Emmanuel Andújar
| No. 22 – Cariduros de Fajardo | |
|---|---|
| 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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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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Emmanuel “Emmy” Andújar (born January 27, 1992) is an American-Puerto Rican basketball for
Early life
Andújar played four years at
College career
(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
Andujar 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
National Team career
Andújar 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
In 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.[6]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Emmy Andujar - Men's Basketball". Manhattan College Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-13.