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Tobe Awaka

F|#30

Arizona

Senior · 6' 8" · 255 lbs

27 games played

Tobe Awaka is a senior forward who provides scoring punch off the bench, averaging 9.6 points in 21.4 minutes per game. He dominates the glass with 9.4 rebounds per game. He takes care of the ball with just 1.1 turnovers per game.

Tobe Awaka took a winding path to become one of Arizona's most dependable frontcourt players. A product of Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, the Hyde Park, New York native earned 2022 New York Gatorade Player of the Year honors after averaging 19.2 points and 13.9 rebounds as a senior. Originally a member of the Class of 2023, Awaka reclassified and enrolled at Tennessee for the 2022-23 season. He spent two years with the Volunteers, averaging 3.2 points as a freshman before improving to 5.1 points and 4.6 rebounds on 59.1% shooting as a sophomore. Awaka transferred to Arizona ahead of the 2024-25 season and made an immediate impact, starting 36 of 37 games and earning honorable mention All-Big 12 recognition while averaging 8.0 points and 7.8 rebounds. He returned to Tucson as a senior for 2025-26, anchoring one of the most talented frontcourts in the country.