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Ducks Sign Kario Oquendo
06/02/23 | Men's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon men's basketball has announced the signing of transfer Kario Oquendo.
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Oquendo spent the last two seasons at Georgia, amassing 14.0 points (42.6 FG%) and 3.5 rebounds in 27.5 minutes per game. The six-foot-four guard started 59 of 60 games, recording 14 20-point games and 43 double-digit scoring outings. He scored a career-high 33 points vs. Texas A&M, netting six three pointers.
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As a sophomore in 2021-22, Oquendo averaged 18.3 points per game in SEC play and ranked seventh in the conference with a 45.3 field goal percentage. Oquendo began his career at Florida Southwestern, tallying 13.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 22.2 minutes. The first-team All-Southern Conference honoree shot 55.4 percent from the field and 40.3 percent from distance.
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The Titusville, Fla. native attended Astronaut High School and was the 2019 Brevard County 5A Player of the year and scored over 1,000 career points.
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*Phonetic pronunciation: KARIO (care-ee-oh) OQUENDO (oh-kwin-dough)
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Oquendo spent the last two seasons at Georgia, amassing 14.0 points (42.6 FG%) and 3.5 rebounds in 27.5 minutes per game. The six-foot-four guard started 59 of 60 games, recording 14 20-point games and 43 double-digit scoring outings. He scored a career-high 33 points vs. Texas A&M, netting six three pointers.
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As a sophomore in 2021-22, Oquendo averaged 18.3 points per game in SEC play and ranked seventh in the conference with a 45.3 field goal percentage. Oquendo began his career at Florida Southwestern, tallying 13.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 22.2 minutes. The first-team All-Southern Conference honoree shot 55.4 percent from the field and 40.3 percent from distance.
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The Titusville, Fla. native attended Astronaut High School and was the 2019 Brevard County 5A Player of the year and scored over 1,000 career points.
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*Phonetic pronunciation: KARIO (care-ee-oh) OQUENDO (oh-kwin-dough)
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