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OG Anunoby

Ogugua "OG" Anunoby Jr. is an English professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers. He won an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019 and led the league in steals while earning his first NBA All-Defensive Team selection in 2023. In 2026, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team for the second time.

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OG Anunoby
Anunoby with the Toronto Raptors in 2018
No. 8 – New York Knicks
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997
Harlesden, London, England
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolJefferson City
(Jefferson City, Missouri)
CollegeIndiana (2015–2017)
NBA draft2017: 1st round, 23rd overall pick
Drafted byToronto Raptors
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2023Toronto Raptors
2023–presentNew York Knicks
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Ogugua "OG" Anunoby Jr. (born 17 July 1997) is an English professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers and was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft. With Toronto, Anunoby won an NBA championship in 2019, though he was injured and did not play in the finals. He led the league in steals while earning his first NBA All-Defensive Team selection during the 2022–23 season.

In December 2023, Anunoby was traded to the Knicks. In 2026, he was named to his second All-Defensive Team and reached the NBA Finals with New York. In Game 4, he tipped in the game-winning shot to complete the largest single-game comeback in NBA Finals history en route to their first championship in 53 years. Anunoby is considered one of the best British players to ever play in the NBA.12

Early life

Ogugua Anunoby was born in Harlesden, London, England,3 on 17 July 1997, to Nigerian parents of Igbo descent.45 His father, Ogugua Sr.,6 taught as a professor at Oxford Brookes University.47 His mother, Grace Ndidi Okereke,6 was a track and field athlete who competed at a national level for Nigeria and died of cancer when Anunoby was one year old.8 At age four, Anunoby moved with his family to the US and settled in Jefferson City, Missouri,5 where his father was a professor of finance at Lincoln University.8 His older brother, Chigbo, played in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, and Minnesota Vikings.3 Anunoby played football when he was young, but stopped around the age of eight to focus on basketball because of his height.7

Anunoby played for Jefferson City High School.9 During his senior season, he averaged 19.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and was named a finalist for Mr Basketball in the state of Missouri.10 In October 2014, Anunoby chose to attend Indiana University11 over Georgia, Iowa, George Mason, and Ole Miss.

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
OG Anunoby
F 		Jefferson City, MO Jefferson City HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 14, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

As a freshman in 2015–16 at Indiana, Anunoby appeared in 34 games, averaging 6.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.1213

Anunoby was selected as a Pre-season All-American by The Sporting News.14 On 18 January 2017, he injured his right knee against Penn State, causing him to undergo season-ending knee surgery.15 On 10 April 2017, Anunoby declared his intention to enter the 2017 NBA draft and hired an agent, ending his tenure with the Hoosiers.16

Professional career

Toronto Raptors (2017–2023)

Anunoby playing for Toronto Raptors source ↗

On 22 June 2017, he was selected with the 23rd overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors.17 On 9 July, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Raptors.18 On 14 November, Anunoby made his first career start, against the Houston Rockets.19 He finished the game with 16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in 30 minutes. By 15 December, he led starter rookies in offensive and defensive rating and had the third highest true shooting percentage and best turnover-to-assist ratio for a non-guard.20

On 29 January 2019, Anunoby was named a member of the World Team representing the United Kingdom for the 2019 Rising Stars Challenge.21 In early April, he had an emergency appendectomy,22 which caused him to miss the Raptors' entire championship playoff run. He dressed for the NBA Finals but did not play as the Raptors won the title,23 becoming the first British player to win an NBA championship.

On 1 March 2020, Anunoby scored 32 points and recorded seven steals, seven rebounds, and three assists in a 133–118 loss to the Denver Nuggets.24 He hit a game-winning buzzer-beater three-pointer on 3 September, in a 104–103 win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics, and finished with 12 points. The buzzer-beater prevented the Raptors from going down to a 0–3 deficit to the Celtics.25 The Raptors fell in seven games. On 21 December 2020, he signed a four-year, $72 million extension, through the 2024–25 season.26 On 24 January 2021, Anunoby scored a season-high 30 points while getting eight rebounds, one assist, five steals, and a block in a 107–102 win against the Indiana Pacers,27 joining former Raptor Kawhi Leonard as the only players with multiple games getting 30 points, five rebounds, and five steals in franchise history.28 On 1 November, Anunoby scored a career-high 36 points along with 6 rebounds and 2 assists along with the win against the Knicks.29

On 25 February 2022, Anunoby was sidelined due to a right finger fracture suffered against the Charlotte Hornets.30 On 3 March, he was ruled out for two weeks to rest his fractured finger.31 On 16 November 2022, Anunoby scored a season-high 32 points during a 112–104 win against the Miami Heat.32 During the 2022–23 season, Anunoby led the league in steals, becoming the first Raptors player and first British player to accomplish the feat.33 At the end of the season, Anunoby was named for the first time to the NBA All-Defensive Second team.34

New York Knicks (2023–present)

On 30 December 2023, the Raptors traded Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa, and Malachi Flynn to the New York Knicks for RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, and a second-round pick.35 On 1 January 2024, Anunoby made his Knicks debut, putting up 17 points and six rebounds in a 112–106 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.36 During his first 10 games as a Knick, he set an NBA record with a +170 plus–minus.37 On 8 February 2024, it was announced that Anunoby had surgery on his right elbow to remove a loose bone fragment, sidelining him for a month.38 Anunoby returned to play against the Philadelphia 76ers on 12 March.39 On 24 June 2024, Anunoby declined his $19.9 million player option with the Knicks, becoming a free agent.40

On 6 July 2024, Anunoby re-signed with the Knicks on a five-year, $212.5 million contract.41 On 25 November, he scored a career–high 40 points in a 145–118 win against the Denver Nuggets.42 Anunoby had a streak where he scored at least 20 points in a career-high ten straight games.43 For the season, he tied a career high in games played (74) and a career high in scoring with 18 points per game, while barely missing out on another NBA All-Defensive Team selection.

On 22 May 2026, Anunoby was named to his second NBA All-Defensive Second Team.44

In Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Anunoby had a playoff career-high 33 points and made a game-winning tip-in off a missed Jalen Brunson three-pointer with under two seconds left, following his game saving block of a De'Aaron Fox lay up, capping off a 29-point comeback, the largest in Finals history, to take a 3–1 series lead against the San Antonio Spurs.45 Anunoby's 33 points and Brunson's 36 points marked the first time two Knicks have scored at least 30 points in an NBA Finals game.46 In Game 5, Anunoby helped the Knicks achieve a 94–90 win and close out the NBA Finals against the Spurs, 4–1, securing the Knicks' first NBA championship in 53 years. In the playoffs he averaged 20.1 points per game, 6.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game shooting 56.1% from the field, 48.9% from three, and 85.4% from the free-throw line. 4748 Anunoby established an NBA playoffs single-season record 67.2% Effective field goal percentage (min 150 attempts).49 In the NBA Finals, he averaged 21.2 points per game, 4.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game, while shooting 52.5% from the field, 50.0% from three, and 86.7% from the free-throw line.50

Personal life

Anunoby has said, "It's definitely a goal of mine to inspire kids in Great Britain to want to play basketball and show that they can make it to the NBA from Britain."51 He is a lifelong supporter of Arsenal F.C.52

In 2021, Anunoby's jersey was retired at Jefferson City High School.53

In 2023, Anunoby became a minority stake owner of the London Lions.54

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Toronto 74 62 20.0 .471 .371 .629 2.5 .7 .7 .2 5.9
2018–19† Toronto 67 6 20.2 .453 .332 .581 2.9 .7 .7 .3 7.0
2019–20 Toronto 69 68 29.9 .505 .390 .706 5.3 1.6 1.4 .7 10.6
2020–21 Toronto 43 43 33.3 .480 .398 .784 5.5 2.2 1.5 .7 15.9
2021–22 Toronto 48 48 36.0 .443 .363 .754 5.5 2.6 1.5 .5 17.1
2022–23 Toronto 67 67 35.6 .476 .387 .838 5.0 2.0 1.9* .7 16.8
2023–24 Toronto 27 27 33.3 .489 .374 .717 3.9 2.7 1.0 .5 15.1
New York 23 23 34.9 .488 .394 .791 4.4 1.5 1.7 1.0 14.1
2024–25 New York 74 74 36.6 .476 .372 .810 4.8 2.2 1.5 .9 18.0
2025–26† New York 67 67 33.2 .484 .386 .828 5.2 2.2 1.6 .7 16.7
Career 559 485 30.6 .476 .377 .774 4.5 1.7 1.3 .6 13.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Toronto 10 10 23.8 .558 .448 .727 2.1 .7 .6 .4 7.9
2020 Toronto 11 11 35.7 .455 .415 .643 6.9 1.2 1.0 1.2 10.5
2022 Toronto 6 6 36.1 .476 .341 .750 4.0 2.5 1.0 .2 17.3
2024 New York 9 9 36.0 .505 .410 .615 6.0 1.1 .9 1.0 15.1
2025 New York 18 18 39.2 .417 .339 .810 4.6 1.3 2.0 1.2 16.3
2026† New York 17 17 34.5 .561 .489 .854 6.3 1.6 1.5 1.1 20.1
Career 71 71 34.7 .486 .402 .786 5.1 1.4 1.3 1.0 15.1

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Indiana 34 0 13.7 .569 .448 .476 2.6 .5 .8 .8 4.9
2016–17 Indiana 16 10 25.1 .557 .311 .563 5.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 11.1
Career 50 10 17.4 .563 .365 .522 3.5 .8 1.0 .9 6.8
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