SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – University of Denver women's basketball junior forward
Uju Ezeudu (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) has been named to the All-Summit League Second Team, the league office announced in a vote of head coaches, sports information directors and media members on Thursday.
Ezeudu enters the league postseason five points away from becoming the fourth different Pioneer (sixth time overall) to score 500 points in a campaign after becoming the fastest to eclipse the 1,000-career point mark this January. This season, Ezeudu has finished in double figures 26 times, bringing her career number in that category to 60 games. The Reynoldsburg, Ohio, native also finished with 20+ points in eight different games and had 31 points in Denver's trip to North Dakota State in January. Combined with her effort on the glass, Ezeudu has had seven double-doubles this season, including in three-consecutive games in December.
The December Summit League Female Athlete of the Month ranks in the top-100 nationally of several statistical categories, including 2
nd in free-throws attempted (209/1
st), 3
rd in free-throws made (160/1
st), 40
th in points (495/3
rd), 69
th in rebounds (235/3
rd), 71
st in blocked shots (42/4
th in Summit) and 97
th in field goals made (161/6
th).
In Denver's Division I single-season record book, Ezeudu is sixth in scoring (495 points) and owns the school records in free-throws made (160) and free-throws attempted (209).
Over the first three years of her career, Ezeudu has 1,131 career points in 81 career games, good for 10
th in Denver's Division I scoring chart. Ezeudu's 14 points per game would rank second in Denver's Division I history if her career ended today, and she is also second in DU's history in career free-throws made (327) and third in free-throws attempted (424).
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