in May 2022 with a communication studies degree … In high school, was the recipient for the DiRenna Award in 2018, awarded by the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association (GKCBCA) to the Player of the Year … Was also the Kansas City Star All-Metro Player of the Year in 2018.