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Will miss rest of season Ufochukwu (knee) will miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, the team announced Monday.

Impact The big man won't return in the 2025-26 season, meaning that Duke will miss a rim-protecting threat. They've replaced him on the roster with Malcolm Wilson, a transfer from Queens who averaged 3.3 blocks per game in the 2024-25 campaign.

JANUARY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Still sidelined Ufochukwu won't play in Tuesday's game against Louisville due to a knee injury, Matt Giles of SI.com reports.

Impact It'll be Ufochukwu's seventh consecutive absence, though we now know he's battling a knee injury. When healthy, Ufochukwu isn't a part of the normal rotation.

JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Out vs. Georgia Tech Ufochukwu (undisclosed) is out for Wednesday's game against Georgia Tech.

Impact Ufochukwu will miss his fifth straight game as he works back from an unknown ailment. The senior big man's next chance to see the court will be this upcoming Saturday at Florida State. He's averaging 0.8 points and 0.6 rebounds on 4.4 minutes across five showings this campaign.

DECEMBER 31, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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JULY 28, 2025 • BUSTINGBRACKETS.COM

Duke lands former Rice center Ifeanyi Ufochukwu via transfer portal Duke Basketball bolstered their post rotation with a commitment from Ifeanyi Ufochukwu

MAY 7, 2025 • 247SPORTS.COM

Headed to Duke Ufochukwu has announced his commitment to Duke, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports.

Impact Ufochukwu will make the leap from Rice to Duke after spending the last three seasons with the Owls. The 6-foot-11 junior, who redshirted this past season, averaged 1.8 points and 0.6 rebounds on 3.3 minutes per game (16 games) with Rice during the 2023-24 season. Ufochukwu will look to provide the Blue Devils with some frontcourt depth this coming season.

MAY 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE