Cougar Athletics
30 NAIA National Championships
95 GSAC Championships
...and counting

THIS YEAR: A quality returnee, senior Chidi Ajufo figures to battle for playing time around the basket … Gives the Cougars great depth and a physical presence ... A terrific athlete who runs the court quite well ... One of the strongest players in the conference … Is a fan favorite because of his thunderous dunks.

2007 (junior): Appeared in all 36 of the Cougars’ games during his 2007 junior season, starting 3 at midseason … Averaged 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds … Best showing came in a Cougar victory over Hope International in which he tallied season-highs of 12 points and 6 rebounds in 15 minutes of play … Also had 11 points in a victory over St. Francis (Ind.) … Had a team season-high 4 blocks in a win over Adrian (Mich.) at a tournament in Florida … Converted .663 (63-for-95) of his shots, many of which were dunks.

UCSB (sophomore): Spent his 2006 sophomore season at NCAA Division I UC Santa Barbara of the Big West Conference ... Appeared in 14 games for the 15-14 Gauchos, scoring 20 points in the process while grabbing 14 rebounds ... Was 8-for-14 from the floor and had 4 blocked shots in 72 minutes of play.

JUNIOR COLLEGE (freshman): Spent 2 seasons at Pensacola Junior College in Florida, redshirting the 2004 campaign ... As a 2005 freshman, averaged 9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocked shots for the Pirates ... Posted season-highs of 13 points, 14 rebounds and 6 blocked shots in a game vs. Okaloosa Walton Community College.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Holland Park High in London ... Did not play basketball but did compete in track & field in the high jump, discus and shot put.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 18, 1982, in London, England, to Lexy (self-employed) and Lizzy (politician) Ajufo ... Majoring in communication ... Enjoys traveling and cooking.

YEAR   G-GS  FG-FGA  PCT 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA  PCT REB AVG AST PTS  AVG
2007  36-3   63-95  .663   0-0    30-71  .423  81 2.3  9  156  4.3