| No. 33 – Kansas State Wildcats | |
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| Position | Center |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 19) Owerri, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | NBA Academy Africa (Thiès, Senegal) Putnam Science Academy (Putnam, Connecticut) |
| College |
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Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso (born 25 September 2004) is a Nigerian college basketball player for the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the Kentucky Wildcats in the Southeastern Conference. He also plays for the Nigeria national team, where he is the youngest player to ever play for the team at age 17. Standing at 7 ft 0 in (2.11 m)[1] with a wing span of 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m), he plays the center position.
Born in Owerri, Kingsley played football as a kid before a local coach proposed playing basketball to him.[2] Kingsley was a student-athlete at the NBA Academy AfricainThiès, Senegal, where he played for three years.[3]
In January 2021, he moved to the United States to play for the Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut. With Putnam, Kingsley averaged 13.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as the team went 20-0 during his tenure there.[1]
In August 2021, he also played for Team England of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). He played in the 2022 NBA Academy Games and averaged 13.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game.[3]
On August 2, 2022, Kingsley committed to Kentucky, choosing them over Kansas, Memphis and Oklahoma.[4]
In November 2021, Kingsley was selected for the Nigeria national senior team by coach Julius Nwosu. In his debut, he scored 10 points, four rebounds and two blocks in 16 minutes against Uganda.[3] At age 17, he became the youngest player in history to play for the Nigerian national team.
Kingsley is the son of Martins and Lilian Chinyere, and he has four siblings.[1]
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