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Ugonna Onyenso thought his NBA dream was over -- then the Detroit Pistons called him up ↗
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#34 · Center· 7' 0"· 22 years
Inside the game of Ugonna Onyenso.
PORTRAIT / NBA CENTER2026-27 · Regular season
Season in progressPoints / G—
Rebounds / G—
Assists / G—
Minutes / G—
Field goal—
Three-point—
2026-27 No verified regular-season sample yet. The player file, film library and biography are available below.
Recent official source check · No recorded 2026-27 regular-season appearance. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
Clip / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
0:15
ESPN · 2026-03-15
Ugonna Onyenso makes massive block at the rim
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02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
There is not an NBA regular-season sample here yet. The biography and source links below are available while the statistical record develops.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current DET teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Duren ↗ | C | 28.3 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 10.5 |
| John Collins ↗ | F-C | 27.1 | 1.0 | 40.6% | 219 | 5.3 |
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Onyenso’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2025-26 regular season
Game by game
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2025-26 · Percentages and attempt volume.
—True shooting
—Effective FG
Shooting detail will appear with recorded attempts.
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
The next chapter is on the court.
Reviewed player analysis appears here as game reports are published.
Open the latest game ↗Every recorded appearance ↓
05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
A career statistical record is not available yet. Open the official record ↗
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
1 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | Preseason | DET vs MIN ↗ | 7.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | -4.4Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Preseason
Oct 14, 2026 · DET vs MIN
Bench · 7.0 minutes
Impact-4.4
- PTS
- 0
- REB
- 4
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- — 0 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -2
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 15, 2026 · 04:15 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Onyenso got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 7' 0"
- Weight
- 236 lbs
- Age now
- 22 years
- Born
- 2004-09-25
- Hometown
- Owerri, Nigeria
- College
- Virginia
- Draft
- 2026: Rd 2, Pk 53 (HOU)
- Experience
- Rookie
Draft Rights Traded from NYK on 06/24/26
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$0.68M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$0.68M
2027-28
$0.72M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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