Jayson Obazuaye

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
San Jose, Calif.
High School:
Andrew Hill HS

2005-06 NOTES

One of 10 seniors on this year’s team ... One of four scholarship seniors who has played previous three seasons in a Buffs uniform ... Seen playing time in 86 career games ... Of all returning players, leads the team with 47 starts over three years ... Has started 46 of the last 49 games ... Fourth overall in team scoring with 8.9 ppg. ... Was third overall with 53 assists and one of three players to play all 30 games in 2004-05 ... Runs the floor well with good range from the perimeter; also plays solid defensive.

Coach Patton says, “He’s the warrior of the group; hard to keep him off the floor with the intensity that he brings.”

2004-05

Played in all 30 games with 29 starts ... Averaged 8.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists ... Ranked third in assists (53) ... Career-best 18 points with seven field goals made against Oklahoma State (March 11) in Big 12 Tournament ... Regular season high 16 points at Missouri (Feb. 22) and 15 points against Kansas State (Feb. 26) that included a career-high seven field goals made ... Season-best five assists against Oklahoma State ... Averaged 8.1 points and 3.0 rebounds in 16 Big 12 games ... Scored 16 points twice at Richmond (Jan. 4) and UMKC (Dec. 21) ... Five times scored over 15 points ... Netted 10 or more points, 13 times ...

2003-04

Scored double-figures in six games including a career-best 17 points in his first career start against Savannah State (Jan. 8) ... Was five of seven from the field with 11 points in CU’s six point win at Texas A&M (Feb. 28) ... Played in all 29 games with 17 starts ... Grabbed a personal-high five rebounds twice (Oregon State, Dec. 1) and at Nebraska (Jan. 14) ... Scored the game winning shot with a driving lay-up for his only points in the Buffs one point victory over Kansas State (Feb. 7) ... Played a career-best 32 minutes twice at Nebraska (Jan. 14) and at home against Baylor (Jan. 31), both CU wins.

2002-03

Played in 27 of 32 games ... Averaged almost 11 minutes off the bench ... Started one game at Missouri (Feb. 1) with a season-best 21 minutes on 3-of-4 shooting for six points and three assists ... Averaged 2.9 points and 1.0 rebounds per game ... Also played a season-high 21 minutes at Iowa State (Feb. 25) ... Netted double-digit points (11) in season opener against Cal Poly (Nov. 22) ... Scored six or more points seven times ... Had two steals twice against Cal Poly (Nov. 22) and at Missouri (Feb. 1) ... Missed the last three games of the season due to illness.

ACADEMICS

Majoring in ethnic studies.

HIGH SCHOOL

Averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists a game helping team to a 19-9 record during his senior season, 44-13 over his junior and senior years ... Member of C.C.S. and MHAL championship teams in 2000-01 ... Four-time first team all-league ... C.C.S. all time leading scorer ... Two-time league most valuable player ... Team advanced to the 2000-01 Nor-Cal Final Four ... Holds Santa Clara Valley high school record for most career points (2,179) and most points scored in a single season (712).

PERSONAL

Born Jayson Omokaro Obazuaye on July 27, 1984 in San Jose, California ... Son of Hector and Elayne Obazuaye ... Nickname is “J.O.” ... Enjoys watching movies and playing video games in his spare time ... Also recruited by California-Berkeley, Iowa State, Loyola Marymount, Oklahoma, and Santa Clara ... Selected Colorado because of the coaching staff, academic support and recruiting class ... Lists winning section championship, breaking the scoring record and receiving his diploma as his biggest moments of high school.

Overall	GP-S	Min	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FGA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct
2004-05	30-29	741	24.7	103	252	.409	12	35	.343	49	110	.445
2003-04	29-17	551	17.6	64	151	.424	5	19	.263	26	53	.491
2002-03	27-1	286	10.6	32	77	.416	1	12	.083	14	32	.438
Totals	86-47	1538	17.9	199	480	.415	18	66	.273	89	195	.456

Overall	OReb	DReb	TOT	Avg	PF	FO	A	TO	BK	S	Pts	Avg
2004-05	35	55	90	3.0	48	2	55	45	6	11	267	8.9
2003-04	23	37	60	2.1	43	0	43	41	0	10	159	5.5
2002-03	8	19	27	1.0	27	0	14	34	6	8	79	2.9
Totals	66	111	177	2.1	118	2	112	120	12	29	505	5.9