Emmanuel “Emmy” Andújar (born January 27, 1992) is an American-Puerto Rican basketball for Cariduros de Fajardo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents Puerto Rico internationally. Earlier, Andújar played college basketball for the Manhattan Jaspers.
| No. 22 – Cariduros de Fajardo | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | BSN |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 27, 1992 The Bronx, New York City, NY, USA |
| Nationality | American / Puerto Rican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rice High School |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Força Lleida CE |
| 2016–2017 | Palencia Baloncesto |
| 2017–2018 | Capitanes de Ciudad de México |
| 2018–2020 | Santeros de Aguada |
| 2020–2022 | Cariduros de Fajardo |
| 2022–2023 | Real Estelí |
| 2023–present | Cariduros de Fajardo |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editAndújar played four years at Rice High School and helped guide the Raiders to the 2011 CHSAA class AA championship game. As a senior he averaged 12.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game and was named to the All-CHSAA Second Team. He was also selected to the New York Daily News All-Manhattan Second Team.[1]
College career
edit(2011–2012) As a freshman, Andújar averaged 8.5 points per game. He was selected to the MAAC All-Rookie team. As a sophomore, he played all 29 games. He averaged 7.8 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game. As a junior, he averaged 8.6 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game. He was selected to the MAAC All-Tournament team. As a senior, he started 31 of 32 games, making a jump across the board in production. He averaged 16.3 points per game, 7.6 rebounds per game, and 3.5 assists per game, earning a spot on the MAAC First team. He also earned All-MET and All-Tournament honors in the postseason.[1]
Professional career
editAndujar began his professional career in the Liga Española de Baloncesto (Spain) with ICG Forca Leída. In 28 games, he averaged 10.7 points per game, 6.3 rebounds per game and 2.1 assists per game.[2]
He played in Puerto Rico with Atenienses de Manatí for five games and then with Santeros de Aguada for the next three seasons. In 2019, he won the BSN championship. In 2021, the team was moved to Fajardo. With Cariduros de Fajardo, he averaged 13.8 points per game, 6.5 rebounds per game, and 2.9 assists per game in 30 games.[2]
National Team career
editAndújar first represented Puerto Rico in U18.[3] In the summer of 2021, he was selected to represent the men's senior team in the trials in Belgrade, Serbia to advance to Tokyo, Japan for the 2021 Olympics.[4]
Personal life
editIn 2018, Andújar was diagnosed with cancer. Eighteen months later, he returned to basketball to play for Puerto Rico in the aforementioned Pan-Am games.[5]
Andújar is the son José Andújar and Migdalia Ortiz. He has three brothers; Franklin, Christopher and José. He lost his older brother, José, while he was a freshman in college.[5] He graduated with a degree in communications.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Emmy Andujar - Men's Basketball". Manhattan College Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ a b Proballers. "Emmy Andujar, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Good PR: Rice's Andujar impressed on international stage this summer". New York Post. 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Puerto Rico announced its pre-selection for the Olympic playoff with many doubts and without JJ Barea". Amico Hoops. 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ a b "Forget cancer – Emmy Andújar is an all-around hero". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-04-13.