Udoka Azubuike

**Udoka Timothy** / ( / j uː ˈd oʊkə ˌ æzə ˈ b uːk i / yoo- DOH yoo- AZ -ə- BOO -kee ; an haife shi Satumba sha bakwai 17, shekarar alif dari tara da casa'in da tara 1999) dan wasan dwallon kwando ne dan Najeriya dan Amurka ne Yananma ungiyar Kwando ta kasa (NBA), akan kwangilar hanya biyu. Ya buga wasan kwando na kwaleji da ansas Jayhawks kuma an zaba shi a zagayen farko na daftarin 2020 NBA ta Utah Jazz .

## Rayuwar farko
An haife shi a jahar Legas a Najeriya, Azubuike ita ce auta a cikin 5, yana da ’yan’uwa maza biyu da kanne mata biyu.  Mahaifinsa, Fabian, dan sanda ne, kuma mahaifiyarsa, Florence, malama ce ta sakandare. Azubuike ya rasa mahaifinsa a wata cuta da ba a gano shi ba yana dan shekara 10. A cikin 2012, ya dauki hankalin masu daukar ma'aikata tare da Basketball Without Borders kuma an ba shi tallafin karatu don buga kwallon kwando a Amurka.

## Aikin makarantar sakandare
Azubuike ya halarci Kwalejin Kiristanci na Gidan Potter a Jacksonville, Florida . Mataimakin kocinsa Harry Coxsome da matarsa Donna sun kula da shi kuma nan da nan suka zama masu kula da shi na shari'a. A wasansa na farko na makarantar sakandare ya yi daidai da abokin gaba Kansas Jayhawk Joel Embiid . Azubuike ya kasance dan wasan farko na shekara hudu yana da maki 16.9 da maki 9.7 a duk wasa a shekararsa ta farko. 

Azubuike ya buga wasan kwando na Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) don Jojiya Stars a cikin Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL).  An zaba shi don yin wasa a cikin 2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game,  Jordan Brand Classic,  da Nike Hoop Summit .  Ya kuma kasance memba na National Honor Society. 

An kima Azubuike a matsayin ma'aikaci mai tauraro biyar kuma an yi la'akari da shi a matsayin babban mutum 20 a cikin aji na sakandare na 2016.    Rivals.com ya sanya shi a matsayin 27th-mafi kyawun ɗan wasa gabadaya  yayin da ESPN ta ba shi matsayi na 22 gaba daya a cikin aji na 2016.   Azubuike ya samu tayi daga jami'o'i da dama da suka hada da Duke, Texas, Kentucky, kuma ya takaita jerin kwalejoji na karshe zuwa jihar Florida, Kansas, da North Carolina .  A ranar 28 ga Janairu, 2016, ya sanar da zabinsa don buga kwallon kwando na kwaleji a Jami'ar Kansas. 

## Aikin koleji

### Sabuwar shekara
A kakar wasansa na farko ya fara ne a wasanni shida 6 cikin 11 da ya buga kafin ya yaga jijiyoyin hannunsa na hagu, wanda ya kare kakarsa.  Kafin rauni, ya matsar da maki 5.0, 4.4 rebounds, 1.6 tubalan, da 62.9% daidaiton burin filin filin .

### Shekara ta biyu
Don lokacin 2017–18, kocin Kansas Bill Self ya dauki dan wasan kwallon Kansas James Sosinski don kare Azubuike yayin aiki.  Udoka ya fara kowane wasa na kakar wasa ta yau da kullun amma ya rasa babban gasa na 12 na taron bayan ya zage MCL na hagu.  Ya dawo gasar NCAA har sai da KU ta yi rashin nasara ga zakara na karshe Villanova a gasar ta karshe .  Ya sami matsakaicin maki 13.0, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, kuma ya jagoranci al'ummar tare da kashi 77% na burin filin na kakar wasa.  Kashi na burin filin sa ya karya rikodin kaka guda na Kansas da Babban Taron 12 .  Wannan babban kashi ya kasance a bangare saboda yawancin burinsa na filin shine slam dunks, wanda yawanci suna da kashi mafi girma fiye da tsalle tsalle ko layups. Ya sami karin dunks fiye da kowane dan wasan kwaleji da ke komawa lokacin 2009 – 2010. Kociyoyin taron  da ƙungiya ta biyu ta AP ta ba shi All-Big 12 ta uku. 

A ranar 20 ga Afrilu, 2018, Azubuike ya bayyana aniyarsa ta shiga daftarin NBA na 2018. Tun farko bai dauki wakili ba, wanda zai ba shi damar komawa kafin hadawa.  Azubuike ya kasance daya daga cikin manyan masu sa ido guda 69 da aka gayyata zuwa NBA Draft Combine a waccan shekarar. A ranar 17 ga Mayu, ya auna zama cibiyar tsayin kafar kafa 7 (tare da takalma a kan) yana auna nauyin  kuma yana riƙe da fikafikan mafi tsayi na biyu a , a bayan Mohamed Bamba kawai.  A ranar 30 ga Mayu, 2018, ya sanar da aniyarsa ta janye daga daftarin kuma ya koma Kansas don karamar kakarsa. 

### Junior shekara
An zabi Azubuike a matsayin abin girmamawa ga 2018-19 All-Big 12 preseason team. A ranar 4 ga Disamba, 2018, ya yi mugun rauni a idon sawunsa na dama a karawar da suka yi da Wofford kuma bai buga wasanni hudu masu zuwa ba. A ranar 5 ga Janairu, 2019, Azubuike ya ji rauni a wuyan hannu yayin gudanar da aikin.  Wani MRI ya bayyana cewa ya yaga ligament a hannunsa na dama,  kuma an yi masa tiyata a karshen kakar wasa a ranar 9 ga Janairu, 2019. 

Kansas ya lashe dukkan wasanni tara da Azubuike ya buga ciki har da manyan kungiyoyi goma na Tennessee da jihar Michigan. Ya kammala kakar wasan yana da maki 13.4 da sake dawowa 6.8. 

A ranar 22 ga Afrilu, 2019, Azubuike ya ba da sanarwar zai koma Kansas don babban kakarsa.  A cewar kocin KU, Bill Self, “Dukkanmu mun ji dadin yadda Udoka ya yanke shawarar kin shiga daftarin [NBA]. Abin bakin ciki a gare shi, rauni shine dalilin da ya sa har yanzu ba zai iya shiga (a) abin da zai zama hadin NBA ko motsa jiki ga kungiyoyin NBA. " 

### Babban shekara
Azubuike ya ci maki 29 mafi girman aiki a wasan da suka yi nasara a kan Dayton da ci 90–84 a kan Dayton a ranar 27 ga Nuwamba, 2019. A ranar 22 ga Fabrairu, 2020, ya zira kwallaye 23 kuma yana da babban aiki mai girma na 19 a cikin nasara da ci 64 – 61 akan Baylor mai matsayi. 

A karshen kakar wasa ta yau da kullun, an nada Azubuike a matsayin Babban 12 Player of the Year da NABC Defensive Player of the Year.  Ya kai matsakaicin maki 13.7, 10.5 rebounds, da 2.6 tubalan kowane wasa a matsayin babba.  Kashi 74.9% na burin aikin Azubuike shine rikodin NCAA. 

## Sana'ar sana'a

### Utah Jazz (2020-2023)
An zabi Azubuike tare da zabi na 27th a zagayen farko na daftarin NBA na 2020 ta Utah Jazz. A ranar 24 ga Nuwamba, 2020, Jazz sun sanar da cewa sun sanya hannu kan Azubuike.  An sanya Azubuike zuwa Jazz's NBA G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars, don farkon kakar 2021 G League, wanda ya fara halartan G League a ranar 10 ga Fabrairu, 2021. Ya fara buga wasan sa na NBA a ranar 14 ga Yuni a cikin wasan 4 na 2021 Western Conference Semifinals, yana yin rikodin maimaitawa a cikin minti daya da dakika tara na aiki a cikin asarar 118 – 104 ga Los Angeles Clippers . 

A ranar 25 ga Maris, 2022, An yi wa Azubuike tiyatar kafa ta dama kuma an cire shi daga sauran kakar 2021-22. 

### Phoenix Suns (2023-yanzu)
A ranar 8 ga Agusta, 2023, Azubuike ya rattaba hannu kan kwangilar hanya biyu tare da Phoenix Suns .   Ya yi wasan farko na tawagarsa a watan Oktoba 28 ta hanyar sanya maki 2 da 3 rebounds a lokacin 6 mintuna na aiki a cikin nasarar 126–104 akan tsohuwar kungiyarsa, Utah Jazz . A ranar 20 ga Disamba, Azubuike ya rubuta rikodi na farko sau biyu tare da Suns tare da maki 11 da babban kakar 11 a cikin asarar 120–105 ga Sarakunan Sacramento .

## Kididdigar sana'a

### NBA

## Manazarta